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Table 183. College enrollment rates of high school completers, by race/ethnicity: 1960 to 2001 [Numbers in thousands]

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       |     High school completers\1\        |                              Enrolled in college\2\
       |______________________________________|_________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Year  |         |          |        |        |     Total           | White, non-Hispanic |Black,\3\ non-His-  |    Hispanic\3\
       |         |          |        |        |_____________________|_____________________|_______________panic|________________________________
       |         |          |        |His-    |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |   Percent
       |Total    |White,    |Black,\3|panic\3\|Number    |Percent   |Number    |Percent   |Number   |Percent   |Number  |_______________________
       |         |non-      |non-    |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |Annual     |3-year
       |         |Hispanic  |Hispanic|        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |moving
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           | average
_______|_________|__________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|___________
   1   |  2      |  3       | 4      | 5      |  6       |  7       |  8       |  9       | 10      | 11       | 12     | 13        |  14
_______|_________|__________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|___________
1960 ..|1,679(44)|1,565 (45)|--- --- |--- --- |  758 (41)|45.1 (2.1)|  717 (40)|45.8 (2.2)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1961 ..|1,763(46)|1,612 (47)|--- --- |--- --- |  847 (43)|48.0 (2.1)|  798 (42)|49.5 (2.2)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1962 ..|1,838(44)|1,660 (45)|--- --- |--- --- |  900 (43)|49.0 (2.0)|  840 (42)|50.6 (2.2)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1963 ..|1,741(44)|1,615 (45)|--- --- |--- --- |  784 (42)|45.0 (2.1)|  736 (41)|45.6 (2.2)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1964 ..|2,145(43)|1,964 (45)|--- --- |--- --- |1,037 (46)|48.3 (1.9)|  967 (45)|49.2 (2.0)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |
1965 ..|2,659(48)|2,417 (51)|--- --- |--- --- |1,354 (51)|50.9 (1.7)|1,249 (50)|51.7 (1.8)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1966 ..|2,612(45)|2,403 (48)|--- --- |--- --- |1,309 (50)|50.1 (1.7)|1,243 (50)|51.7 (1.8)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1967 ..|2,525(38)|2,267 (40)|--- --- |--- --- |1,311 (41)|51.9 (1.4)|1,202 (40)|53.0 (1.5)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1968 ..|2,606(37)|2,303 (40)|--- --- |--- --- |1,444 (42)|55.4 (1.4)|1,304 (41)|56.6 (1.5)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1969 ..|2,842(40)|2,538 (43)|--- --- |--- --- |1,516 (44)|53.3 (1.3)|1,402 (43)|55.2 (1.4)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |
