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Table 132. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2000
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Graduation year and    |       |       |History/|___________________________|_________________________________________|Foreign|       | tional|   Per-|    ter
selected student       |       |       |  social|       |Less than| Algebra |        |General|        |  Chem-|       |   lan-|       | educa-|  sonal|  rela-
characteristic         | Total |English| studies| Total |  algebra|or higher|  Total |science| Biology|  istry|Physics| guages|   Arts|tion\1\| use\2\| ted\3\
_______________________|_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1                      |      2|      3|       4|      5|        6|        7|       8|      9|      10|     11|     12|     13|     14|     15|     16|     17
_______________________|_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   1982 graduates .....|  21.58|   3.93|    3.16|   2.63|     0.90|     1.74|    2.20|   0.73|    0.94|   0.34|   0.17|   0.99|   1.47|   4.62|   2.58|   0.12
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  21.40|   3.88|    3.16|   2.71|     0.94|     1.77|    2.27|   0.76|    0.91|   0.36|   0.23|   0.80|   1.29|   4.60|   2.69|   0.14
  Female ..............|  21.75|   3.98|    3.15|   2.57|     0.86|     1.71|    2.13|   0.71|    0.97|   0.33|   0.12|   1.17|   1.63|   4.64|   2.48|   0.11
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  21.69|   3.90|    3.19|   2.68|     0.77|     1.91|    2.27|   0.73|    0.97|   0.38|   0.20|   1.06|   1.53|   4.53|   2.52|   0.13
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  21.15|   4.08|    3.08|   2.61|     1.36|     1.25|    2.06|   0.81|    0.90|   0.26|   0.09|   0.72|   1.26|   4.75|   2.60|   0.12
  Hispanic ............|  21.23|   3.94|    3.00|   2.33|     1.21|     1.12|    1.80|   0.75|    0.81|   0.16|   0.07|   0.77|   1.29|   5.22|   2.87|   0.08
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  22.46|   4.01|    3.16|   3.15|     0.71|     2.44|    2.64|   0.51|    1.11|   0.61|   0.42|   1.79|   1.31|   3.34|   3.05|   0.22
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  21.45|   3.98|    3.25|   2.35|     1.23|     1.12|    2.04|   0.67|    0.84|   0.42|   0.12|   0.48|   1.72|   4.77|   2.84|   0.06
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  21.75|   4.11|    3.32|   3.04|     0.73|     2.30|    2.65|   0.73|    1.13|   0.53|   0.26|   1.54|   1.91|   2.55|   2.62|   0.10
  Vocational\5\ .......|  20.21|   3.44|    2.63|   1.80|     1.09|     0.71|    1.32|   0.69|    0.57|   0.04|   0.02|   0.18|   0.59|   7.74|   2.51|   0.12
  Both\6\ .............|  22.89|   4.04|    3.33|   2.69|     1.02|     1.67|    2.17|   0.79|    0.94|   0.29|   0.14|   0.75|   1.41|   6.03|   2.47|   0.18
  Neither\7\ ..........|  18.73|   3.58|    2.70|   1.73|     1.08|     0.65|    1.33|   0.69|    0.59|   0.03|   0.02|   0.22|   0.85|   5.23|   3.06|   0.05
                       |=======|=======|========|=======|=========|=========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   1987 graduates .....|  23.00|   4.12|    3.32|   3.01|     0.86|     2.15|    2.54|   0.76|    1.10|   0.47|   0.21|   1.35|   1.44|   4.55|   2.67|   0.47
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  22.88|   4.08|    3.29|   3.05|     0.91|     2.14|    2.57|   0.79|    1.05|   0.47|   0.26|   1.16|   1.24|   4.64|   2.83|   0.47
  Female ..............|  23.12|   4.15|    3.35|   2.97|     0.82|     2.15|    2.52|   0.74|    1.14|   0.47|   0.17|   1.53|   1.63|   4.47|   2.51|   0.47
