Hello,
I am putting together a presentation for High School students in the
U.S. on the Value Of An Education. I need up to date documentation to
back up the following claims. With more education you...
Make more money
Be healthier/Live longer
Better relationships/Less likely to get divorced
Less likely to go to jail
Less likely to use illegal drugs

And any other things that you can come up with that can be proven to
show a value to an education.
This is for a great cause. Thank you.

Hello hiho1-ga,

As you expected, there is lots of information available to prove your
thesis about the positive impacts of education. I?ve collected a large
collection of links that provide documentation on the various life
arenas you named. I trust that this research will help you develop a
wonderful presentation.

Best wishes for you and your students.

~ czh ~



http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/p23-210.pdf
The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of
Work-Life Earnings (PDF)
This U.S. Census Bureau report examines the correlation between
educational attainment and earnings. In the last 25 years, the
earnings gap based on education level has increased significantly. For
example, in 1975, workers with advanced degrees earned 1.8 times as
much as high school graduates. That gap increased to 2.6 times in
1999. To learn more about the earnings gap and how it affects people
based on sex, race, and education, read the complete report.

***** This is a 13-page report that is illustrated with charts and
graphs that will help you with many of your questions.

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http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0718/p01s04-ussc.html
July 18, 2002 -- A stronger link between degrees and dollars

A new report from the Census Bureau suggests that to make a really
good income, today's young people may need 20 years or more in the
classroom and an advanced degree.

According to the report, the typical high school graduate can expect
to earn $1.2 million after 40 years of full-time work. That's not bad.
But it pales in comparison with better-educated workers. The average
college grad can look forward to $2.1 million; the doctoral
degree-holder, $3.4 million; and the professional degree-holder, $4.4
million.

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http://fastweb.monster.com/fastweb/content/focus/story/2761.ptml?ID=
Scholarship Success Story: Proving the Value of Education

When Jill Campbell moved to North Carolina from Pittsburgh, she had
hoped to continue her 25-year career in the hospitality business. But
when she tried to find a job, employers turned her away. "My
experience was in a little bit of everything," she said, "but everyone
wanted that piece of paper."
The "piece of paper" in question was a college degree and Jill didn't
have one. So she decided to return to school and earn a degree in
hotel and restaurant management.

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http://easnetwork.com/eas/Value_of_Education.asp
The Value of Education

Higher education remains one of the best investments of a lifetime for
most college graduates. Despite continued increases in college charges
for tuition, fees, and room and board, college cost increases have not
outpaced the additional earnings students realize by attending and
graduating from college.

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http://www.greenwichtime.com/business/yourmoney/sns-yourmoney-otw0229,0,5173146.story
February 29, 2004 -- Discovering the value of a college education

At the most expensive colleges and universities, a four-year degree
can be a $150,000 investment in the future. Is it worth it?

On a purely material level, a new Web site can help answer that. At
www.educationpays.org, you'll find median salaries for 106 occupations
-- from accountants to veterinarians -- broken down by educational
level.

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http://www.soc.duke.edu/~tdiprete/web/paa091803.pdf
Gender-Specific Trends in the Value of Education and the Emerging
Gender Gap in College Completion -- September, 2003

Abstract Analysis of March CPS data for the period from 1964 through
2002 shows that white women overtook men in their rates of college
completion, and that changes in the value of higher education are
plausibly one of the causes of this phenomenon.

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http://www.workforcenewyork.org/cnyes/calc.htm
Value of Education Calculator

If you've ever lay in bed wondering why you should get up and go to
school, this calculator is for you. Just tell it what level of
education you've already attained, and what degree you are striving
for.

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http://www.dramatispersonae.org/Value_of_Education.htm
The Value of Education- A Case Study of the Perceived Value of An
Architecture Degree, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

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http://ideas.repec.org/
Welcome to the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics
and available on the Internet. Over 270'000 items of research can be
browsed or searched, and over 175'000 can be downloaded in full text!
This site is part of a large volunteer effort to enhance the free
dissemination of research in Economics, RePEc. To see the popularity
of these services, browse the statistics at LogEc

***** This site offers a searchable database where you can look for a
variety of resources on the economic value of education. Most of the
reports can be downloaded. I?m including a sampling of the types of
reports you can access here.

http://ideas.repec.org/p/bro/econwp/2002-09.html
Basic Skills and the Earnings of Dropouts

http://ideas.repec.org/a/tpr/qjecon/v106y1991i4p979-1014.html
Does Compulsory School Attendance Affect Schooling and Earnings?

http://ideas.repec.org/a/aea/aecrev/v84y1994i5p1157-73.html
Estimates of the Economic Returns to Schooling from a New Sample of Twins

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http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/hecon/he11-98/value.html
The Economic Value of Education 

***** This is a Hawaiian report on the value of education. It includes
several tables that graphically illustrate the points made in the
report.

