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Table S-21-1. Standard errors for the percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in 2- or 4-year colleges the October immediately following high school completion, by family income: 1972–2007

      Low           Gap between High and
Year Total   Annual Moving
average
  Middle   High   Low Middle
1972 1.31   3.45 2.35   1.75   2.19   3.21 2.80
1973 1.29   3.18 2.35   1.70   2.13   3.18 2.73
1974 1.28        
1975 1.26   3.59 2.74   1.69   2.09   3.45 2.69
1976 1.31   4.20 2.17   1.76   2.06   2.99 2.71
                       
1977 1.29   3.54 2.22   1.76   2.01   2.99 2.67
1978 1.28   3.74 2.13   1.74   2.05   2.96 2.69
1979 1.28   3.78 2.11   1.74   2.04   2.94 2.68
1980 1.30   3.47 2.14   1.78   2.08   2.98 2.73
1981 1.30   3.90 2.11   1.75   2.09   2.97 2.72
                       
1982 1.36   3.81 2.29   1.81   2.13   3.13 2.79
1983 1.39   4.02 2.20   1.88   2.17   3.09 2.87
1984 1.37   3.62 2.26   1.89   2.09   3.08 2.82
1985 1.45   4.14 2.18   2.02   2.16   3.07 2.96
1986 1.43   3.59 2.23   1.97   2.28   3.19 3.01
                       
1987 1.46   3.88 2.21   2.07   2.16   3.09 2.99
1988 1.57   4.39 2.54   2.14   2.52   3.58 3.30
1989 1.64   4.56 2.66   2.28   2.61   3.73 3.47
1990 1.60   4.76 2.63   2.14   2.54   3.65 3.32
1991 1.62   4.50 2.62   2.25   2.39   3.55 3.28
                       
1992 1.58   4.37 2.60   2.18   2.35   3.50 3.20
1993 1.59   4.56 2.55   2.15   2.46   3.54 3.26
1994 1.43   3.96 2.27   1.94   2.22   3.17 2.95
1995 1.41   3.56 2.16   2.00   1.86   2.85 2.73
1996 1.42   3.78 2.18   1.95   2.27   3.15 3.00
                       
1997 1.38   3.66 2.14   1.97   1.98   2.91 2.79
1998 1.38   3.62 2.11   1.89   2.21   3.05 2.91
1999 1.38   3.66 2.11   1.90   2.22   3.06 2.92
2000 1.41   3.67 2.14   1.97   2.22   3.09 2.97
2001 1.41   3.61 2.07   1.97   2.08   2.93 2.86
                       
2002 1.31   3.60 2.14   1.78   2.11   3.00 2.76
2003 1.35   3.83 2.19   1.87   2.02   2.98 2.76
2004 1.31   3.95 2.24   1.79   1.98   2.99 2.67
2005 1.31   3.86 2.26   1.81   1.98   3.00 2.68
2006 1.33   3.92 2.18   1.82   2.01   2.97 2.71
2007 1.26   3.57 2.65   1.73   2.01   3.32 2.65
† Not applicable.    
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 1972–2007.
 
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