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  23.11|   4.08|    3.29|   3.01|     0.74|     2.27|    2.61|   0.75|    1.12|   0.50|   0.23|   1.38|   1.50|   4.65|   2.60|   0.49
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  22.40|   4.22|    3.34|   2.99|     1.40|     1.59|    2.32|   0.90|    1.01|   0.31|   0.10|   1.08|   1.20|   4.52|   2.73|   0.39
  Hispanic ............|  22.84|   4.30|    3.22|   2.81|     1.30|     1.50|    2.24|   0.78|    1.07|   0.29|   0.10|   1.25|   1.34|   4.49|   3.19|   0.42
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  24.47|   4.37|    3.65|   3.72|     0.53|     3.18|    3.13|   0.59|    1.17|   0.87|   0.50|   2.07|   1.18|   3.11|   3.23|   0.58
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  23.23|   4.22|    3.18|   2.98|     1.35|     1.63|    2.44|   0.81|    1.22|   0.32|   0.09|   0.75|   1.68|   4.92|   3.06|   0.39
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  23.20|   4.26|    3.55|   3.33|     0.65|     2.68|    2.97|   0.73|    1.23|   0.68|   0.32|   1.92|   1.87|   2.57|   2.73|   0.38
  Vocational\5\ .......|  21.07|   3.62|    2.59|   2.00|     1.29|     0.71|    1.48|   0.74|    0.70|   0.03|   0.01|   0.18|   0.47|   8.07|   2.67|   0.39
  Both\6\ .............|  23.53|   4.11|    3.29|   2.93|     0.97|     1.96|    2.37|   0.81|    1.07|   0.35|   0.14|   1.01|   1.20|   6.09|   2.53|   0.64
  Neither\7\ ..........|  19.56|   3.55|    2.45|   2.11|     1.62|     0.49|    1.47|   0.84|    0.59|   0.03|   0.00|   0.18|   0.76|   5.10|   3.93|   0.17
                       |=======|=======|========|=======|=========|=========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   1990 graduates .....|  23.53|   4.19|    3.47|   3.15|     0.90|     2.25|    2.75|   0.85|    1.14|   0.53|   0.23|   1.54|   1.55|   4.19|   2.68|   0.54
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  23.35|   4.13|    3.45|   3.16|     0.96|     2.20|    2.78|   0.88|    1.11|   0.52|   0.28|   1.33|   1.31|   4.32|   2.87|   0.50
  Female ..............|  23.69|   4.25|    3.50|   3.14|     0.85|     2.29|    2.73|   0.83|    1.17|   0.53|   0.19|   1.72|   1.76|   4.08|   2.51|   0.57
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  23.54|   4.12|    3.46|   3.13|     0.80|     2.33|    2.80|   0.84|    1.15|   0.55|   0.25|   1.58|   1.61|   4.22|   2.61|   0.52
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  23.40|   4.34|    3.49|   3.20|     1.25|     1.95|    2.68|   0.98|    1.11|   0.42|   0.16|   1.20|   1.34|   4.41|   2.74|   0.60
  Hispanic ............|  23.83|   4.51|    3.42|   3.13|     1.30|     1.83|    2.50|   0.83|    1.10|   0.42|   0.14|   1.57|   1.48|   4.12|   3.10|   0.58
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  24.07|   4.50|    3.70|   3.52|     0.70|     2.82|    2.97|   0.68|    1.12|   0.74|   0.42|   2.06|   1.29|   3.07|   2.96|   0.54
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  22.64|   4.08|    3.34|   3.04|     1.03|     2.01|    2.48|   0.83|    1.09|   0.42|   0.15|   1.15|   1.11|   4.62|   2.81|   0.60
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  23.53|   4.30|    3.65|   3.37|     0.68|     2.70|    3.06|   0.81|    1.23|   0.70|   0.32|   2.02|   1.93|   2.41|   2.78|   0.42
  Vocational\5\ .......|  21.73|   3.60|    2.58|   2.07|     1.54|     0.53|    1.62|   0.87|    0.71|   0.03|   0.01|   0.17|   0.42|   8.68|   2.59|   0.46
  Both\6\ .............|  23.92|   4.14|    3.38|   3.02|     1.12|     1.90|    2.51|   0.92|    1.09|   0.36|   0.14|   1.07|   1.17|   6.10|   2.53|   0.73
