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On October 16, 2007, A List
Apart released their results in pdf format
from a survey conducted in April of 2007.
Nearly 33,000 professionals from around the world in the web design and
development field participated in this survey that covered everything from
basic demographic information to perceived biases.
The survey was constructed using 37 questions
for each of the ten categories: job and titles, education, salaries, longevity,
hours worked, blog use, bias perception, bias evidence, methods of staying
current on field information, and skills attained and missing.
Here is an example of some of the findings of the
report. This is the salary of professionals
sorted by their education level, taken from page 33 of the report.
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No degree
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Under $20,000
32.9%
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$20,000-$39,999
18.4%
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$40,000-$59,999
21.9%
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$60,000-$79,999
12.7%
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$80,000-$99,999
6.9%
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Over $100,000
7.2%
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Total
100.0%
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High school
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48.2%
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17.2%
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15.3%
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10.3%
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4.8%
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4.1%
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100.0%
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Junior college
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31.3%
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26.7%
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21.9%
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11.7%
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5.0%
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3.5%
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100.0%
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Bachelor's
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21.2%
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21.3%
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27.0%
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16.6%
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7.6%
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6.2%
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100.0%
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Master's
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23.3%
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18.5%
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25.7%
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15.8%
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8.5%
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8.1%
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100.0%
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Doctorate
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21.5%
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17.7%
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19.7%
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17.2%
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8.1%
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15.9%
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100.0%
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Overall
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27.3%
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20.8%
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24.1%
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14.8%
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7.0%
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6.0%
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100.0%
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