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| Table 219.69. | High school completion rate of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (status completion rate), by English speaking ability and race/ethnicity: 2003, 2005, and 2013 |
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| Year and race/ethnicity | All 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school or lower level of education | Spoke a language other than English at home and spoke English less than very well |
Spoke English at home or spoke English very well |
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| Population (in thousands) | Status completion rate3 | Population (in thousands) | Status completion rate3 | Population (in thousands) | Status completion rate3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total1 | Status completers2 | Total1 | Status completers2 | Total1 | Status completers2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 23,763 | (55.5) | 19,648 | (50.9) | 82.7 | (0.09) | 2,116 | (16.5) | 1,074 | (12.0) | 50.8 | (0.41) | 21,647 | (53.0) | 18,574 | (49.4) | 85.8 | (0.09) | |||||||||
| White | 14,594 | (109.2) | 12,890 | (103.1) | 88.3 | (0.25) | 241 | (14.0) | 187 | (12.5) | 77.8 | (2.52) | 14,353 | (108.3) | 12,702 | (102.4) | 88.5 | (0.25) | |||||||||
| Black | 3,071 | (49.6) | 2,418 | (44.5) | 78.7 | (0.70) | 54 | (6.6) | 45 | (6.1) | 82.9 | (4.81) | 3,017 | (49.2) | 2,373 | (44.1) | 78.7 | (0.70) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 4,454 | (68.4) | 2,879 | (56.3) | 64.7 | (0.78) | 1,571 | (40.7) | 628 | (26.7) | 40.0 | (1.35) | 2,883 | (55.0) | 2,252 | (49.3) | 78.1 | (0.84) | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,001 | (34.1) | 934 | (33.1) | 93.2 | (0.90) | 220 | (16.3) | 193 | (15.3) | 87.7 | (2.51) | 782 | (29.8) | 741 | (29.1) | 94.8 | (0.90) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 48 | (7.3) | 39 | (6.6) | 80.6 | (6.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 44 | (6.9) | 37 | (6.4) | 83.2 | (6.36) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 163 | (13.7) | 126 | (12.2) | 77.3 | (3.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 67.1 | ! | (23.47) | 158 | (13.5) | 122 | (12.0) | 77.7 | (3.75) | ||||||||
| Some other race4 | 67 | (8.6) | 55 | (7.9) | 82.3 | (5.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 68.4 | (14.31) | 53 | (7.7) | 46 | (7.2) | 85.9 | (5.40) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 365 | (17.1) | 307 | (15.8) | 84.1 | (1.80) | 7 | ! | (2.4) | 6 | ! | (2.3) | 87.9 | (11.53) | 358 | (16.9) | 301 | (15.6) | 84.0 | (1.82) | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 23,654 | (52.3) | 20,280 | (52.1) | 85.7 | (0.14) | 1,942 | (20.4) | 1,068 | (14.4) | 55.0 | (0.61) | 21,712 | (47.8) | 19,212 | (48.9) | 88.5 | (0.12) | |||||||||
| White | 14,540 | (42.6) | 13,165 | (40.8) | 90.5 | (0.12) | 210 | (6.9) | 178 | (6.0) | 84.6 | (1.06) | 14,330 | (43.4) | 12,987 | (41.2) | 90.6 | (0.12) | |||||||||
| Black | 3,119 | (21.1) | 2,594 | (19.5) | 83.2 | (0.31) | 66 | (4.7) | 53 | (3.7) | 80.0 | (2.41) | 3,053 | (22.3) | 2,541 | (20.3) | 83.2 | (0.32) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 4,323 | (22.1) | 2,995 | (23.9) | 69.3 | (0.43) | 1,448 | (19.1) | 647 | (11.2) | 44.7 | (0.68) | 2,875 | (23.4) | 2,348 | (22.8) | 81.7 | (0.40) | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,004 | (11.4) | 955 | (10.7) | 95.1 | (0.28) | 189 | (7.2) | 170 | (7.0) | 89.9 | (0.81) | 815 | (11.7) | 785 | (10.8) | 96.3 | (0.31) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 40 | (2.9) | 35 | (2.5) | 87.7 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 57.8 | (12.48) | 37 | (2.7) | 33 | (2.5) | 90.3 | (2.29) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 184 | (5.5) | 146 | (5.3) | 79.0 | (1.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 73.8 | (11.58) | 181 | (5.4) | 143 | (5.2) | 79.1 | (1.19) | |||||||||
| Some other race4 | 78 | (4.1) | 64 | (3.8) | 82.6 | (2.61) | 18 | (3.0) | 12 | (2.4) | 67.1 | (6.89) | 60 | (3.5) | 52 | (3.3) | 87.2 | (2.51) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 366 | (7.2) | 326 | (6.8) | 88.9 | (0.64) | 4 | (0.7) | 4 | (0.7) | 86.0 | (5.10) | 362 | (7.4) | 322 | (6.9) | 89.0 | (0.64) | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 28,847 | (44.3) | 26,311 | (41.2) | 91.2 | (0.08) | 1,488 | (16.9) | 1,052 | (15.1) | 70.7 | (0.63) | 27,359 | (40.0) | 25,259 | (38.1) | 92.3 | (0.07) | |||||||||
| White | 16,161 | (21.3) | 15,211 | (21.4) | 94.1 | (0.07) | 156 | (6.0) | 134 | (5.3) | 85.5 | (1.35) | 16,005 | (21.7) | 15,078 | (21.8) | 94.2 | (0.07) | |||||||||
| Black | 4,173 | (19.1) | 3,678 | (19.8) | 88.1 | (0.26) | 57 | (3.1) | 48 | (3.3) | 83.3 | (2.39) | 4,116 | (18.9) | 3,630 | (19.4) | 88.2 | (0.26) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,913 | (21.7) | 4,965 | (22.0) | 84.0 | (0.26) | 931 | (14.6) | 554 | (10.9) | 59.5 | (0.83) | 4,982 | (19.9) | 4,411 | (20.4) | 88.5 | (0.23) | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,467 | (11.6) | 1,426 | (11.8) | 97.2 | (0.21) | 312 | (7.0) | 290 | (6.9) | 93.0 | (0.66) | 1,155 | (11.1) | 1,136 | (11.0) | 98.3 | (0.15) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 53 | (3.1) | 49 | (3.0) | 94.2 | (1.36) | 4 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 74.3 | (10.23) | 49 | (3.0) | 47 | (2.9) | 95.6 | (1.14) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 211 | (5.1) | 176 | (4.8) | 83.2 | (1.08) | 3 | (0.5) | 2 | (0.5) | 83.7 | (6.68) | 209 | (5.0) | 174 | (4.8) | 83.2 | (1.07) | |||||||||
| Some other race4 | 67 | (3.4) | 63 | (3.3) | 93.0 | (1.54) | 5 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 85.1 | (6.66) | 63 | (3.2) | 59 | (3.1) | 93.6 | (1.63) | |||||||||
| Two or more races | 802 | (12.3) | 744 | (12.0) | 92.8 | (0.40) | 21 | (2.0) | 18 | (2.0) | 87.9 | (2.87) | 781 | (12.0) | 726 | (11.7) | 92.9 | (0.41) | |||||||||
| †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 Population of 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 Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data are based on sample surveys of persons living in households, noninstitutionalized group quarters (such as college or military housing), and institutionalized group quarters (such as correctional or nursing facilities). Status completion rates in this table may differ from those in tables based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) because of differences in survey design and target populations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2003, 2005, and 2013. (This table was prepared August 2015.) |
