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NC in Focus: Prime Working-Age Adults with Postsecondary Attainment, 1970-2014
Levels of postsecondary educational attainment have risen steadily in recent decades. In 1970, only 19% of North Carolina adults ages 25-64 had any postsecondary education, six percentage points less than the national rate of 25%. Though adult postsecondary attainment in … Continue reading
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Tagged educational attainment, postsecondary, working-age
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NC in Focus: Educational attainment by race/ethnicity and nativity
The percentage of North Carolina adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher rose from 22.8% in 2001 to 28.6% in 2014, according to data from the American Community Survey. Asian-Americans had the highest educational attainment, with more than half of … Continue reading
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Majority of NC high school graduates intend to continue their education
Educational attainment is critical to future success. For individuals, “educational attainment is a powerful predictor of well-being.” Higher levels of educational attainment are associated with higher wages, better health, and lower rates of unemployment. For communities and employers, education is … Continue reading
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Tagged colleges and universities, educational attainment, high school seniors, postsecondary enrollment
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NC in Focus: Who Works at Home?
A growing number of North Carolinians are working at home. Since 2012, more than 200,000 North Carolina workers have reported working at home each year, about 4.7% of all state workers according to the American Community Survey data. Are teleworkers … Continue reading
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Tagged age, American Community Survey, educational attainment, income, job characteristics, telework
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NC in Focus: Increasing Educational Attainment
With the release of the 2010-2014 American Community Survey estimates last week, data users can now compare two non-overlapping five year time periods. One trend apparent in the data is the steady increase in educational attainment: between 2005-2009 and 2010-2014, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Community Survey, college, educational attainment, generational change, U.S. Census Bureau
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