Figure X1

Sample size for average income in the past year among respondents reporting non-zero income in the past year, by criminal justice exposure, 2005–2015

Data Year Among those who will never have an interaction with the criminal justice system Among those with “early” arrests Among those with “early” convictions Among those with “early” incarceration
2005 4721 2181 1178 384
2006 4836 2265 1208 405
2007 4740 2226 1185 392
2008 4800 2229 1175 389
2009 4850 2243 1183 396
2010 4758 2254 1207 413
2011 4725 2241 1185 411
2013 4589 2123 1134 379
2015 4554 2110 1132 387
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Notes: "Early" denotes "by 2005". Income in past year taken from YINC_1700 question which asks,"Total income from wages and salary in past year".

Source: NLSY97

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