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Table 7. Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity, sex, and age: October 1980 to 2001

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                       |             Total                                 |              Males                                |             Females
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     Year and age      |Total       |White,      |Black,      |  Hispanic  | Total      |White,      |Black,      |   Hispanic | Total      |White,      |Black,      |  Hispanic
                       |            | non-       | non-       | origin     |            | non-       | non-       | origin     |            | non-       | non-       | origin
                       |            |  Hispanic  |  Hispanic  |            |            |  Hispanic  |  Hispanic  |            |            |  Hispanic  |  Hispanic  |
_______________________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
           1           |     2      |     3      |     4      |     5      |     6      |     7      |     8      |     9      |    10      |    11      |    12      |    13
_______________________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________|____________
                       |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
         1980          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 49.7  (0.2)| 48.8  (0.2)| 54.0  (0.7)| 49.8  (1.1)| 50.9  (0.3)| 50.0  (0.3)| 56.2  (1.0)| 49.9  (1.5)| 48.5  (0.3)| 47.7  (0.3)| 52.1  (0.9)| 49.8  (1.5)
  3 and 4 years .......| 36.7  (0.9)| 37.4  (1.1)| 38.2  (2.4)| 28.5  (2.6)| 37.8  (1.3)| 39.2  (1.6)| 36.4  (3.4)| 30.1  (3.6)| 35.5  (1.3)| 35.5  (1.6)| 40.0  (3.5)| 26.6  (3.8)
  5 and 6 years .......| 95.7  (0.4)| 95.9  (0.5)| 95.5  (1.0)| 94.5  (1.4)| 95.0  (0.6)| 95.4  (0.7)| 94.1  (1.7)| 94.0  (2.2)| 96.4  (0.5)| 96.5  (0.6)| 97.0  (1.2)| 94.9  (1.9)
  7 to 9 years ........| 99.1  (0.1)| 99.1  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.3)| 98.4  (0.6)| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.3)| 99.5  (0.4)| 97.7  (1.0)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.3  (0.5)| 99.0  (0.7)
  10 to 13 years ......| 99.4  (0.1)| 99.4  (0.1)| 99.4  (0.3)| 99.7  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.1)| 99.4  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.4)| 99.4  (0.4)| 99.4  (0.1)| 99.3  (0.2)| 99.3  (0.4)| 99.9  (0.2)
  14 and 15 years .....| 98.2  (0.2)| 98.7  (0.2)| 97.9  (0.7)| 94.3  (1.9)| 98.7  (0.3)| 98.9  (0.3)| 98.4  (0.9)| 96.7  (2.1)| 97.7  (0.4)| 98.5  (0.3)| 97.3  (1.2)| 92.1  (3.0)