  Neither\7\ ..........|  19.81|   3.63|    2.59|   2.01|     1.57|     0.44|    1.47|   0.79|    0.60|   0.04|   0.03|   0.21|   0.79|   5.81|   3.29|   0.36
                       |=======|=======|========|=======|=========|=========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   1994 graduates .....|  24.17|   4.29|    3.55|   3.33|     0.76|     2.57|    3.04|   0.88|    1.26|   0.62|   0.28|   1.71|   1.66|   3.96|   2.63|   0.64
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  24.00|   4.26|    3.51|   3.32|     0.85|     2.48|    3.03|   0.91|    1.20|   0.59|   0.32|   1.49|   1.43|   4.13|   2.83|   0.63
  Female ..............|  24.34|   4.32|    3.59|   3.34|     0.68|     2.66|    3.06|   0.86|    1.31|   0.64|   0.24|   1.93|   1.87|   3.80|   2.44|   0.65
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  24.33|   4.23|    3.56|   3.36|     0.70|     2.66|    3.13|   0.89|    1.29|   0.65|   0.30|   1.76|   1.74|   3.96|   2.61|   0.63
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  23.59|   4.36|    3.51|   3.23|     1.09|     2.14|    2.80|   0.92|    1.21|   0.49|   0.17|   1.35|   1.36|   4.29|   2.69|   0.64
  Hispanic ............|  24.06|   4.61|    3.45|   3.28|     0.96|     2.32|    2.69|   0.83|    1.19|   0.49|   0.17|   1.73|   1.51|   3.87|   2.93|   0.76
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  24.47|   4.60|    3.66|   3.66|     0.67|     2.98|    3.35|   0.80|    1.22|   0.81|   0.48|   2.09|   1.32|   3.01|   2.78|   0.71
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  24.47|   4.27|    3.57|   3.11|     0.94|     2.17|    2.82|   0.91|    1.28|   0.50|   0.13|   1.30|   2.01|   4.27|   3.12|   0.53
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  24.07|   4.37|    3.69|   3.52|     0.58|     2.94|    3.32|   0.83|    1.34|   0.77|   0.37|   2.14|   2.05|   2.28|   2.71|   0.50
  Vocational\5\ .......|  21.60|   3.70|    2.49|   2.20|     1.56|     0.64|    1.69|   0.80|    0.83|   0.03|   0.02|   0.14|   0.34|   8.64|   2.41|   0.55
  Both\6\ .............|  24.61|   4.23|    3.45|   3.17|     0.96|     2.21|    2.78|   0.96|    1.19|   0.45|   0.17|   1.24|   1.21|   6.01|   2.52|   0.85
  Neither\7\ ..........|  21.28|   3.54|    2.24|   2.25|     1.71|     0.54|    1.53|   0.82|    0.63|   0.05|   0.02|   0.19|   0.56|   6.51|   4.47|   0.33
                       |=======|=======|========|=======|=========|=========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   1998 graduates .....|  25.14|   4.25|    3.74|   3.40|     0.67|     2.73|    3.12|   0.89|    1.26|   0.66|   0.31|   1.85|   1.90|   3.99|   2.89|   0.74
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  24.93|   4.19|    3.68|   3.37|     0.74|     2.64|    3.09|   0.93|    1.20|   0.62|   0.33|   1.62|   1.61|   4.25|   3.12|   0.78
  Female ..............|  25.36|   4.31|    3.80|   3.42|     0.62|     2.80|    3.17|   0.87|    1.32|   0.70|   0.28|   2.06|   2.15|   3.77|   2.67|   0.71
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  25.21|   4.19|    3.77|   3.40|     0.57|     2.84|    3.18|   0.87|    1.28|   0.69|   0.33|   1.90|   2.00|   3.97|   2.80|   0.73
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  24.83|   4.28|    3.69|   3.42|     0.90|     2.53|    3.03|   0.97|    1.24|   0.58|   0.22|   1.58|   1.57|   4.33|   2.94|   0.84
  Hispanic ............|  25.08|   4.51|    3.60|   3.28|     1.05|     2.23|    2.81|   0.97|    1.13|   0.50|   0.20|   1.78|   1.78|   3.97|   3.36|   0.71