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http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/publications/books/fulltext/ed21st/
Education in the Twenty-first Century

***** The complete book can be downloaded. Several chapters might give
you information that you can use.

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http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/publications/books/fulltext/ed21st/25.pdf
The Value of Education: Evidence from Around the Globe

***** This is a 16-page document that includes worldwide reports on
the value of education in terms of earning power, productivity and
social infrastructure. The graphs and diagrams are excellent.

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http://www.micron.com/k12/lessonplans/education/prep.html
Value of Education: How Education Affects Earning Power

Objectives
The lesson will give students the ability to:
 -- calculate monthly earnings based on a weekly salary
 -- make decisions about spending based on income available
 -- observe how post high school education affects prospective income 

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http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lesson15.htm
LESSON ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF EDUCATION
IS THE TASSEL WORTH THE HASSLE?

***** This is a short lesson plan on how to explain the value of education.

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http://www.sistermentors.org/philosophy.htm
What Role Should Education Play in the Lives of Women and People of Color?

Build Community
We believe that education is a major source of empowerment for
communities that have historically been disadvantaged, such as women
and people of color.

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http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/overview.htm
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health

http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Social%20Environment/chapters.html
The Social Environment Notebook contains chapters on measurement of
income inequality, educational status, and overviews of environmental
conditions affecting health in both work and home settings.

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http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Educators/Human_Population/Women/The_Status_of_Women1.htm
Human Population: Fundamentals of Growth  The Status of Women 
Women's Education and Family Size in Selected Countries, 1990s

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http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/writing/intelligence/kacpage1.htm
Educational Achievement, Employment, and Socioeconomic Status

Educational achievement is in many ways related to employment and
socioeconomic status. Today's society considers the educated person to
represent modern, urban, upper-middle class life and the potential for
social advancement. Education is increasingly becoming a primary
source of power and class standing in our postindustrial society
(O'Toole 66).

Positive Effects of Higher Education 
Higher education has been shown to have many positive effects on
employment and social status. College trained people have higher rates
of financial achievement. At each educational increment, the average
salary increases steadily (Strumpel 55-57). Students coming from the
most selective colleges earn higher incomes than those from the less
selective colleges. Higher education leads to job security, career
prospects, and an increase in job satisfaction, standard of living,
and expectations for the future (Strumpel 57). People with higher
levels of education are less subject to unemployment, illness, and
obsolescence of their skills. They have more opportunities, make more
plans for the future, and are able to profit more from the past
(Strumpel 58). More highly educated people are situationally
advantaged in terms of money, better equipped motivationally, and
better adapted behaviorally (Strumpel 62).

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http://www.alternet.org/print.html?StoryID=14012
Prisoners Over Pupils -- September 3, 2002

The correlation between a low level of education and the likelihood of
incarceration is strong, according to the latest research from noted
sociologists Becky Pettit (University of Washington) and Bruce Western
(Princeton University).

In a comprehensive research study presented before the American
Sociological Association last year, Pettit and Western found that for
African American men born between 1965 and 1969, 30 percent of those
without a college education -- and nearly 60 percent of those without
a high school degree -- went to prison by 1999.

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http://www.futureofchildren.org/information2827/information_show.htm?doc_id=75526
FULL JOURNAL ISSUE: Children and Divorce
ARTICLE: Epidemiology of Divorce

National Trends in Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

While there is no clear relationship between a woman's level of
education and divorce, women who appear to have stopped short of
obtaining a high school diploma or other advanced degrees have
increased rates of divorce, compared with women who attain exact
diploma or degree levels. Thus, women who completed high school or a
bachelor's degree were less likely to divorce than women who stopped
short of attaining these degrees.

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http://www2.oakland.edu/oakland/ouportal/open_news.asp?news=3405&showdate=y&site=34
Professor known for divorce research

Another notable factor that predicts divorce in the first 14 years of
marriage is the impact of the wife?s level of education. The study
finds that marriages with highly educated women are less likely to
divorce.

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http://annualreport.emcdda.eu.int/en/page075-en.html
Relationship between social exclusion and drug use

More data are available on social conditions among the treated
population. Socioeconomic factors related to drug use include low
educational levels, early school leaving and drop-out; unemployment,
low salaries and difficult jobs; low income and debt; insecurity of
accommodation and homelessness; mortality and drug-related diseases;
poor access to care; and social stigma (Table 5).

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http://phoenix.liunet.edu/~paievoli/finals/504Projects/Prj1/MiaProj1.htm
March 4, 2003 -- Technological Illiteracy in the Digital Age

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics
Administration National Telecommunications and Information
Administration on October 2000 reported that Internet usage rose with
higher levels of education. People with higher level of education used
the Internet at a rate of 74. 5%. Adults with elementary school use
the Internet at rates lower than 4%. See figure below

http://www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/SRBHweb/math/Data%20Management/Josh.ppt
Life Expectancy Around the World
What factors affect how long a person can expect to live?

