This is from the U.S. Census Bureau, a blog called Random Samplings. It seeks to answer the questions, “How likely am I to be employed and how much money will I make, if I get a degree. The two graphs are a result of the “Education and Synthetic Work-Life Earnings Estimates” report, which includes some of the hard data that the graphs illustrate.
It might be interesting to ask students to add up, over a number of years, the money they might make if they finish their degree — or the car thy might afford, house, cloths, etc. I also wonder if there are other ways to illustrate the data across time.
Blog: http://goo.gl/983tE
Report: http://goo.gl/tfN8s
Graphics: http://goo.gl/Ls7dF and http://goo.gl/th8Ux