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  25.23|   4.37|    3.92|   3.62|     0.65|     2.97|    3.43|   0.81|    1.26|   0.83|   0.51|   2.29|   1.52|   3.15|   2.95|   0.67
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  24.43|   4.18|    3.67|   3.10|     0.90|     2.20|    2.68|   0.98|    1.07|   0.49|   0.15|   1.45|   1.94|   4.02|   3.40|   0.67
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  24.91|   4.33|    3.87|   3.54|     0.53|     3.00|    3.34|   0.84|    1.33|   0.78|   0.38|   2.24|   2.41|   2.22|   2.97|   0.52
  Vocational\5\ .......|  22.60|   3.46|    2.55|   2.17|     1.30|     0.87|    1.69|   1.05|    0.59|   0.03|   0.01|   0.14|   0.47|   9.12|   3.01|   0.81
  Both\6\ .............|  25.64|   4.20|    3.66|   3.30|     0.81|     2.49|    2.94|   0.96|    1.20|   0.54|   0.23|   1.45|   1.31|   6.06|   2.73|   1.03
  Neither\7\ ..........|  21.50|   3.21|    2.32|   2.19|     1.59|     0.60|    1.58|   0.88|    0.58|   0.04|   0.08|   0.20|   0.55|   5.64|   5.82|   0.51
                       |=======|=======|========|=======|=========|=========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   2000 graduates .....|  26.05|   4.39|    3.83|   3.56|     0.61|     2.95|    3.20|   0.85|    1.29|   0.69|   0.36|   1.95|   2.03|   4.21|   2.88|   0.83
                       |_______|_______|________|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|  25.91|   4.31|    3.76|   3.53|     0.68|     2.86|    3.16|   0.88|    1.20|   0.65|   0.40|   1.71|   1.75|   4.60|   3.09|   0.93
  Female ..............|  26.17|   4.46|    3.89|   3.58|     0.55|     3.03|    3.25|   0.82|    1.36|   0.73|   0.33|   2.18|   2.30|   3.82|   2.69|   0.74
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|  26.21|   4.32|    3.86|   3.56|     0.58|     2.98|    3.24|   0.84|    1.30|   0.70|   0.38|   1.98|   2.12|   4.34|   2.79|   0.81
  Black, non-Hispanic .|  25.76|   4.43|    3.75|   3.54|     0.72|     2.82|    3.13|   0.91|    1.26|   0.65|   0.27|   1.70|   1.95|   4.29|   2.98|   0.85
  Hispanic ............|  25.47|   4.69|    3.77|   3.42|     0.74|     2.68|    2.87|   0.85|    1.19|   0.58|   0.24|   1.90|   1.77|   3.83|   3.21|   0.89
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|  26.21|   4.57|    3.77|   3.96|     0.35|     3.61|    3.71|   0.71|    1.36|   0.96|   0.65|   2.51|   1.79|   2.82|   3.09|   0.92
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|  25.11|   4.12|    3.75|   3.29|     0.91|     2.38|    2.88|   0.98|    1.25|   0.45|   0.19|   1.40|   1.99|   4.79|   2.89|   0.96
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|  25.57|   4.47|    3.93|   3.70|     0.49|     3.21|    3.39|   0.81|    1.35|   0.80|   0.42|   2.32|   2.52|   2.28|   2.96|   0.54
  Vocational\5\        |  23.44|   3.33|    2.62|   2.11|     1.28|     0.82|    1.61|   0.84|    0.65|   0.06|   0.05|   0.15|   0.57|   9.56|   3.50|   1.17
  Both\6\ .............|  26.81|   4.33|    3.76|   3.45|     0.74|     2.71|    3.04|   0.89|    1.24|   0.59|   0.30|   1.56|   1.47|   6.46|   2.74|   1.20
  Neither\7\ ..........|  21.58|   3.50|    1.86|   2.27|     1.76|     0.51|    1.59|   1.04|    0.48|   0.04|   0.02|   0.20|   0.93|   5.52|   5.72|   0.29
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Standard errors        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
2000 graduates ........|(0.201)|(0.035)| (0.033)|(0.028)|  (0.028)|  (0.038)| (0.038)|(0.028)| (0.028)|(0.018)|(0.017)|(0.044)|(0.054)|(0.123)|(0.065)|(0.032)