  16 and 17 years .....| 89.0  (0.5)| 89.2  (0.6)| 90.7  (1.4)| 81.8  (3.2)| 89.1  (0.7)| 89.4  (0.8)| 90.7  (2.0)| 81.5  (4.7)| 88.8  (0.7)| 89.0  (0.8)| 90.6  (2.0)| 82.2  (4.5)
  18 and 19 years .....| 46.4  (0.8)| 47.0  (0.9)| 45.8  (2.6)| 37.8  (3.9)| 47.0  (1.1)| 48.5  (1.3)| 42.9  (3.7)| 36.9  (5.4)| 45.8  (1.1)| 45.7  (1.3)| 48.3  (3.5)| 38.8  (5.7)
  20 and 21 years .....| 31.0  (0.7)| 33.0  (0.9)| 23.3  (2.2)| 19.5  (3.3)| 32.6  (1.1)| 34.8  (1.2)| 22.8  (3.3)| 21.4  (4.9)| 29.5  (1.0)| 31.3  (1.2)| 23.7  (3.0)| 17.6  (4.4)
  22 to 24 years ......| 16.3  (0.5)| 16.8  (0.6)| 13.6  (1.5)| 11.7  (2.3)| 17.8  (0.7)| 18.7  (0.8)| 13.4  (2.3)| 10.7  (3.1)| 14.9  (0.7)| 15.0  (0.7)| 13.7  (2.0)| 12.6  (3.2)
  25 to 29 years ......|  9.3  (0.3)|  9.4  (0.3)|  8.8  (1.0)|  6.9  (1.4)|  9.8  (0.5)|  9.8  (0.5)| 10.6  (1.7)|  6.8  (2.1)|  8.8  (0.4)|  9.1  (0.5)|  7.5  (1.3)|  6.9  (2.0)
  30 to 34 years ......|  6.4  (0.3)|  6.4  (0.3)|  6.9  (1.0)|  5.1  (1.3)|  5.9  (0.4)|  5.6  (0.4)|  7.2  (1.5)|  6.2  (2.1)|  7.0  (0.4)|  7.2  (0.4)|  6.6  (1.3)|  4.1  (1.7)
                       |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
         1985          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 48.3  (0.2)| 47.8  (0.3)| 50.8  (0.7)| 47.7  (1.1)| 49.2  (0.3)| 48.7  (0.4)| 52.6  (1.0)| 47.5  (1.6)| 47.4  (0.3)| 46.9  (0.4)| 49.2  (1.0)| 47.9  (1.6)
  3 and 4 years .......| 38.9  (0.9)| 40.3  (1.1)| 42.8  (2.4)| 27.0  (2.6)| 36.7  (1.3)| 39.1  (1.6)| 34.6  (3.4)| 26.4  (3.5)| 41.2  (1.3)| 41.6  (1.6)| 50.3  (3.4)| 27.7  (3.9)
  5 and 6 years .......| 96.1  (0.4)| 96.6  (0.4)| 95.7  (1.0)| 94.5  (1.4)| 95.3  (0.6)| 95.6  (0.7)| 94.5  (1.6)| 95.3  (1.9)| 97.0  (0.5)| 97.6  (0.5)| 97.1  (1.2)| 93.7  (2.2)
  7 to 9 years ........| 99.1  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.2)| 98.6  (0.5)| 98.4  (0.6)| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.3  (0.2)| 98.4  (0.8)| 98.9  (0.8)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.6)| 98.0  (1.0)
  10 to 13 years ......| 99.3  (0.1)| 99.3  (0.1)| 99.5  (0.3)| 99.4  (0.3)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.1  (0.5)| 99.1  (0.6)| 99.4  (0.2)| 99.3  (0.2)| 99.9  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.3)
  14 and 15 years .....| 98.1  (0.2)| 98.3  (0.3)| 98.1  (0.7)| 96.1  (1.8)| 98.3  (0.3)| 98.4  (0.4)| 98.5  (0.9)| 96.2  (2.6)| 97.9  (0.4)| 98.1  (0.4)| 97.6  (1.2)| 96.0  (2.4)
  16 and 17 years .....| 91.7  (0.5)| 92.5  (0.5)| 91.8  (1.5)| 84.5  (3.2)| 92.4  (0.7)| 92.9  (0.7)| 92.0  (2.1)| 88.9  (3.9)| 90.9  (0.7)| 92.2  (0.8)| 91.6  (2.1)| 80.0  (5.1)
  18 and 19 years .....| 51.6  (0.9)| 53.7  (1.0)| 43.5  (2.7)| 41.8  (4.8)| 52.2  (1.3)| 53.4  (1.5)| 49.4  (3.9)| 38.6  (6.8)| 51.0  (1.3)| 54.0  (1.5)| 37.8  (3.7)| 44.7  (6.7)
