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Table SSA-9
Standard errors for the percentage distribution of undergraduates, by control and type of institution and student characteristics: 2003–04

    4-year institution
Characteristic Community
college
Public Private not-
for-profit

Sex      
  Male 0.55 0.52 1.38
  Female 0.55 0.52 1.38
Race/ethnicity      
  White 1.48 1.02 1.91
  Black 1.04 0.99 1.67
  Hispanic 0.79 0.34 0.80
  Asian 0.36 0.30 0.29
  American Indian/Alaska Native 0.14 0.27 0.08
  Pacific Islander 0.10 0.07 0.05
  More than one race 0.14 0.15 0.19
  Other 0.10 0.10 0.13
Age      
  18 or younger 0.53 0.24 0.44
  19–23 0.55 0.72 1.50
  24–29 0.49 0.50 0.68
  30–39 0.41 0.39 0.71
  40 or older 0.50 0.28 0.95
  Median 0.38 # #
  Average 0.18 0.11 0.33
Marital status      
  Not married 0.69 0.67 1.23
  Married 0.68 0.63 1.11
  Separated 0.16 0.15 0.23
Single parent 0.54 0.28 0.73
Parents’ highest level of education      
  High school or less 0.76 0.53 0.94
  Some postsecondary education 0.50 0.32 0.56
  Bachelor’s degree or higher 0.66 0.49 0.95
Dependency and income      
  Dependent students 0.89 0.92 1.78
    Less than $20,000 0.24 0.27 0.27
    $20,000–39,999 0.22 0.28 0.40
    $40,000–59,999 0.27 0.28 0.41
    $60,000–79,999 0.26 0.28 0.46
    $80,000–99,999 0.23 0.31 0.49
    $100,000 or more 0.41 0.48 0.61
  Independent students 0.89 0.92 1.78
    Less than $10,000 0.38 0.32 0.35
    $10,000–19,999 0.38 0.28 0.41
    $20,000–29,999 0.31 0.30 0.61
    $30,000–49,999 0.43 0.31 0.50
    $50,000 or more 0.46 0.40 0.90

# Rounds to zero.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04).

 
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