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Table 219.67. Among 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school, number and percentage who are high school completers (status completers), and percentage distribution, by selected characteristics: 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school
or lower level of education
Number (in thousands) Status
completion
rate3
Percentage distribution
Total
population1
Status
completers2
Of total
population1
Of status
completers2
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total 28,532   (212.2) 26,257   (209.3) 92.0   (0.35) 100.0   (†) 100.0   (†)
Sex                              
Male 14,234   (133.4) 13,017   (138.2) 91.4   (0.47) 49.9   (0.19) 49.6   (0.25)
Female 14,298   (101.5) 13,240   (104.8) 92.6   (0.45) 50.1   (0.19) 50.4   (0.25)
                               
Race/ethnicity                              
White 16,010   (178.4) 15,094   (176.1) 94.3   (0.38) 56.1   (0.33) 57.5   (0.39)
Black 3,975   (58.8) 3,638   (72.6) 91.5   (1.13) 13.9   (0.20) 13.9   (0.27)
Hispanic 6,007   (65.2) 5,104   (78.5) 85.0   (0.98) 21.1   (0.29) 19.4   (0.34)
Asian 1,490   (54.2) 1,435   (59.2) 96.3   (1.27) 5.2   (0.17) 5.5   (0.20)
Pacific Islander 127   (34.3) 126   (34.3) 99.3   (0.79) 0.4   (0.12) 0.5   (0.13)
American Indian/Alaska Native 198   (29.9) 181   (29.8) 91.7   (2.97) 0.7   (0.10) 0.7   (0.11)
Two or more races 725   (45.9) 679   (45.2) 93.6   (1.83) 2.5   (0.16) 2.6   (0.17)
                               
Race/ethnicity by sex                              
Male                              
White 7,988   (126.9) 7,495   (125.0) 93.8   (0.48) 56.1   (0.50) 57.6   (0.57)
Black 1,928   (40.5) 1,742   (45.0) 90.3   (1.41) 13.5   (0.24) 13.4   (0.30)
Hispanic 3,054   (60.2) 2,560   (67.3) 83.8   (1.35) 21.5   (0.54) 19.7   (0.59)
Asian 762   (32.4) 744   (33.8) 97.6   (1.17) 5.4   (0.21) 5.7   (0.24)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 82   (14.7) 74   (15.7) 90.5   (6.44) 0.6   (0.10) 0.6   (0.12)
Two or more races 352   (27.9) 333   (28.8) 94.7   (2.65) 2.5   (0.20) 2.6   (0.22)
Female                              
White 8,023   (75.2) 7,599   (75.6) 94.7   (0.45) 56.1   (0.37) 57.4   (0.44)
Black 2,047   (44.0) 1,896   (50.4) 92.6   (1.39) 14.3   (0.32) 14.3   (0.38)
Hispanic 2,953   (43.4) 2,544   (52.4) 86.2   (1.30) 20.7   (0.26) 19.2   (0.35)
Asian 728   (34.5) 691   (38.9) 94.9   (1.94) 5.1   (0.22) 5.2   (0.28)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 116   (22.7) 107   (22.4) 92.5   (4.02) 0.8   (0.16) 0.8   (0.17)
Two or more races 373   (33.2) 345   (32.0) 92.5   (2.88) 2.6   (0.23) 2.6   (0.24)
                               
Age                              
18-19 6,737   (79.1) 6,158   (80.9) 91.4   (0.69) 23.6   (0.28) 23.5   (0.32)
20-21 8,372   (163.2) 7,738   (153.2) 92.4   (0.63) 29.3   (0.49) 29.5   (0.50)
22–24 13,423   (168.8) 12,361   (172.2) 92.1   (0.51) 47.0   (0.49) 47.1   (0.52)
                               
Recency of immigration4                              
Born outside the United States                              
Hispanic 1,627   (83.2) 1,188   (72.3) 73.0   (2.36) 5.7   (0.30) 4.5   (0.28)
Non-Hispanic 1,727   (82.2) 1,611   (79.1) 93.3   (1.34) 6.1   (0.28) 6.1   (0.29)
First generation                              
Hispanic 2,503   (88.7) 2,230   (85.3) 89.1   (1.36) 8.8   (0.31) 8.5   (0.33)
Non-Hispanic 1,785   (88.9) 1,701   (85.3) 95.3   (1.22) 6.3   (0.30) 6.5   (0.32)
Second generation or higher                              
Hispanic 1,877   (89.6) 1,685   (78.0) 89.8   (1.46) 6.6   (0.32) 6.4   (0.31)
Non-Hispanic 19,013   (192.4) 17,842   (195.1) 93.8   (0.38) 66.6   (0.37) 68.0   (0.42)
                               
Disability5                              
With a disability 1,068   (67.8) 869   (60.8) 81.3   (2.27) 3.7   (0.24) 3.3   (0.23)
Without a disability 27,464   (213.7) 25,389   (212.1) 92.4   (0.33) 96.3   (0.24) 96.7   (0.23)
                               
Region                              
Northeast 5,369   (158.4) 5,014   (151.5) 93.4   (0.79) 18.8   (0.51) 19.1   (0.54)
Midwest 5,714   (126.2) 5,328   (128.9) 93.2   (0.71) 20.0   (0.45) 20.3   (0.50)
South 10,370   (173.7) 9,462   (172.1) 91.2   (0.60) 36.3   (0.58) 36.0   (0.60)
West 7,079   (160.7) 6,453   (155.0) 91.2   (0.70) 24.8   (0.52) 24.6   (0.55)
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1 Includes all 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education.
2 Status completers are 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education and who also are high school completers--that is, have either a high school diploma or an alternative credential, such as a GED.
3 The status completion rate is the number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are high school completers as a percentage of the total number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education. High school completers include those with a high school diploma, as well as those with an alternative credential, such as a GED.
4 The United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the United States, but one or both of their parents were born outside the United States. Individuals defined as "second generation or higher" were born in the United States, as were both of their parents.
5 Individuals identified as having a disability reported difficulty in at least one of the following: hearing, seeing even when wearing glasses, walking or climbing stairs, dressing or bathing, doing errands alone, concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and other persons not living in households. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and the suppression of cells that do not meet NCES reporting standards.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2013. (This table was prepared February 2015.)

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