  20 and 21 years .....| 35.3  (0.8)| 37.2  (1.0)| 27.7  (2.4)| 24.0  (4.1)| 36.5  (1.2)| 38.8  (1.4)| 29.9  (3.6)| 20.3  (5.6)| 34.1  (1.1)| 35.7  (1.3)| 25.8  (3.2)| 27.4  (6.0)
  22 to 24 years ......| 16.9  (0.5)| 17.5  (0.6)| 13.8  (1.5)| 11.6  (2.3)| 18.8  (0.8)| 19.8  (0.9)| 13.5  (2.3)| 12.6  (3.2)| 15.1  (0.7)| 15.4  (0.8)| 14.0  (2.1)| 10.4  (3.2)
  25 to 29 years ......|  9.2  (0.3)|  9.6  (0.4)|  7.4  (0.9)|  6.6  (1.3)|  9.4  (0.4)|  9.7  (0.5)|  5.8  (1.2)|  8.2  (2.1)|  9.1  (0.4)|  9.4  (0.5)|  8.7  (1.3)|  4.9  (1.7)
  30 to 34 years ......|  6.1  (0.3)|  6.2  (0.3)|  5.2  (0.8)|  5.7  (1.4)|  5.4  (0.3)|  5.6  (0.4)|  3.9  (1.1)|  4.0  (1.7)|  6.8  (0.4)|  6.9  (0.4)|  6.2  (1.2)|  7.5  (2.3)
                       |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
         1990          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 50.2  (0.2)| 49.8  (0.3)| 52.2  (0.7)| 47.2  (1.1)| 50.9  (0.3)| 50.4  (0.4)| 54.3  (1.0)| 46.8  (1.5)| 49.5  (0.3)| 49.2  (0.4)| 50.3  (1.0)| 47.7  (1.5)
  3 and 4 years .......| 44.4  (1.0)| 47.2  (1.2)| 41.8  (2.6)| 30.7  (2.7)| 43.9  (1.4)| 47.9  (1.7)| 38.1  (3.6)| 28.0  (3.7)| 44.9  (1.4)| 46.6  (1.7)| 45.5  (3.7)| 33.6  (4.0)
  5 and 6 years .......| 96.5  (0.4)| 96.7  (0.4)| 96.5  (0.9)| 94.9  (1.3)| 96.5  (0.5)| 96.8  (0.6)| 96.2  (1.3)| 95.8  (1.7)| 96.4  (0.5)| 96.7  (0.6)| 96.9  (1.2)| 93.9  (2.0)
  7 to 9 years ........| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.8  (0.2)| 99.5  (0.4)| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.2)| 99.9  (0.2)| 99.5  (0.5)| 99.6  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.2)| 99.8  (0.3)| 99.4  (0.5)
  10 to 13 years ......| 99.6  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.9  (0.1)| 99.1  (0.4)| 99.6  (0.1)| 99.6  (0.1)| 99.9  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.6)| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.7  (0.1)| 99.8  (0.2)| 99.1  (0.6)
  14 and 15 years .....| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.4  (0.5)| 99.0  (0.9)| 99.1  (0.3)| 99.2  (0.3)| 99.7  (0.5)| 99.1  (1.1)| 98.9  (0.3)| 98.9  (0.4)| 99.1  (0.8)| 98.8  (1.5)
  16 and 17 years .....| 92.5  (0.5)| 93.5  (0.6)| 91.7  (1.6)| 85.4  (3.2)| 92.6  (0.7)| 93.4  (0.8)| 93.0  (2.1)| 85.5  (4.4)| 92.4  (0.7)| 93.7  (0.8)| 90.5  (2.4)| 85.3  (4.7)
  18 and 19 years .....| 57.2  (0.9)| 59.1  (1.1)| 55.0  (2.8)| 44.0  (4.4)| 58.2  (1.3)| 59.7  (1.6)| 60.4  (4.0)| 40.7  (6.2)| 56.3  (1.3)| 58.5  (1.6)| 49.8  (4.0)| 47.2  (6.1)
  20 and 21 years .....| 39.7  (0.9)| 43.1  (1.1)| 28.3  (2.6)| 27.2  (3.8)| 40.3  (1.3)| 44.2  (1.6)| 31.0  (3.8)| 21.7  (4.9)| 39.2  (1.3)| 42.0  (1.5)| 25.8  (3.5)| 33.1  (5.8)
