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The Benefits of Higher Education: Sex, Racial/Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Group Differences

Author(s) -

Laura W. Perna

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

review of higher education/the review of higher education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1090-7009

pISSN - 0162-5748

DOI - 10.1353/rhe.2005.0073

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , demography , educational attainment , psychology , higher education , race (biology) , gerontology , sociology , medicine , gender studies , economic growth , economics , population , anthropology

This study analyzes data from the NELS:92/00 to explore sex, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic group differences in the benefits that high school graduates realize from college. Sex differences in higher education benefits may be a source of observed differences between women and men in college enrollment and degree attainment rates. The findings also suggest that observed racial/ethnic and SES group differences in college enrollment cannot be attributed to actual differences in higher education's economic and non-economic benefits, as some benefits are greater for African Americans than for Whites and benefits generally do not vary by SES.

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