Table 137. - | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1994 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |General |Consumer | Specific labor market preparation | | labor | and |_______________________________________________________________________________ Student |Total | market | home- | | | | | | Occupa- | Trade |Technical/| characteristics | |prepara-| making |Total | Agri- |Business|Marketing|Health|tional home|and in- | communi- |Other | | tion |education| |culture| | | | economics |dustrial| cations | _________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 _________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ 1982 graduates ..| 4.68 | 1.08 | 0.69 | 2.91 | 0.22 | 1.05 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 1.06 | 0.12 | 0.09 |______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ Male ..........| 4.63 | 1.03 | 0.31 | 3.29 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1.97 | 0.14 | 0.11 Female ........| 4.72 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 2.55 | 0.08 | 1.57 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.07 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White .......| 4.58 | 1.05 | 0.64 | 2.88 | 0.24 | 1.08 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 1.01 | 0.12 | 0.08 Black .......| 4.84 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 2.84 | 0.09 | 0.98 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.97 | 0.11 | 0.10 Hispanic ....| 5.26 | 1.21 | 0.86 | 3.19 | 0.24 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 1.34 | 0.07 | 0.12 Asian .......| 3.23 | 1.06 | 0.29 | 1.89 | 0.05 | 0.59 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.17 | 0.08 American | | | | | | | | | | | | Indian ....| 5.09 | 1.22 | 0.52 | 3.35 | 0.27 | 0.74 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 1.86 | 0.05 | 0.12 | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic\1\ .| 2.54 | 0.87 | 0.48 | 1.19 | 0.06 | 0.51 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.02 Vocational\2\| 7.55 | 1.11 | 0.64 | 5.80 | 0.51 | 1.85 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.35 | 2.40 | 0.11 | 0.20 Both\3\ .....| 6.47 | 0.94 | 0.56 | 4.97 | 0.43 | 1.66 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 1.97 | 0.14 | 0.11 Neither\4\ ..| 4.39 | 1.38 | 1.10 | 1.91 | 0.10 | 0.84 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.10 | 0.07 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|====== 1987 graduates ..| 4.48 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 2.96 | 0.21 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.98 | 0.24 | 0.12 |______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ Male ..........| 4.58 | 0.89 | 0.32 | 3.37 | 0.35 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 1.78 | 0.30 | 0.13 Female ........| 4.38 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 2.58 | 0.07 | 1.37 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White .......| 4.55 | 0.93 | 0.59 | 3.03 | 0.25 | 0.99 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 1.02 | 0.26 | 0.10 Black .......| 4.64 | 1.01 | 0.74 | 2.89 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.80 | 0.18 | 0.21 Hispanic ....| 4.20 | 0.93 | 0.55 | 2.72 | 0.07 | 0.92 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 1.05 | 0.14 | 0.14 Asian .......| 2.95 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 2.02 | 0.13 | 0.68 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.10 American | | | | | | | | | | | | Indian ....| 4.82 | 0.89 | 0.66 | 3.27 | 0.21 | 1.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 1.39 | 0.19 | 0.11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic\1\ .| 2.77 | 0.81 | 0.49 | 1.46 | 0.05 | 0.61 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.04 Vocational\2\| 7.86 | 1.07 | 0.66 | 6.14 | 0.52 | 1.68 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.52 | 2.45 | 0.17 | 0.26 Both\3\ .....| 6.38 | 0.90 | 0.47 | 5.02 | 0.47 | 1.60 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 1.86 | 0.27 | 0.18 Neither\4\ ..| 4.42 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 2.17 | 0.10 | 0.79 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.54 | 0.17 | 0.15 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|====== 1990 graduates ..| 4.10 | 0.83 | 0.57 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 0.14 |______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ Male ..........| 4.23 | 0.78 | 0.33 | 3.12 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 1.58 | 0.27 | 0.15 Female ........| 3.99 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 2.32 | 0.09 | 1.19 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.12 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White .......| 4.13 | 0.80 | 0.55 | 2.78 | 0.24 | 0.87 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 0.22 | 0.15 Black .......| 4.39 | 0.96 | 0.81 | 2.62 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.28 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 0.11 Hispanic ....| 3.99 | 0.85 | 0.54 | 2.61 | 0.15 | 0.95 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.10 Asian .......