  22 to 24 years ......| 21.0  (0.6)| 21.9  (0.8)| 19.7  (2.0)|  9.9  (2.0)| 22.3  (0.9)| 23.7  (1.1)| 19.3  (3.0)| 11.2  (3.0)| 19.9  (0.9)| 20.3  (1.0)| 20.0  (2.7)|  8.4  (2.8)
  25 to 29 years ......|  9.7  (0.3)| 10.4  (0.4)|  6.1  (0.9)|  6.3  (1.3)|  9.2  (0.5)| 10.0  (0.6)|  4.7  (1.1)|  4.6  (1.6)| 10.2  (0.5)| 10.7  (0.6)|  7.3  (1.3)|  8.1  (2.1)
  30 to 34 years ......|  5.8  (0.3)|  6.2  (0.3)|  4.5  (0.7)|  3.6  (1.0)|  4.8  (0.3)|  5.0  (0.4)|  2.3  (0.8)|  4.0  (1.5)|  6.9  (0.4)|  7.4  (0.5)|  6.3  (1.2)|  3.1  (1.3)
                       |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
         1995          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 53.7  (0.2)| 53.8  (0.3)| 56.3  (0.6)| 49.7  (0.6)| 54.3  (0.3)| 54.2  (0.4)| 58.6  (0.8)| 49.1  (0.9)| 53.2  (0.3)| 53.4  (0.4)| 54.1  (0.8)| 50.3  (0.9)
  3 and 4 years .......| 48.7  (0.9)| 52.2  (1.1)| 47.8  (2.0)| 36.9  (1.6)| 49.4  (1.2)| 51.1  (1.5)| 52.4  (2.8)| 40.8  (2.2)| 48.1  (1.2)| 53.5  (1.6)| 43.4  (2.7)| 32.7  (2.2)
  5 and 6 years .......| 96.0  (0.3)| 96.6  (0.4)| 95.4  (0.8)| 93.9  (0.8)| 95.3  (0.5)| 95.9  (0.6)| 94.6  (1.3)| 93.6  (1.2)| 96.8  (0.4)| 97.4  (0.5)| 96.3  (1.1)| 94.3  (1.1)
  7 to 9 years ........| 98.7  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.2)| 97.7  (0.5)| 98.5  (0.4)| 98.9  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.2)| 98.1  (0.6)| 98.8  (0.5)| 98.5  (0.3)| 98.9  (0.3)| 97.2  (0.8)| 98.2  (0.6)
  10 to 13 years ......| 99.1  (0.1)| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.2  (0.3)| 99.2  (0.2)| 99.1  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.2)| 99.5  (0.3)| 98.8  (0.4)| 99.0  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.4)| 99.5  (0.3)
  14 and 15 years .....| 98.9  (0.2)| 98.8  (0.2)| 99.0  (0.5)| 98.9  (0.6)| 99.0  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.3)| 99.6  (0.4)| 98.4  (0.9)| 98.8  (0.3)| 98.7  (0.3)| 98.3  (0.8)| 99.4  (0.6)
  16 and 17 years .....| 93.6  (0.4)| 94.4  (0.5)| 93.0  (1.2)| 88.2  (1.8)| 94.5  (0.5)| 95.0  (0.6)| 95.6  (1.3)| 88.4  (2.6)| 92.6  (0.6)| 93.8  (0.7)| 90.3  (1.9)| 88.0  (2.6)
  18 and 19 years .....| 59.4  (0.9)| 61.8  (1.0)| 57.5  (2.4)| 46.1  (2.6)| 59.5  (1.2)| 61.9  (1.4)| 59.2  (3.5)| 47.4  (3.6)| 59.2  (1.2)| 61.8  (1.5)| 56.1  (3.3)| 44.8  (3.8)
  20 and 21 years .....| 44.9  (0.9)| 49.7  (1.1)| 37.8  (2.5)| 27.1  (2.4)| 44.7  (1.3)| 50.0  (1.6)| 36.7  (3.7)| 24.8  (3.3)| 45.1  (1.3)| 49.3  (1.5)| 38.7  (3.3)| 29.2  (3.4)
  22 to 24 years ......| 23.2  (0.6)| 24.4  (0.7)| 20.0  (1.6)| 15.6  (1.5)| 22.8  (0.8)| 24.1  (1.0)| 20.6  (2.4)| 14.8  (2.0)| 23.6  (0.8)| 24.8  (1.0)| 19.5  (2.2)| 16.6  (2.3)
  25 to 29 years ......| 11.6  (0.3)| 12.3  (0.4)| 10.0  (0.9)|  7.1  (0.9)| 11.0  (0.5)| 12.2  (0.6)|  6.3  (1.2)|  5.6  (1.1)| 12.2  (0.5)| 12.3  (0.6)| 13.0  (1.4)|  8.7  (1.4)
