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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: 2014
[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 completion1 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 38,950   (26.3) 5,497   (133.4) 100.0   (†) 14.1   (0.34) 10.9   (0.50) 28.7   (0.90) 8.9   (0.51) 8.9   (1.10)
White 21,642   (53.7) 2,586   (98.6) 47.0   (1.26) 12.0   (0.45) 8.3   (0.59) 26.9   (1.35) 7.9   (0.62) 7.0   (1.12)
Black 5,507   (38.8) 1,163   (62.9) 21.2   (1.06) 21.1   (1.14) 16.6   (1.62) 34.5   (2.38) 15.4   (1.88) 11.3 ! (4.20)
Hispanic 8,309   (9.5) 1,333   (61.4) 24.2   (1.00) 16.0   (0.74) 14.3   (1.14) 28.0   (1.59) 9.3   (1.04) 10.1   (2.97)
Asian 1,984   (37.4) 180   (24.8) 3.3   (0.44) 9.1   (1.25) 5.2   (1.40) 20.4   (4.39) 4.9   (1.42) 18.4   (5.08)
Pacific Islander 126   (25.0)   (†) 0.2 ! (0.05) 6.9 ! (2.65)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 391   (65.0) 115   (27.3) 2.1   (0.49) 29.5   (4.40) 19.7   (5.33) 49.4   (6.95) 16.8 ! (7.44)   (†)
Two or more races 991   (48.5) 111   (17.1) 2.0   (0.31) 11.2   (1.73) 6.5 ! (2.17) 31.9   (5.46)   (†)   (†)
                                                 
Family poverty status                                                
Poor3 7,170   (170.8) 1,959   (88.5) 100.0   (†) 27.3   (1.07) 22.3   (1.60) 49.4   (2.05) 17.0   (1.70) 14.6   (3.55)
White 3,075   (133.6) 728   (55.1) 37.2   (2.17) 23.7   (1.61) 21.4   (3.16) 45.5   (3.41) 14.5   (2.37) 11.6 ! (4.06)
Black 1,758   (90.6) 615   (55.1) 31.4   (2.33) 35.0   (2.34) 27.9   (3.29) 49.5   (3.93) 28.3   (4.46)   (†)
Hispanic 1,768   (73.7) 481   (36.0) 24.6   (1.65) 27.2   (1.78) 21.0   (2.73) 50.5   (3.90) 15.0   (3.09)   (†)
Asian 313   (38.7)   (†) 2.4   (0.70) 15.1   (4.11)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 105 ! (32.9)   (†) 2.7 ! (0.85) 49.7   (7.65) 20.9 ! (9.80)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 142   (21.2)   (†) 1.7   (0.48) 22.9   (5.63)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                                 
Nonpoor3 31,780   (173.5) 3,538   (114.8) 100.0   (†) 11.1   (0.35) 8.1   (0.48) 23.2   (0.90) 7.3   (0.54) 8.0   (1.08)
White 18,567   (139.7) 1,858   (86.8) 52.5   (1.62) 10.0   (0.45) 6.5   (0.54) 23.3   (1.31) 6.7   (0.67) 6.4   (1.08)
Black 3,750   (97.3) 548   (48.7) 15.5   (1.29) 14.6   (1.22) 10.0   (1.76) 25.9   (2.61) 11.3   (1.97) 8.6 ! (3.72)
Hispanic 6,540   (73.9) 852   (51.1) 24.1   (1.30) 13.0   (0.77) 11.9   (1.17) 21.8   (1.65) 8.3   (1.04) 8.0 ! (2.87)
Asian 1,671   (53.7) 132   (22.1) 3.7   (0.61) 7.9   (1.26) 4.4 ! (1.41) 13.7 ! (4.32) 4.2 ! (1.41) 22.9   (6.19)
Pacific Islander 117   (25.0)   (†) 0.2 ! (0.07) 5.2 ! (2.32)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 286   (41.5) 63   (16.0) 1.8   (0.45) 22.1   (4.67) 18.8 ! (8.23) 36.8   (8.70)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 849   (48.3) 78   (15.0) 2.2   (0.41) 9.2   (1.78) 6.7 ! (2.41) 25.3   (5.29)   (†)   (†)
                                                 
