Research shows that Education Pays
- Among men, median earnings of four-year college graduates were 19 percent higher than median earnings of high school graduates in 1975.
- The gap grew to 37 percent in 1985, 56 percent in 1995, and 63 percent in 2005.
- Among women, median earnings of four-year college graduates were 37 percent higher than median earnings of high school graduates in 1975.
- The gap grew to 47 percent in 1985, and 71 percent in 1995. It was 70 percent in 2005.
- The difference in earnings between those with some college education but no bachelor’s degree and those who have completed a four-year degree has increased over time and is now about 37 percent for men and 41 percent for women.
- Almost half of parents with a bachelor’s degree speak with their tenthgraders often about current events, but less than a third of high school graduates do so.
- Among those with incomes between $100,001 and $200,000, the savings rates were 54 percent for high school graduates, 73 percent for associate degree holders, and 85 percent for four-year college graduates.
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Date: 12/1/2006
Barna Research show that Major Christian Leaders are Not Known in America
- The Barna survey found that 72 percent of adults say they have never heard of Rick Warren.
- The megachurch pastor is also unknown among born again Christians with 63 percent saying they have never heard of him.
- James Dobson- 57 percent say they had never heard of him and nearly half of all born again Christians say they did not know who he was.
- T.D. Jakes - 68 percent of American adults have never heard of him and 55 percent of all born again Christians said the same.
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Date: 11/28/2006
Survey shows that the Cost of the Twelve Days of Christmas has Risen since 2005
- The annual PNC Christmas Price Index, based on the cost of the items in "The 12 Days of Christmas," rose 3.1% this year, with the sharpest increase coming from the 44% jump in pear tree prices.
- According to the 22nd annual survey, the cost of "The 12 Days of Christmas" is $18,920 in 2006, compared with $18,349 in 2005.
- According to Philadanco, the Philadelphia Dance Company, the cost of nine ladies dancing was $4,759, 4% more than in 2006.
- The women's wage increase outstripped those of their performing peers: The cost of lords a-leaping rose 3%, while the musicians -- the drummers drumming and the pipers piping -- earned 3.4% more than in 2005.
- Maids a-milking, who are paid the minimum wage, were the only service providers not to see an increase this year.
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Date: 11/28/2006
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