  30 to 34 years ......|  5.9  (0.2)|  5.7  (0.3)|  7.7  (0.8)|  4.7  (0.7)|  5.4  (0.3)|  5.0  (0.4)|  6.9  (1.1)|  4.5  (0.9)|  6.5  (0.3)|  6.3  (0.4)|  8.3  (1.1)|  4.9  (1.0)
                       |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
         2000          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 55.9  (0.2)| 56.0  (0.3)| 59.3  (0.6)| 51.3  (0.6)| 55.8  (0.3)| 55.8  (0.4)| 59.7  (0.9)| 50.5  (0.9)| 56.0  (0.3)| 56.1  (0.4)| 59.0  (0.8)| 52.2  (0.9)
  3 and 4 years .......| 52.1  (0.9)| 54.6  (1.2)| 59.8  (2.2)| 35.9  (1.6)| 50.8  (1.3)| 54.1  (1.7)| 58.0  (3.0)| 31.9  (2.2)| 53.4  (1.3)| 55.2  (1.7)| 61.8  (3.1)| 40.0  (2.3)
  5 and 6 years .......| 95.6  (0.4)| 95.5  (0.5)| 96.7  (0.8)| 94.3  (0.8)| 95.1  (0.6)| 94.5  (0.8)| 96.0  (1.2)| 95.4  (0.9)| 96.1  (0.5)| 96.4  (0.6)| 97.5  (1.0)| 93.1  (1.2)
  7 to 9 years ........| 98.1  (0.2)| 98.4  (0.2)| 97.5  (0.5)| 97.5  (0.4)| 98.0  (0.3)| 98.1  (0.4)| 98.2  (0.6)| 96.6  (0.7)| 98.2  (0.3)| 98.6  (0.3)| 96.7  (0.9)| 98.4  (0.5)
  10 to 13 years ......| 98.3  (0.2)| 98.5  (0.2)| 98.5  (0.4)| 97.4  (0.4)| 98.3  (0.2)| 98.2  (0.3)| 98.8  (0.4)| 98.4  (0.4)| 98.3  (0.2)| 98.8  (0.2)| 98.1  (0.6)| 96.4  (0.7)
  14 and 15 years .....| 98.7  (0.2)| 98.9  (0.2)| 99.6  (0.3)| 96.2  (1.0)| 98.7  (0.3)| 98.8  (0.3)| 99.6  (0.4)| 96.9  (1.3)| 98.6  (0.3)| 99.0  (0.3)| 99.6  (0.4)| 95.4  (1.5)
  16 and 17 years .....| 92.8  (0.4)| 94.0  (0.5)| 91.7  (1.3)| 87.0  (1.8)| 92.7  (0.6)| 94.7  (0.7)| 88.9  (2.1)| 85.7  (2.6)| 92.9  (0.6)| 93.3  (0.8)| 94.6  (1.5)| 88.3  (2.4)
  18 and 19 years .....| 61.2  (0.8)| 63.9  (1.0)| 57.2  (2.3)| 49.5  (2.5)| 58.3  (1.2)| 61.2  (1.5)| 51.5  (3.5)| 48.0  (3.4)| 64.2  (1.2)| 66.7  (1.4)| 62.2  (3.1)| 51.1  (3.6)
  20 and 21 years .....| 44.1  (0.9)| 49.2  (1.1)| 37.4  (2.4)| 26.1  (2.2)| 41.0  (1.2)| 45.8  (1.5)| 31.3  (3.4)| 24.2  (3.0)| 47.3  (1.3)| 52.7  (1.6)| 42.3  (3.3)| 28.1  (3.3)
  22 to 24 years ......| 24.6  (0.6)| 24.9  (0.8)| 24.0  (1.8)| 18.2  (1.6)| 23.9  (0.9)| 25.0  (1.1)| 22.0  (2.5)| 15.2  (2.1)| 25.3  (0.9)| 24.8  (1.1)| 25.8  (2.5)| 21.6  (2.6)
  25 to 29 years ......| 11.4  (0.4)| 11.1  (0.5)| 14.5  (1.2)|  7.4  (0.9)| 10.0  (0.5)| 10.5  (0.6)| 11.6  (1.6)|  5.1  (1.1)| 12.7  (0.5)| 11.8  (0.7)| 16.7  (1.7)|  9.5  (1.4)
  30 to 34 years ......|  6.7  (0.3)|  6.1  (0.3)|  9.9  (1.0)|  5.6  (0.7)|  5.6  (0.4)|  4.7  (0.4)|  8.5  (1.3)|  5.7  (1.1)|  7.7  (0.4)|  7.4  (0.5)| 11.2  (1.4)|  5.5  (1.0)
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         2001          |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |            |