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http://www.vocecon.com/pdffiles/articles/v0204.pdf
A Discussion of Gender Specific Worklife Expectancy




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Request for Answer Clarification by hiho1-ga on 24 May 2004 08:14 PDT

Hello,
I received lots of information from you on the money value to an
education but very little on the rest of the information I was looking
for. Do you need more time to look for that information?
Make more money
Be healthier/Live longer
Better relationships/Less likely to get divorced
Less likely to go to jail
Less likely to use illegal drugs

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 24 May 2004 12:54 PDT

Hello again hiho1-ga,

I?ve collected some additional resources to help you with your
explorations of the benefits of education.

As a first time user you may not be familiar with the results you can
expect for questions priced at your level. As you can see, ?$50 (is)
The minimum price appropriate for complex, multi-part questions? such
as yours. If you need further information on specific aspects of the
benefits of education I suggest that you post additional questions.

http://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html
Google Answers: How to price your question

$2-$5  --  Can be answered with a single link or a single piece of
information. Sometimes, if a researcher is personally interested in
the question's subject, they may provide a longer answer.

$10-$15	--  Can be answered with 30 minutes of work 

I look forward to working with you again.

~ czh ~



http://education.umn.edu/pepsc/products/RowleyHurtado.pdf
Defining the Non-Monetary Benefits of Higher Education

http://www.all4ed.org/publications/BenefitsOfEducationForAtRiskYouth_Chaplin.doc
Public and Private Benefits of Education for At-Risk Youth and the
Alliance for Excellent Education Framework

http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-3/value.htm
The Value of a College Degree. ERIC Digest

http://www.cpec.ca.gov/FactSheets/FactSheet1997/FS97-7.asp
The Benefits of Education to Our Residents and to California

http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1036/MR1036.chap2.pdf
The Public Benefits of Education

http://www.lib.msu.edu/corby/reviews/posted/behrman.htm
The Social Benefits of Education

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/132BF/252.pdf
The benefits of education: What we know and what we don?t

http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/develop/2004/0217basiced.htm
Data Show Basic Education Underlies Economic Development, Political
Stability, Healthy Populations

http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/hcnote/hrn002.html
THE BENEFITS OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN

http://www.ecs.org/html/IssueSection.asp?issueid=210&s=Selected+Research+%26+Readings
Educational Attainment -- Selected Research & Readings

http://www.pharmacist.com/articles/h_ts_0150.cfm
New study sheds light on causes of disparities in mortality based on
race and educational levels

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article375.html
Causes of Life-Expectancy Gap Between Races, Education Levels ID'd

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11327137&dopt=Abstract
Trends in healthy life expectancy in the United States, 1970-1990:
gender, racial, and educational differences.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8510687&dopt=Abstract
Educational status and active life expectancy among older blacks and whites.

http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/writing/intelligence/kacpage1.htm
Educational Achievement, Employment, and Socioeconomic Status

http://nces.ed.gov/naal/resources/execsummprison.asp
Executive Summary of Literacy Behind Prison Walls: Profiles of the
Prison Population from the National Adult Literacy Survey

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/wopris.txt
Women in Prison

http://www.changingminds.ws/02_executivesummary/03.html
Most women and men in our nation?s jails and prisons come from
economically depressed African American and Latino communities with
failing urban schools.27 In New York State, as of January 1, 2000,
there were 73,826 people in New York State Prisons, up from 12,500 in
1973 and 28,500 in 1983.28 The state prison population is
disproportionately (84%) African American and Hispanic and a full 65%
of the total population are from New York City ? almost all from poor
communities of color.29,30 Turning to education, approximately
two-thirds of the men and women in New York State prisons have neither
high school diploma nor a GED. This figure jumps to 90% in New York
City jails. Between 50% and 70% of the City?s adult inmate population
read below the sixth grade level in English.31

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/pro/a/blacer030815.htm
Education Level Linked to Treatment Outcomes

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00716.x/abs/;jsessionid=cozOIdF7VqA4
Findings  Time-trends of drug use in Israel parallel those in the
United States and European countries, although at much lower rates.
Several indicators suggest a recent increase, particularly among
women. Drug use is strongly inversely related to education level.
Marijuana accounts for 65-75% of drug use in this young adult
population.

http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0978/is_4_26/ai_67708282
The Effect of Drug Use on Wages: A Human Capital Interpretation

http://www.ecpaahec.org/AHEC40.htm
Smoking: The Statistics

I learned a great lesson from an educator of 32 years. He indicated
that our capacity to learn increase as our learning increases. Let me
try to explain. If you are in a class and the instructor compares
his/her principle stating "It is like this or not like that". If you
have never learned of this or that then you will have a hard time
understanding the principle being taught. However, if you have learned
those principles, you have now added an additional reference point
with the new principle. With each additional reference point, your
capacity to learn increases. In other words, you continue to gain a
firmer, more established base of knowledge.