Bulletin board by Megan Turpin

Group 1:How does educational attainment influence civic engagement, particularly in terms of voting behavior among high school graduates and those with postsecondary education?

mturpinmt88 — 2024-07-12 02:06:01 UTC

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Group 2: How do individual characteristics such as sex, race, and family income impact the relationship between educational attainment and earnings?

mturpinmt88 — 2024-07-12 02:08:44 UTC

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Group 3: What does existing research suggest about the potential health benefits of higher education, particularly concerning smoking behavior and its prevalence among individuals with varying levels of educational attainment?

mturpinmt88 — 2024-07-12 02:09:38 UTC

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Group 4: How does the level of educational attainment influence job satisfaction, particularly when comparing high school graduates with a bachelor’s degree to those with only some postsecondary education?

mturpinmt88 — 2024-07-12 02:10:22 UTC

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Group 2 -- Know

2024-07-16 22:56:13 UTC

Education is expensive and comes with a cost. Woman are more likely to gain more degrees than men - impacts are greater for woman, too.

Black and Hispanic students continue to face obstacles to gain access to higher education.

Higher Income = Higher Education

Pay disparity exists for women and other minority populations.

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2024-07-16 22:56:42 UTC

In general, higher education leads to higher job satisfaction.

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2024-07-16 22:58:08 UTC

We knew that voting behavior increases with post secondary education.

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2024-07-16 22:58:27 UTC

I would like to learn more about the statistical techniques used, such as ANOVA, for example.

Group 2 -- Want

2024-07-16 23:00:23 UTC

What role does intersectionality play in access to higher education?

What is the meaning and importance around some of the statistical jargon?

Why is this not on the forefront of dialogue - what more do people need to invest in this research?

Group 3

2024-07-16 23:01:40 UTC

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Anecdotal confirmation of the research

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Why are the rates similar at the bachelor’s level for gender, but a significant change afterwards?

Is there a statistical change depending on the job stress or the discipline?

Has this information changed in the last 20 years?

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High school graduates who reported smoking declined as the education level went up

Smoking rates are comparable among women & men with a bachelor’s degree, but substantially lower for women than for men if there is an advanced degree (>7% drop)