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Table 501.30. Number and percentage of persons 16 to 24 years old who were neither enrolled in school nor working, by educational attainment, age group, family poverty status, and race/ethnicity: 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Age group, family poverty status, and race/ethnicity All 16- to 24- year-olds (in thousands) Neither enrolled in school nor working
Number
(in thousands)
Percentage distribution Percent, by educational attainment
Total Less than high school completion High school comple-tion1 Some college, no bachelor's degree2 Bachelor's or higher degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total, 16 to 24 years old 39,013 (22.4) 5,584   (126.2) 100.0   (†) 14.3   (0.32) 11.9   (0.46) 29.7   (0.88) 8.4   (0.41) 9.1   (1.00)
White 21,704 (41.9) 2,618   (88.8) 46.9   (1.04) 12.1   (0.41) 9.8   (0.58) 26.8   (1.20) 7.2   (0.52) 8.0   (1.09)
Black 5,617 (32.4) 1,119   (51.0) 20.0   (0.78) 19.9   (0.90) 15.5   (1.36) 37.0   (1.92) 13.0   (1.26) 9.4   (2.79)
Hispanic 8,207 (6.0) 1,392   (48.3) 24.9   (0.79) 17.0   (0.59) 14.8   (0.89) 30.2   (1.45) 9.1   (0.78) 12.2   (3.12)
Asian 1,984 (23.3) 178   (17.8) 3.2   (0.32) 9.0   (0.90) 5.5   (1.48) 19.0   (3.46) 7.0   (1.24) 12.4   (2.33)
Pacific Islander 155 (19.6)   (†) 0.4   (0.12) 14.9   (3.50)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 352 (46.8) 128   (28.8) 2.3   (0.51) 36.5   (4.48) 33.0   (9.21) 52.1   (5.59) 18.1   (5.36)   (†)
Two or more races 993 (43.8) 125   (17.5) 2.2   (0.32) 12.6   (1.67) 10.0   (2.06) 31.2   (4.85) 6.1 ! (2.01)   (†)
                                               
Family poverty status                                              
Poor3 7,628 (163.2) 2,077   (78.0) 100.0   (†) 27.2   (0.89) 24.6   (1.15) 45.4   (1.99) 15.8   (1.45) 11.4   (3.15)
White 3,113 (108.2) 835   (53.4) 40.2   (1.95) 26.8   (1.47) 28.3   (2.08) 43.6   (3.13) 15.5   (2.05) 11.3 ! (3.78)
Black 1,685 (65.0) 505   (41.4) 24.3   (1.70) 30.0   (2.16) 24.1   (2.47) 46.7   (3.87) 21.3   (3.77)   (†)
Hispanic 2,105 (77.1) 546   (36.6) 26.3   (1.67) 25.9   (1.47) 22.3   (1.94) 43.2   (3.10) 12.8   (2.33)   (†)
Asian 393 (36.3) 57   (12.2) 2.8   (0.57) 14.6   (2.77) 15.8 ! (5.27)   (†) 8.6 ! (3.21)   (†)
Pacific Islander (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 147 (31.3) 81   (16.8) 3.9   (0.78) 55.3   (5.64)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 167 (20.3) 48   (10.0) 2.3   (0.48) 29.1   (4.81)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                               
Nonpoor3 31,385 (164.4) 3,507   (100.4) 100.0   (†) 11.2   (0.32) 8.3   (0.45) 24.6   (0.95) 7.0   (0.38) 8.8   (1.06)
White 18,591 (115.8) 1,783   (74.5) 50.8   (1.20) 9.6   (0.40) 6.9   (0.56) 22.7   (1.27) 6.0   (0.49) 7.6   (1.17)
Black 3,932 (73.4) 615   (36.7) 17.5   (0.92) 15.6   (0.87) 10.4   (1.38) 31.8   (2.22) 10.7   (1.18) 9.8 ! (2.96)
Hispanic 6,102 (78.7) 846   (37.0) 24.1   (0.99) 13.9   (0.57) 11.2   (0.84) 25.5   (1.61) 8.3   (0.78) 10.9   (2.99)
Asian 1,592 (41.2) 121   (14.9) 3.4   (0.42) 7.6   (0.92) 3.1 ! (1.18) 14.0   (3.41) 6.6   (1.38) 12.9   (2.54)
Pacific Islander 138 (19.1)   (†) 0.6 ! (0.17) 14.2   (3.77)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 205 (25.2) 47 ! (16.3) 1.3 ! (0.46) 23.0   (6.44) 26.9 ! (12.55)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 827 (42.9) 76   (13.6) 2.2   (0.39) 9.2   (1.59) 8.1   (2.03) 22.0   (5.06) 4.6 ! (1.76)   (†)
                                               
