Postsecondary Education

Characteristics of Postsecondary Students

Table A-37-2. Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2010

Characteristic	Full-time students							Part-time students
		Hours worked per week¹							Hours worked per week¹
	Percent employed²	Less than 20 hours		20–34 hours		35 or more hours		Percent employed²	Less than 20 hours		20–34 hours		35 or more hours
Total	39.8	14.9		17.2		6.6		73.4	10.7		28.3		32.8
Sex
Male	36.7	12.8		16.9		6.2		72.9	8.7		29.3		32.5
Female	42.4	16.7		17.5		7.0		73.8	12.4		27.4		33.1
Race/ethnicity
White	43.6	17.6		18.1		6.8		76.4	11.5		28.4		34.2
Black	33.3	9.3		15.9		6.6		65.9	7.3	!	29.4		29.2
Hispanic	34.9	10.1		17.2		7.2		71.9	10.3		29.7		30.6
Asian	30.5	11.9		13.5		4.5		‡	‡		‡		‡
Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
American Indian/ Alaska Native	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	36.4	16.9		14.8	!	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
Level and control of institution
2-year	40.3	13.8		18.8		7.0		75.0	11.4		29.8		31.9
Public	40.6	14.0		19.1		6.8		74.7	11.6		30.1		31.0
Private	35.5	11.0	!	14.7		9.8	!	‡	‡		‡		‡
4-year	39.6	15.3		16.6		6.5		71.5	9.8		26.4		33.9
Public	40.8	15.2		18.0		6.6		70.4	10.5		26.9		32.1
Private	35.6	15.7		12.2		6.0		78.6	‡		23.4	!	45.6
Student enrollment level
Undergraduate	39.9	15.3		17.5		6.1		72.0	11.1		29.4		29.6
Sex
Male	37.5	13.2		17.3		6.0		72.4	8.7		30.5		30.7
Female	42.1	17.2		17.6		6.2		71.6	13.5		28.4		28.6
Race/ethnicity
White	43.8	17.9		18.5		6.2		74.8	12.1		29.8		30.3
Black	32.5	9.9		14.9		5.9		64.2	7.7	!	30.8		25.7
Hispanic	35.5	10.1		17.8		7.3		71.4	10.5		29.5		30.1
Asian	30.5	13.2		13.6		3.0	!	‡	‡		‡		‡
Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
American Indian/ Alaska Native	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	36.7	16.8		15.2	!	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
Level and control of institution
2-year	40.4	14.0		19.0		6.7		74.3	11.7		30.5		30.2
Public	40.7	14.2		19.2		6.6		74.0	12.0		30.8		29.2
Private	36.0	11.5	!	16.5		‡		‡	‡		‡		‡
4-year	39.7	15.8		16.8		5.9		68.8	10.4		28.0		28.7
Public	40.9	15.4		18.2		6.3		67.7	10.7		28.4		27.5
Private	35.5	17.3		11.8		4.3		77.3	‡		24.6	!	38.8
Graduate	37.7	10.3		14.2		12.6		89.8	‡		15.5	!	69.2

! Interpret with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.

¹Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail may not sum to total percentage employed. Hours worked per week refers to the number of hours the respondent worked at all jobs during the survey week.

² Includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week.

NOTE: College includes both 2- and 4-year institutions. College students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes (or at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if they were taking fewer hours. For more information on classification of postsecondary education institutions, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For more information on race/ethnicity, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the Current Population Survey (CPS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 2010.

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