Laura W. Perna
The Benefits of Higher Education: Sex, Racial/Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Group Differences
study analyzes data nels9200 explore sex racialethnic socioeconomic group differences benefits high school graduates realize college sex differences higher education benefits may source observed differences women men college enrollment degree attainment rates findings also suggest observed racialethnic ses group differences college enrollment cannot attributed actual differences higher educations economic noneconomic benefits benefits greater african americans whites benefits generally vary ses