Total, 16 to 19 years old 16,859 (5.0) 1,445   (55.7) 100.0   (†) 8.6   (0.33) 6.0   (0.33) 26.4   (1.40) 4.7   (0.59)   (†)
White 9,329 (26.2) 729   (39.8) 50.4   (1.97) 7.8   (0.43) 5.7   (0.43) 24.9   (1.93) 3.7   (0.78)   (†)
Black 2,396 (20.5) 252   (22.8) 17.4   (1.41) 10.5   (0.95) 6.6   (0.89) 29.4   (3.25) 9.0   (2.34)   (†)
Hispanic 3,655 (3.5) 359   (26.2) 24.9   (1.60) 9.8   (0.72) 6.9   (0.68) 28.8   (2.61) 6.0   (1.20)   (†)
Asian 774 (21.7)   (†) 2.8   (0.59) 5.2   (1.10) 3.1 ! (1.04) 19.4 ! (5.95)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 145 (26.1)   (†)   (†) 19.2 ! (8.82)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 495 (28.6)   (†) 2.3   (0.57) 6.6   (1.64) 5.6   (1.64)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                               
Poor3 3,051 (79.5) 482   (32.2) 33.4   (1.78) 15.8   (0.93) 11.4   (0.99) 39.6   (3.46) 10.2   (2.45)   (†)
Nonpoor3 13,808 (79.8) 963   (44.6) 66.6   (1.78) 7.0   (0.32) 4.7   (0.31) 22.8   (1.61) 3.9   (0.59)   (†)
                                               
Total, 20 to 24 years old 22,153 (21.6) 4,139   (106.0) 100.0   (†) 18.7   (0.48) 45.5   (1.76) 30.9   (1.00) 9.3   (0.48) 9.2   (1.02)
White 12,375 (35.6) 1,890   (72.4) 45.7   (1.12) 15.3   (0.58) 48.1   (2.83) 27.6   (1.40) 8.1   (0.59) 8.1   (1.11)
Black 3,221 (27.2) 868   (48.7) 21.0   (0.97) 26.9   (1.50) 58.4   (4.68) 39.6   (2.27) 13.7   (1.46) 9.4 ! (2.96)
Hispanic 4,551 (6.3) 1,032   (39.6) 24.9   (0.94) 22.7   (0.87) 37.6   (2.45) 30.7   (1.71) 10.0   (1.01) 12.5   (3.22)
Asian 1,211 (28.7) 138   (16.6) 3.3   (0.40) 11.4   (1.33)   (†) 18.8   (4.32) 8.1   (1.47) 12.2   (2.40)
Pacific Islander 90 (15.8)   (†) 0.5 ! (0.15) 20.9   (5.83)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 207 (26.5) 101   (18.2) 2.4   (0.43) 48.7   (5.60)   (†) 56.8   (8.52)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 498 (29.7) 92   (14.7) 2.2   (0.35) 18.5   (2.76)   (†) 36.2   (5.81) 7.1 ! (2.49)   (†)
                                               
Poor3 4,577 (120.0) 1,594   (69.2) 38.5   (1.35) 34.8   (1.39) 58.8   (2.62) 47.2   (2.20) 16.9   (1.63) 11.4   (3.15)
Nonpoor3 17,577 (121.7) 2,545   (86.0) 61.5   (1.35) 14.5   (0.48) 36.2   (2.43) 25.2   (1.07) 7.8   (0.45) 8.9   (1.09)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential.
2 Includes persons with no college degree as well as those with an associate's degree.
3 Poor is defined to include families with incomes below the poverty threshold. Nonpoor is defined to include families with incomes at or above the poverty threshold. For information about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html.  
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2013, unpublished data. (This table was prepared October 2013.)

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