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Table C- Percentage of 1999–2000 undergraduates with various risk factors, and the average number of risk factors
 
   Any
risk
factors		  Delayed
enroll-
ment		  Part-
time
attend-
ance		  Finan-
cially
inde-
pendent		  Have
depend-
ents or
children		  Single
parent		  No
high
school
diploma		  Work
full
time
while
enrolled		  Average
number
of risk
factors		  
 
 
  Total 75.0  45.5  49.1  50.9  26.9  13.3  7.8  37.8  2.2  
     
 Gender 
  Male 74.8  46.4  48.3  47.5  21.5  9.1  7.5  40.7  2.1  
  Female 75.2  44.8  49.8  53.5  31.0  16.5  8.1  35.7  2.3  
     
 Race/ethnicity 
  White, non-Hispanic 72.7  42.8  48.7  48.3  23.7  10.0  6.1  37.2  2.0  
  Black, non-Hispanic 81.5  53.1  49.3  62.4  42.8  28.9  9.7  42.8  2.7  
  Hispanic* 81.4  50.9  52.2  54.3  32.4  17.3  12.3  41.4  2.4  
  Asian 73.5  49.7  45.6  47.7  18.5  9.7  14.1  24.9  1.9  
  American Indian/Alaska Native 83.9  57.9  56.6  65.9  37.5  21.1  13.2  46.7  2.8  
  Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 79.1  53.4  53.4  48.2  20.1  9.6  11.4  30.7  2.1  
  Other 71.5  35.2  45.6  43.5  18.4  8.0  8.0  34.4  1.9  
     
 Age 
  18 or younger 40.8  9.6  26.3  6.9  5.6  5.2  5.3  16.1  0.7  
  19-23 years 59.4  31.2  34.0  15.6  11.1  8.8  4.4  24.2  1.2  
  24-29 years 100.0  62.5  61.6  100.0  35.4  19.4  10.1  52.1  3.2  
  30-39 years 100.0  72.9  73.1  100.0  61.0  23.0  14.4  60.8  3.8  
  40 years or older 100.0  74.7  82.0  100.0  55.0  17.4  12.9  62.7  3.8  
     
 Respondent has dependents 
  None 65.9  37.5  42.8  32.8  0.0  0.0  5.8  30.5  1.4  
  One or more 100.0  67.6  66.3  100.0  100.0  49.4  13.4  57.0  4.3  
     
 Single parent 
  No 71.2  42.1  47.6  43.4  15.7  0.0  6.6  35.7  1.8  
  Yes 100.0  68.0  59.2  100.0  100.0  100.0  15.9  54.2  4.7  
     
 Disability or difficulty status 
  No disability reported 71.5  35.6  47.1  47.8  26.7  11.3  6.4  39.7  2.1  
  Some disability reported 82.9  47.1  51.7  63.3  34.8  16.6  12.1  33.8  2.6  
 
*Priority was given to Hispanic ethnicity regardless of race chosen.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999–2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000).

 
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