Total, 16 to 19 years old 16,679   (7.3) 1,314   (59.9) 100.0   (†) 7.9   (0.36) 5.6   (0.34) 22.5   (1.45) 5.6   (0.99)   (†)
White 9,197   (30.1) 630   (41.0) 47.9   (2.28) 6.8   (0.45) 4.7   (0.41) 19.6   (1.89) 6.6   (1.40)   (†)
Black 2,304   (23.5) 220   (26.7) 16.8   (1.87) 9.6   (1.14) 7.5   (1.03) 23.9   (4.41) 4.2 ! (1.92)   (†)
Hispanic 3,657   (3.1) 371   (32.6) 28.2   (2.06) 10.1   (0.89) 7.5   (0.89) 28.0   (3.03) 5.8   (1.72)   (†)
Asian 800   (32.7)   (†) 1.9 ! (0.57) 3.1   (0.91) 2.7 ! (1.18) 10.7 ! (4.45)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 62   (14.3)   (†) 0.4 ! (0.19) 8.3 ! (3.94)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 157   (33.1)   (†)   (†) 17.3 ! (6.14) 12.2 ! (5.11)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 502   (34.0)   (†) 2.7   (0.74) 7.1   (1.92) 3.5 ! (1.44) 27.8 ! (8.78)   (†)   (†)
                                                 
Poor3 2,752   (88.8) 439   (39.0) 33.4   (2.32) 15.9   (1.34) 11.3   (1.25) 37.4   (4.16) 14.7 ! (4.49)   (†)
Nonpoor3 13,927   (90.4) 875   (46.1) 66.6   (2.32) 6.3   (0.33) 4.4   (0.33) 18.8   (1.47) 4.4   (0.82)   (†)
                                                 
Total, 20 to 24 years old 22,271   (26.0) 4,183   (119.6) 100.0   (†) 18.8   (0.54) 45.8   (2.42) 30.9   (1.10) 9.7   (0.59) 9.0   (1.13)
White 12,445   (44.1) 1,956   (90.6) 46.8   (1.45) 15.7   (0.72) 49.9   (4.16) 29.4   (1.74) 8.2   (0.74) 7.1   (1.14)
Black 3,203   (29.1) 943   (53.4) 22.5   (1.21) 29.4   (1.63) 61.6   (4.91) 37.6   (2.75) 17.8   (2.11) 11.9 ! (4.42)
Hispanic 4,652   (8.6) 962   (50.4) 23.0   (1.08) 20.7   (1.09) 36.6   (3.24) 28.0   (1.87) 10.3   (1.25) 10.0   (2.99)
Asian 1,184   (39.9) 155   (24.7) 3.7   (0.57) 13.1   (2.07)   (†) 25.3   (6.26) 6.2   (1.85) 18.8   (5.15)
Pacific Islander 64 ! (19.4)   (†) 0.1 ! (0.04)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 234   (37.8) 88   (17.6) 2.1   (0.42) 37.8   (6.54)   (†) 52.1   (7.83)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 489   (33.2) 75   (13.9) 1.8   (0.33) 15.4   (2.84)   (†) 34.2   (6.30)   (†)   (†)
                                                 
Poor3 4,418   (128.1) 1,521   (75.4) 36.3   (1.59) 34.4   (1.49) 55.3   (3.88) 53.1   (2.20) 17.4   (1.88) 14.6   (3.55)
Nonpoor3 17,853   (130.4) 2,663   (106.6) 63.7   (1.59) 14.9   (0.57) 40.1   (3.01) 24.7   (1.19) 8.0   (0.64) 8.2   (1.10)
†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 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 2014, unpublished data. (This table was prepared February 2015.)

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