Fig. 2.

Annual earnings, work hours, and hourly earnings between age 30 and 41 y by income status in early childhood. Low income includes children (n = 156) with average family income between their prenatal year and age 2 y below $25,000 (2010 dollars). Higher income includes children (n = 914) with average family income between their prenatal year and age 2 y greater than or equal to $25,000 (2010 dollars). Annual earnings are in $1,000 of 2010 dollars, annual work hours are in 100s of hours, and hourly earnings are in 2010 dollars. All differences significant at P < 0.01. All data come from the PSID and are weighted.