Table 3

Effects of CETA on annual earnings increases for subgroups

Westat (1981) FY 76
Westat (1984) FY 76
Westat (1984) FY 77
Bassi (1983)
Bassi et al.(1984) Nonwelfare disadvantaged adults
Bassi et al. (1984) Welfare
Bassi et al. (1984) Youth
Bloom & McLaughlin (1982)
DJW (1984) Adults
DJW (1984) Youth
Overall 300** 129** 596** -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 White
 Women
500** 408** 534** 740** to 778** 705** to 762** 840** to 949** -68 to -23 -- -- --
 White
 Men
200 -4 500** -- 17 to 136 578 to 691** -576** to -515** -- -- --
 Minority
 Women
600**
336**
762**
426** to 671**
779** to 810**
659** to 703**
-201 to
-77
--
--
--
Minority
Men
200
-104
658**
117 to 211
116 to 369
-273 to
69
-758** to -681**
--
--
--
Women
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
800** to 1300**
13
185











Men
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
200
-690**
-591**











** = statistically significant at 5 percent.

Source: Barnow (1986), Table 3.