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Sex                    |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Male ................|(0.206)|(0.034)| (0.032)|(0.031)|  (0.032)|  (0.046)| (0.039)|(0.028)| (0.029)|(0.017)|(0.018)|(0.044)|(0.051)|(0.154)|(0.070)|(0.036)
  Female ..............|(0.203)|(0.038)| (0.035)|(0.028)|  (0.026)|  (0.036)| (0.040)|(0.030)| (0.029)|(0.020)|(0.017)|(0.049)|(0.065)|(0.104)|(0.063)|(0.034)
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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Race/ethnicity         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|(0.252)|(0.037)| (0.037)|(0.031)|  (0.032)|  (0.043)| (0.038)|(0.031)| (0.034)|(0.020)|(0.020)|(0.053)|(0.068)|(0.164)|(0.075)|(0.036)
  Black, non-Hispanic .|(0.242)|(0.078)| (0.067)|(0.042)|  (0.062)|  (0.059)| (0.058)|(0.043)| (0.040)|(0.027)|(0.020)|(0.071)|(0.134)|(0.173)|(0.093)|(0.055)
  Hispanic ............|(0.323)|(0.106)| (0.075)|(0.074)|  (0.051)|  (0.107)| (0.112)|(0.046)| (0.067)|(0.055)|(0.026)|(0.070)|(0.063)|(0.124)|(0.147)|(0.056)
  Asian/Pacific        |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Islander .........|(0.327)|(0.069)| (0.051)|(0.095)|  (0.035)|  (0.106)| (0.153)|(0.082)| (0.060)|(0.048)|(0.037)|(0.083)|(0.084)|(0.160)|(0.184)|(0.111)
  American Indian/     |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native ....|(0.315)|(0.064)| (0.100)|(0.083)|  (0.164)|  (0.178)| (0.112)|(0.037)| (0.080)|(0.044)|(0.042)|(0.105)|(0.220)|(0.429)|(0.230)|(0.074)
                       |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Academic track         |       |       |        |       |         |         |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Academic\4\ .........|(0.186)|(0.040)| (0.043)|(0.034)|  (0.024)|  (0.042)| (0.042)|(0.033)| (0.033)|(0.023)|(0.019)|(0.050)|(0.072)|(0.049)|(0.075)|(0.024)
  Vocational\5\        |(0.369)|(0.131)| (0.121)|(0.086)|  (0.120)|  (0.100)| (0.116)|(0.069)| (0.091)|(0.018)|(0.026)|(0.042)|(0.062)|(0.337)|(0.249)|(0.220)
  Both\6\ .............|(0.248)|(0.035)| (0.034)|(0.032)|  (0.040)|  (0.054)| (0.047)|(0.031)| (0.033)|(0.024)|(0.024)|(0.049)|(0.057)|(0.170)|(0.074)|(0.046)
  Neither\7\ ..........|(0.500)|(0.088)| (0.142)|(0.088)|  (0.141)|  (0.101)| (0.099)|(0.097)| (0.082)|(0.018)|(0.011)|(0.056)|(0.096)|(0.443)|(0.506)|(0.051)
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\1\Includes nonoccupational vocational education, vocational general introduction, agriculture, business, marketing, health, occupational home economics, trade and industry, and technical courses.
\2\Includes personal and social courses, religion and theology, and courses not included in the other subject fields.
\3\Though shown separately here, computer-related courses are also included in the mathematics and vocational categories.
\4\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses, but less than 3 Carnegie units in any specific labor market preparation field.
\5\Includes students who complete at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field, but less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses.
\6\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field.
\7\Includes students who complete less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and less than 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field.
NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores, "High School Transcript Study" (HS&B-So:80/82); and The High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years. (This table was prepared November 2002.)


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