Demographics

[Gat0r]

What percentage are Degree-HS diploma.Just curious I worked Blue Collar all my life and only quit collage twice.Had bosses that had grads but no common sense .

[Bogie Shooter]

What percentage are Degree-HS diploma.Just curious I worked Blue Collar all my life and only quit collage twice.Had bosses that had grads but no common sense .

Percentage of what?

[Gat0r]

White collar -Blue collar

[dewilson58]

High school or higher: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.2%

[CFrance]

Dewilson, is this for TV, or the whole US, or...?

[dewilson58]

two years old, for TV

found it on the internet............fact or fiction, not sure

[billethkid]

how about some definitions?

White collar = ?

Blue collar = ?

Just for a starting baseline so we can contribute.

[Bogie Shooter]

This will get snarky before it's over.

[dewilson58]

Blue Collar???
White Collar???
I have a lot of shirts that don't even have a collar.

[ilovetv]

What percentage are Degree-HS diploma.Just curious I worked Blue Collar all my life and only quit collage twice.Had bosses that had grads but no common sense .

The good thing about TV is we've all "been there, done that" and we don't care what people here did or earned before this. Being both mannerly and authentic makes for good community.

Most people got here by earning an honest living, and by saving and living within their means. Everybody looks the same in shorts and golf shirt or t-shirt, and that is how most people are.

But if one wants to divide the "haves" from the "have nots", they'll see the so-called have nots living just like the haves in TV.

Earning, saving and spending wisely does an amazing job of "leveling the playing field".

[graciegirl]

The good thing about TV is we've all "been there, done that" and we don't care what people here did or earned before this. Being both mannerly and authentic makes for good community.

Most people got here by earning an honest living, and by saving and living within their means. Everybody looks the same in shorts and golf shirt or t-shirt, and that is how most people are.

But if one wants to divide the "haves" from the "have nots", they'll see the so-called have nots living just like the haves in TV.

Earning, saving and spending wisely does an amazing job of "leveling the playing field".



Beautifully said.

[Bizdoc]

I'm with IloveTV. For a long time, I actually thought that stuff mattered. About 8 years ago, I began to realize that it didn't. I started to update my profile on Classmates and erased everything and replaced it with "You know, high school was a long, long time ago. Nobody cares what I did then". I'm still in touch with about 4 people from high school - and we don't talk about the past (except to remark on the deaths of people we knew well). Same with college (4 people out of over 30,000 folks). My education, my previous jobs and the like are not really relevant to being retired.

I even stopped wearing stuff from my military service. I'm still proud of serving my country. I just got tired of people who felt that they had to thank me for my service every other sentence. My memories of shipmates who gave their lives are still in a place in my heart, but no one really wants to know about who they were and why they were willing to die. On Sunday when I put flags on graves at FL National, they will be standing tall next to me in spirit and I suspect my eyes are going to be a bit misty.

My closest friends here in The Villages are folks who, like me, are enjoying whatever years we have left. We don't have to prove anything to anyone. The focus is on "now", not how special we may have thought we were in the past nor what wonderful stuff we will do in the future. Do I care how much money you have or how much your house cost? Nope. I value you for who you are right now.

If you feel the need to know about the past, that's your business. Just realize that there are some of us who are content to simply be "retired".

[Bogie Shooter]

Blue Collar???
White Collar???
I have a lot of shirts that don't even have a collar.

Don't wear them on the championship golf courses.:laugh:

[Vernster]

High school or higher: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.2%

What are these statistics for ? Are they for The Villages ?

[Vernster]

The good thing about TV is we've all "been there, done that" and we don't care what people here did or earned before this. Being both mannerly and authentic makes for good community.

Most people got here by earning an honest living, and by saving and living within their means. Everybody looks the same in shorts and golf shirt or t-shirt, and that is how most people are.

But if one wants to divide the "haves" from the "have nots", they'll see the so-called have nots living just like the haves in TV.

Earning, saving and spending wisely does an amazing job of "leveling the playing field".

Excellent post.

[ugotme]

Well said by both Ilovetv and Bizdoc.

I, and I truly believe MOST people in TV, could care less about what you did, how much you made and how much you now have.

I am here - You are here. Can I buy you a drink?

Have a nice day!

[buzzy]

What are these statistics for ? Are they for The Villages ?

Add'em up. Then you'll get the joke.

[BarryRX]

Add'em up. Then you'll get the joke.

Do you mean because the total is more than 100%? That's because people with graduate degrees also have college and high school degrees, and people with college degrees also have high school degrees. At least that's the way I understood the stats.

[dewilson58]

What are these statistics for ? Are they for The Villages ?


For TV only.

[dewilson58]

Add'em up. Then you'll get the joke.

Not a joke..........just have to read it and do the math.

"or higher" is the key.

Round Numbers:
13% Grad degrees
17% Bachelor
64% High School (could have some college)
6% Short of a HS degree

[mrbgull]

Amen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SantaClaus]

Well said by both Ilovetv and Bizdoc.

I, and I truly believe MOST people in TV, could care less about what you did, how much you made and how much you now have.

I am here - You are here. Can I buy you a drink?

Have a nice day!


Where is that darn "like" button!?

[buzzy]

Not a joke..........just have to read it and do the math.

"or higher" is the key.

Round Numbers:
13% Grad degrees
17% Bachelor
64% High School (could have some college)
6% Short of a HS degree

Oh shucks, I missed the "or higher" part. (and I was a math major)

[CFrance]

Oh shucks, I missed the "or higher" part. (and I was a math major)
'S okay, buzzy. We're retard now.:)

[SALYBOW]

I don't think people even ask. It does not seem to be a problem. We have friends from all educational strata.