The U.S. Census Bureau is reporting that nearly 6 in 10 advanced degree holders in the 25 to 29 age bracket are women.


More women than men are expected to occupy professions such as doctors, lawyers and college professors as they represent approximately 58 percent of young adults, age 25 to 29, who hold an advanced degree.

Additionally, among all adults 25 and older, more women than men had high school diplomas and bachelor’s degrees.

The tabulations in the report, "Educational Attainment in the United States: 2009," show that among people in the 25-29 age group, 9 percent of women and 6 percent of men hold either a master’s, professional (such as law or medical) or doctoral degree.

This holds true for white, black and Hispanic women. Among Asian men and women of this age group, there was no statistical difference.

Now, what about the bacon?

Data also reflected that average earnings in 2008 totaled $83,144 for those with an advanced degree, compared with $58,613 for those with a bachelor’s degree only. People whose highest level of attainment was a high school diploma had average earnings of $31,283.

These results come from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic supplement, which is conducted in February, March and April at about 100,000 addresses nationwide.

Granted, I waited until just before the last minute to send mine back. I held onto it as a reference for our company's series that will cover the Census process throughout.

Then, a second one arrived and I mailed the first one off earlier this week and I'm glad that my family is in the count.


Today marks the last day for residents across the country to mail back their 2010 Census questionnaires. Households that return their forms after April 16 will likely be visited by census workers when they begin May 1 going door to door to collect census responses.

 Nationwide, about 68 percent of households have mailed back their census forms as of today. In 2000, the mail-in participation rate was 72 percent.


The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone to get their forms in the mail today.
Census takers, who are members of the community in which they are working, will visit a household up to
six times, each time leaving a door hanger featuring a phone number. Residents can call the number on the
hanger to schedule a visit and be counted.

“Now’s the time to clear off your kitchen table and stick that form in the mail,” U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said. “Residents who fail to mail back their forms today should be prepared to get a knock on their doors in May and July.”


ABOUT THE 2010 CENSUS

The 2010 Census is a count of everyone living in the United States and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution. Census data are used to apportion congressional seats to states, to distribute more than $400 billion in
federal funds to tribal, state and local governments each year and to make decisions about what community services to provide. The form is one of the shortest in U.S. history, consisting of 10 questions, taking about 10 minutes to complete. Strict confidentiality laws protect the respondents and the information they provide.

Over the last few months, the New Haven Register and newhavenregister.com have reported on different aspects of the 2010 Census. Here are some offerings:

EDITORIAL: Everyone needs to be counted

Race and the Census: Local man claims it s not about color it s the numbers (video)

Race and the Census: Negro? Please. I'm an American human being

Elm City making headway on census returns (video)

COUNT ON US: Register multimedia series takes deeper look at U.S. Census (video)