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Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 9
Selected Findings 11
Appendix A-Estimate and Standard Error Tables 13
Appendix B-B&B:08/18 Technical Notes and References 44
Appendix C-Estimate Tables Glossary 61
Table A-1. FINANCIAL WELL-BEING: Percentage of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who owned a home, had a retirement account, reported negative net worth, and did not meet essential... 14
Table A-2. CUMULATIVE AMOUNT BORROWED: Percentage of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who borrowed to finance their undergraduate or graduate postsecondary education and,... 16
Table A-3. POSTBACCALAUREATE ENROLLMENT: Percentage distribution of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients' highest degree completion since the 2007-08 bachelor's degree completion,... 19
Table A-4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients, average percentage of months employed, unemployed, and out of the labor force since completing bachelor's... 21
Table A-5. CURRENT JOB HOURS AND SALARY: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who were working for pay in 2018, hours worked and annualized salary in current job, by occupation,... 23
Table A-6. CHARACTERISTICS OF CURRENT JOB: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who were working for pay in 2018, characteristics of current job, by occupation, enrollment, and... 25
Table A-7. KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH-GRADE TEACHING: Percentage distribution of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients' K-12th-grade regular classroom teaching status, by enrollment,... 27
Table A-S1. Standard errors for table A-1: FINANCIAL WELL-BEING: Percentage of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who owned a home, had a retirement account, reported negative net worth,... 29
Table A-S2. Standard errors for table A-2: CUMULATIVE AMOUNT BORROWED: Percentage of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who borrowed to finance their undergraduate or graduate... 31
Table A-S3. Standard errors for table A-3: POSTBACCALAUREATE ENROLLMENT: Percentage distribution of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients' highest degree completion since the 2007-08... 34
Table A-S4. Standard errors for table A-4: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients, average percentage of months employed, unemployed, and out of the labor force... 36
Table A-S5. Standard errors for table A-5: CURRENT JOB HOURS AND SALARY: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who were working for pay in 2018, hours worked and annualized salary... 38
Table A-S6. Standard errors for table A-6: CHARACTERISTICS OF CURRENT JOB: Among 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients who were working for pay in 2018, characteristics of current job,... 40
Table A-S7. Standard errors for table A-7: KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH-GRADE TEACHING: Percentage distribution of 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients' K-12th-grade regular classroom... 42
Table B-1. Percentage distribution of estimate table row variables for 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients in 2018 45
Table B-2. Additional statistics on key variables for 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients in 2018 47
Table B-3. Data sources for NPSAS:08, B&B:08/09, B&B:08/12, and B&B:08/18 49
Table B-4. Numbers of sampled, eligible, and participating institutions and participation rates, by control and level of institution in 2007-08 50
Table B-5. Numbers of sampled and eligible students and response rates for B&B:08/18, by control of 2007-08 institution in 2018 52
Table B-S1. Standard errors for table B-1: Percentage distribution of estimate table row variables for 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients in 2018 57
Table B-S2. Standard errors for table B-2: Additional statistics on key variables for 2007-08 bachelor's degree recipients in 2018 59