Total, 3 to 34 years ..| 56.3  (0.2)| 56.6  (0.3)| 59.5  (0.6)| 51.4  (0.6)| 56.2  (0.3)| 56.3  (0.4)| 59.9  (0.9)| 51.2  (0.9)| 56.4  (0.3)| 56.8  (0.4)| 59.0  (0.8)| 51.7  (0.9)
  3 and 4 years .......| 52.4  (0.9)| 55.2  (1.2)| 60.5  (2.1)| 39.9  (1.6)| 51.7  (1.3)| 54.5  (1.7)| 56.7  (3.1)| 43.0  (2.3)| 53.1  (1.3)| 56.0  (1.7)| 64.3  (3.0)| 36.6  (2.3)
  5 and 6 years .......| 95.3  (0.4)| 95.3  (0.5)| 95.9  (0.9)| 93.6  (0.8)| 95.2  (0.6)| 94.8  (0.7)| 95.5  (1.3)| 94.8  (1.0)| 95.4  (0.6)| 95.9  (0.7)| 96.4  (1.2)| 92.3  (1.2)
  7 to 9 years ........| 98.2  (0.2)| 98.5  (0.2)| 97.9  (0.5)| 97.4  (0.4)| 98.5  (0.3)| 98.8  (0.3)| 98.6  (0.6)| 97.9  (0.6)| 97.8  (0.3)| 98.3  (0.4)| 97.1  (0.8)| 96.9  (0.7)
  10 to 13 years ......| 98.4  (0.2)| 98.8  (0.2)| 96.9  (0.5)| 98.3  (0.3)| 98.1  (0.2)| 98.4  (0.3)| 95.9  (0.8)| 98.6  (0.4)| 98.8  (0.2)| 99.1  (0.2)| 98.0  (0.6)| 98.1  (0.5)
  14 and 15 years .....| 98.1  (0.2)| 98.2  (0.3)| 97.9  (0.7)| 97.8  (0.7)| 98.1  (0.3)| 97.8  (0.4)| 99.1  (0.6)| 98.5  (0.9)| 98.1  (0.3)| 98.6  (0.4)| 96.7  (1.2)| 97.2  (1.2)
  16 and 17 years .....| 93.4  (0.4)| 94.6  (0.5)| 92.0  (1.3)| 88.3  (1.7)| 93.0  (0.6)| 94.0  (0.7)| 92.9  (1.7)| 87.8  (2.4)| 93.9  (0.6)| 95.3  (0.6)| 90.9  (1.9)| 88.9  (2.5)
  18 and 19 years .....| 61.0  (0.8)| 64.0  (1.0)| 60.4  (2.3)| 45.6  (2.4)| 58.8  (1.2)| 62.4  (1.4)| 58.7  (3.2)| 39.8  (3.3)| 63.2  (1.2)| 65.7  (1.5)| 62.1  (3.1)| 51.3  (3.3)
  20 and 21 years .....| 46.0  (0.9)| 50.7  (1.1)| 37.2  (2.3)| 28.0  (2.3)| 44.8  (1.2)| 49.2  (1.5)| 36.7  (3.6)| 24.2  (3.1)| 47.2  (1.2)| 52.3  (1.5)| 37.5  (3.1)| 31.8  (3.3)
  22 to 24 years ......| 25.4  (0.6)| 25.6  (0.8)| 27.1  (1.9)| 15.6  (1.5)| 24.0  (0.9)| 23.8  (1.1)| 23.6  (2.6)| 14.6  (2.0)| 26.7  (0.9)| 27.4  (1.1)| 30.2  (2.7)| 16.7  (2.2)
  25 to 29 years ......| 11.8  (0.4)| 11.7  (0.5)| 11.8  (1.1)|  7.9  (0.9)| 10.5  (0.5)| 10.9  (0.6)|  7.5  (1.3)|  6.7  (1.2)| 13.0  (0.5)| 12.5  (0.7)| 15.3  (1.6)|  9.2  (1.4)
  30 to 34 years ......|  6.9  (0.3)|  6.4  (0.3)| 11.7  (1.1)|  4.4  (0.7)|  5.8  (0.4)|  5.4  (0.4)|  8.6  (1.4)|  3.5  (0.8)|  7.9  (0.4)|  7.4  (0.5)| 14.3  (1.5)|  5.3  (1.0)
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NOTE: Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools. Attendance may be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night. Enrollments in "special" schools, such as trade schools, business colleges, or correspondence schools, are not included. Beginning in 1995, preprimary enrollment was collected using new procedures. May not be comparable to figures for earlier years. Total includes persons from other racial/ ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 2002.)


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