1970 ..|2,758(39)|2,461 (42)|--- --- |--- --- |1,427 (42)|51.7 (1.4)|1,280 (41)|52.0 (1.4)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1971 ..|2,875(39)|2,596 (42)|--- --- |--- --- |1,538 (43)|53.5 (1.3)|1,402 (43)|54.0 (1.4)| --- --- | ---  --- |--- --- | ---   --- |  ---  ---
1972 ..|2,964(39)|2,520 (43)|316 (28)|101 (20)|1,459 (43)|49.2 (1.3)|1,252 (42)|49.7 (1.4)| 141 (19)|44.6 (4.6)| 46 (13)|45.0  (9.7)|  ---  ---
1973 ..|3,058(39)|2,590 (44)|324 (29)|119 (21)|1,424 (43)|46.6 (1.3)|1,238 (42)|47.8 (1.4)| 105 (17)|32.5 (4.3)| 64 (16)|54.1  (9.0)| 48.7 (5.3)
1974 ..|3,101(40)|2,620 (44)|325 (29)|121 (21)|1,475 (44)|47.6 (1.3)|1,236 (42)|47.2 (1.4)| 154 (20)|47.2 (4.6)| 57 (15)|46.9  (8.9)| 33.7 (6.0)
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |
1975 ..|3,185(40)|2,701 (45)|302 (23)|132 (22)|1,615 (45)|50.7 (1.3)|1,381 (44)|51.1 (1.4)| 126 (15)|41.7 (4.0)| 77 (17)|58.0  (8.4)| 36.9 (5.6)
1976 ..|2,986(43)|2,492 (46)|290 (23)|152 (24)|1,458 (44)|48.8 (1.3)|1,217 (42)|48.8 (1.4)| 129 (16)|44.4 (4.1)| 80 (17)|52.7  (8.0)| 53.8 (4.7)
1977 ..|3,141(42)|2,618 (46)|325 (29)|155 (24)|1,590 (46)|50.6 (1.3)|1,331 (44)|50.8 (1.4)| 161 (21)|49.5 (4.7)| 79 (17)|50.8  (8.0)| 48.5 (4.7)
1978 ..|3,163(42)|2,615 (46)|345 (30)|135 (23)|1,585 (46)|50.1 (1.3)|1,321 (44)|50.5 (1.4)| 160 (21)|46.4 (4.5)| 56 (15)|42.0  (8.4)| 45.9 (4.7)
1979 ..|3,160(42)|2,629 (46)|319 (29)|155 (24)|1,559 (46)|49.3 (1.3)|1,313 (44)|49.9 (1.4)| 149 (20)|46.7 (4.7)| 70 (16)|45.0  (7.9)| 46.4 (4.8)
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |
1980 ..|3,088(42)|2,554 (46)|350 (30)|130 (22)|1,523 (45)|49.3 (1.3)|1,273 (43)|49.8 (1.4)| 149 (20)|42.7 (4.4)| 68 (16)|52.3  (8.7)| 49.8 (4.8)
1981 ..|3,056(42)|2,490 (46)|349 (30)|146 (24)|1,648 (46)|53.9 (1.3)|1,367 (44)|54.9 (1.4)| 149 (20)|42.7 (4.4)| 76 (17)|52.1  (8.2)| 49.2 (4.7)
1982 ..|3,100(42)|2,474 (48)|382 (33)|173 (27)|1,569 (47)|50.6 (1.4)|1,303 (45)|52.7 (1.5)| 137 (20)|35.8 (4.3)| 75 (18)|43.2  (8.0)| 49.8 (4.9)
1983 ..|2,963(41)|2,363 (47)|390 (33)|138 (24)|1,562 (47)|52.7 (1.4)|1,301 (45)|55.0 (1.6)| 149 (21)|38.2 (4.3)| 75 (18)|54.2  (9.0)| 47.3 (4.7)
1984 ..|3,012(38)|2,331 (45)|433 (35)|187 (28)|1,663 (46)|55.2 (1.4)|1,375 (45)|59.0 (1.5)| 172 (23)|39.8 (4.1)| 83 (19)|44.3  (7.7)| 49.9 (4.9)
       |         |          |        |        |          |          |          |          |         |          |        |           |
1985 ..|2,668(41)|2,104 (46)|332 (31)|141 (27)|1,540 (45)|57.7 (1.4)|1,264 (44)|60.1 (1.6)| 140 (20)|42.2 (4.8)| 72 (19)|51.0  (9.8)| 46.5 (5.2)
1986 ..|2,786(39)|2,146 (45)|378 (32)|169 (29)|1,498 (45)|53.8 (1.4)|1,219 (43)|56.8 (1.6)| 140 (20)|36.9 (4.4)| 74 (20)|44.0  (8.9)| 42.9 (5.2)
1987 ..|2,647(42)|2,040 (46)|333 (31)|176 (30)|1,503 (46)|56.8 (1.5)|1,195 (43)|58.6 (1.7)| 174 (23)|52.2 (4.8)| 59 (18)|33.5  (8.3)| 44.9 (5.0)
1988 ..|2,673(47)|2,013 (51)|378 (36)|179 (36)|1,575 (50)|58.9 (1.6)|1,230 (48)|61.1 (1.8)| 168 (24)|44.4 (4.9)|102 (27)|57.1 (10.1)| 48.6 (6.0)