| 2.89 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 1.85 | 0.04 | 0.66 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.05 American | | | | | | | | | | | | Indian ....| 4.43 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 2.87 | 0.36 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.16 | 0.19 | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic\1\ .| 2.64 | 0.73 | 0.52 | 1.39 | 0.05 | 0.60 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.04 Vocational\2\| 8.15 | 1.02 | 0.62 | 6.50 | 0.69 | 1.60 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.51 | 2.73 | 0.16 | 0.37 Both\3\ .....| 6.47 | 0.81 | 0.50 | 5.16 | 0.44 | 1.60 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 1.81 | 0.22 | 0.29 Neither\4\ ..| 4.39 | 1.24 | 0.99 | 2.16 | 0.13 | 0.77 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 0.17 | 0.19 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|====== 1992 graduates ..| 3.76 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 2.53 | 0.19 | 0.85 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.79 | 0.22 | 0.11 |______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ Male ..........| 3.91 | 0.69 | 0.36 | 2.86 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 1.36 | 0.26 | 0.13 Female ........| 3.57 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 2.19 | 0.08 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.09 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White .......| 3.73 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 2.52 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 0.11 Black .......| 3.92 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 2.52 | 0.12 | 0.93 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.20 | 0.09 Hispanic ....| 3.79 | 0.74 | 0.46 | 2.59 | 0.09 | 0.92 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 0.26 | 0.18 Asian .......| 3.18 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 2.25 | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 0.03 American | | | | | | | | | | | | Indian ....| 4.53 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 3.37 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 1.73 | 0.12 | 0.06 | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic\1\ .| 2.72 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 1.55 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.10 Vocational\2\| 8.38 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 6.78 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 3.14 | 0.19 | 0.21 Both\3\ .....| 6.48 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 5.30 | 0.45 | 1.61 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 2.04 | 0.28 | 0.08 Neither\4\ ..| 5.92 | 2.22 | 1.18 | 2.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.59 | 0.16 | 0.48 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|====== 1994 graduates ..| 3.87 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 2.65 | 0.24 | 0.89 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.22 | 0.15 |______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ Male ..........| 4.07 | 0.74 | 0.35 | 2.99 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 1.25 | 0.28 | 0.16 Female ........| 3.69 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 2.33 | 0.11 | 1.10 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | | | | | | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | White .......| 3.87 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 2.66 | 0.28 | 0.88 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.72 | 0.22 | 0.15 Black .......| 4.24 | 0.77 | 0.62 | 2.84 | 0.13 | 1.02 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 0.21 | 0.19 Hispanic ....| 3.70 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 2.55 | 0.13 | 0.94 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.20 | 0.16 Asian .......| 2.88 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 1.96 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.50 | 0.28 | 0.05 American | | | | | | | | | | | | Indian ....| 4.06 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 2.63 | 0.36 | 0.92 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.57 | 0.26 | 0.19 | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | Academic\1\ .| 2.56 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 1.48 | 0.08 | 0.65 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.04 Vocational\2\| 8.33 | 1.01 | 0.70 | 6.62 | 0.80 | 1.44 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.55 | 2.46 | 0.25 | 0.59 Both\3\ .....| 6.49 | 0.72 | 0.50 | 5.28 | 0.63 | 1.54 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.42 | 1.50 | 0.26 | 0.34 Neither\4\ ..| 4.54 | 1.35 | 0.94 | 2.25 | 0.18 | 0.73 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.18 _________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______ |
\1\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.
\2\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. \3\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. \4\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. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study," "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey, and the "1994 High School Transcript Study." (This table was prepared June 1997.) |