Median number of years between leaving school for the first time 
and starting a job that lasts 3 years, 1978–2002


	          			  Median number of years	
		
					Both sexes    Women     Men
	
Total 				    	    4.6	       5.3	4.1	
Less than a high school diploma 	   10.8	      14.9	7.6	
High school graduates, no college	    5.8	       6.4	5.4	
Bachelor’s degree or more 		    1.3	       2.5	1.0