1989 ..|2,450(50)|1,889 (52)|332 (34)|168 (35)|1,460 (50)|59.6 (1.6)|1,147 (47)|60.7 (1.9)| 177 (25)|53.4 (5.3)| 93 (26)|55.1 (10.5)| 51.6 (6.3)
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1990 ..|2,362(44)|1,819 (47)|331 (32)|121 (26)|1,420 (46)|60.1 (1.6)|1,147 (44)|63.0 (1.8)| 155 (23)|46.8 (5.1)| 52 (17)|42.7 (10.8)| 51.7 (5.7)
1991 ..|2,276(44)|1,727 (47)|310 (31)|154 (29)|1,423 (46)|62.5 (1.6)|1,129 (44)|65.4 (1.8)| 144 (22)|46.4 (5.2)| 88 (22)|57.2  (9.6)| 51.6 (5.5)
1992 ..|2,397(42)|1,724 (46)|354 (33)|198 (33)|1,483 (46)|61.9 (1.6)|1,109 (43)|64.3 (1.8)| 171 (24)|48.2 (4.9)|109 (25)|55.0  (8.5)| 58.1 (5.0)
1993 ..|2,342(44)|1,719 (47)|304 (31)|201 (33)|1,467 (46)|62.6 (1.6)|1,082 (43)|62.9 (1.9)| 169 (23)|55.6 (5.3)|125 (26)|62.2  (8.2)| 55.4 (5.0)
1994 ..|2,517(39)|1,915 (43)|316 (27)|178 (22)|1,559 (43)|61.9 (1.4)|1,236 (42)|64.5 (1.6)| 161 (19)|50.8 (4.4)| 87 (15)|49.1  (6.3)| 55.0 (3.2)
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1995 ..|2,599(40)|1,861 (44)|349 (28)|288 (27)|1,610 (44)|61.9 (1.4)|1,197 (42)|64.3 (1.6)| 179 (20)|51.2 (4.2)|155 (20)|53.7  (4.9)| 51.2 (3.2)
1996 ..|2,660(41)|1,875 (46)|406 (31)|227 (25)|1,729 (46)|65.0 (1.4)|1,264 (44)|67.4 (1.7)| 227 (24)|56.0 (4.0)|115 (18)|50.8  (5.8)| 56.7 (3.0)
1997 ..|2,769(42)|1,909 (47)|384 (30)|336 (31)|1,856 (47)|67.0 (1.4)|1,301 (45)|68.2 (1.6)| 225 (24)|58.5 (4.1)|220 (25)|65.6  (4.5)| 54.6 (2.9)
1998 ..|2,810(44)|1,980 (48)|386 (31)|314 (30)|1,844 (48)|65.6 (1.4)|1,357 (46)|68.5 (1.6)| 239 (25)|61.9 (4.0)|149 (21)|47.4  (4.9)| 51.8 (2.8)
1999 ..|2,897(43)|1,978 (48)|436 (32)|329 (30)|1,822 (48)|62.9 (1.4)|1,311 (46)|66.3 (1.6)| 257 (25)|58.9 (3.9)|139 (20)|42.3  (4.8)| 47.5 (2.8)
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2000 ..|2,756(45)|1,938 (49)|393 (31)|300 (29)|1,745 (48)|63.3 (1.4)|1,272 (45)|65.7 (1.7)| 216 (23)|54.9 (4.1)|159 (22)|52.9  (5.0)| 49.0 (3.0)
2001 ..|2,545(47)|1,832 (49)|379 (30)|241 (26)|1,569 (48)|61.7 (1.5)|1,176 (44)|64.2 (1.7)| 207 (23)|54.6 (4.2)|124 (19)|51.7  (5.6)|  ---  ---
_______|_________|__________|________|________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|___________

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\1\Individuals age 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED during the preceding 12 months.
\2\Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals age 16 to 24 who completed high school during the preceding 12 months.
\3\Due to the small sample size, data are subject to relatively large sampling errors.

NOTE: Data are based upon sample surveys of the civilian population. High school graduate data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school graduates include GED recipients. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census; and U.S. Department of Labor, College Enrollment of High School Graduates, various years. (This table was prepared October 2002.)


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