Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1992

Table 133.

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                 |      |General |Consumer |                  Specific labor market preparation
                 |      | labor  |   and   |_______________________________________________________________________________
     Student     |Total | market |  home-  |      |       |        |         |      |  Occupa-  | Trade  |Technical/|
 characteristics |      |prepara-| making  |Total | Agri- |Business|Marketing|Health|tional home|and in- | communi- |Other
                 |      |  tion  |education|      |culture|        |         |      | economics |dustrial| cations  |
_________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______
        1        |  2   |   3    |    4    |  5   |   6   |   7    |    8    |  9   |    10     |   11   |    12    |  13
_________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______
1982 graduates ..| 4.64 |   1.06 |    0.68 | 2.89 |  0.21 |   1.03 |    0.16 | 0.05 |      0.17 |   1.06 |     0.11 | 0.10
  Male ..........| 4.62 |   1.02 |    0.31 | 3.29 |  0.35 |   0.48 |    0.14 | 0.02 |      0.05 |   1.98 |     0.14 | 0.13
  Female ........| 4.66 |   1.10 |    1.03 | 2.53 |  0.08 |   1.54 |    0.18 | 0.08 |      0.29 |   0.20 |     0.09 | 0.07
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Race/ethnicity |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    White .......| 4.53 |   1.04 |    0.63 | 2.87 |  0.23 |   1.06 |    0.15 | 0.04 |      0.17 |   1.01 |     0.12 | 0.09
    Black .......| 4.82 |   1.08 |    0.92 | 2.82 |  0.10 |   0.97 |    0.22 | 0.12 |      0.23 |   0.97 |     0.11 | 0.10
    Hispanic ....| 5.26 |   1.18 |    0.87 | 3.21 |  0.24 |   0.98 |    0.15 | 0.06 |      0.20 |   1.37 |     0.07 | 0.14
    Asian .......| 3.12 |   0.98 |    0.28 | 1.86 |  0.05 |   0.57 |    0.04 | 0.03 |      0.05 |   0.87 |     0.16 | 0.09
    American     |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
      Indian ....| 5.09 |   1.25 |    0.53 | 3.32 |  0.26 |   0.72 |    0.13 | 0.07 |      0.10 |   1.85 |     0.05 | 0.14
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Academic track |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    Academic\1\ .| 2.87 |   0.93 |    0.59 | 1.36 |  0.06 |   0.58 |    0.07 | 0.03 |      0.07 |   0.37 |     0.11 | 0.07
    Vocational\2\| 8.08 |   1.18 |    0.66 | 6.24 |  0.62 |   1.81 |    0.32 | 0.08 |      0.41 |   2.78 |     0.11 | 0.11
    Both\3\ .....| 6.29 |   0.94 |    0.51 | 4.84 |  0.32 |   1.75 |    0.29 | 0.11 |      0.26 |   1.94 |     0.12 | 0.05
    Neither\4\ ..| 5.79 |   1.76 |    1.47 | 2.56 |  0.16 |   0.99 |    0.19 | 0.05 |      0.19 |   0.52 |     0.10 | 0.36
                 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|======
1987 graduates ..| 4.43 |   0.93 |    0.60 | 2.90 |  0.19 |   0.97 |    0.16 | 0.07 |      0.19 |   0.96 |     0.24 | 0.12
  Male ..........| 4.52 |   0.90 |    0.33 | 3.29 |  0.32 |   0.57 |    0.13 | 0.02 |      0.08 |   1.74 |     0.29 | 0.14
  Female ........| 4.36 |   0.95 |    0.86 | 2.55 |  0.07 |   1.35 |    0.19 | 0.12 |      0.29 |   0.23 |     0.18 | 0.12
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Race/ethnicity |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    White .......| 4.52 |   0.94 |    0.60 | 2.99 |  0.24 |   0.98 |    0.15 | 0.07 |      0.18 |   1.01 |     0.26 | 0.10
    Black .......| 4.47 |   0.98 |    0.73 | 2.77 |  0.09 |   0.99 |    0.17 | 0.12 |      0.26 |   0.75 |     0.16 | 0.23
    Hispanic ....| 4.27 |   0.97 |    0.60 | 2.70 |  0.06 |   0.98 |    0.16 | 0.08 |      0.17 |   0.97 |     0.13 | 0.15
    Asian .......| 2.92 |   0.69 |    0.34 | 1.88 |  0.01 |   0.65 |    0.16 | 0.11 |      0.08 |   0.44 |     0.31 | 0.12
    American     |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
      Indian ....| 4.70 |   0.87 |    0.64 | 3.19 |  0.19 |   1.09 |    0.08 | 0.09 |      0.09 |   1.30 |     0.21 | 0.14
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Academic track |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    Academic\1\ .| 2.96 |   0.84 |    0.57 | 1.54 |  0.05 |   0.61 |    0.08 | 0.04 |      0.07 |   0.35 |     0.25 | 0.09
    Vocational\2\| 8.35 |   1.09 |    0.67 | 6.59 |  0.66 |   1.61 |    0.35 | 0.19 |      0.57 |   2.88 |     0.20 | 0.13
    Both\3\ .....| 6.54 |   0.98 |    0.52 | 5.04 |  0.40 |   1.74 |    0.30 | 0.13 |      0.33 |   1.85 |     0.24 | 0.05
    Neither\4\ ..| 5.56 |   1.42 |    1.24 | 2.90 |  0.14 |   0.78 |    0.23 | 0.06 |      0.27 |   0.64 |     0.11 | 0.67
                 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|======
1990 graduates ..| 4.10 |   0.83 |    0.57 | 2.70 |  0.20 |   0.90 |    0.16 | 0.04 |      0.17 |   0.87 |     0.22 | 0.14
  Male ..........| 4.23 |   0.78 |    0.33 | 3.12 |  0.31 |   0.58 |    0.14 | 0.02 |      0.06 |   1.58 |     0.27 | 0.16
  Female ........| 3.98 |   0.87 |    0.79 | 2.32 |  0.09 |   1.19 |    0.18 | 0.06 |      0.27 |   0.22 |     0.18 | 0.13
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Race/ethnicity |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    White .......| 4.13 |   0.80 |    0.55 | 2.78 |  0.24 |   0.88 |    0.16 | 0.04 |      0.15 |   0.94 |     0.22 | 0.15
    Black .......| 4.36 |   0.96 |    0.79 | 2.62 |  0.06 |   1.08 |    0.18 | 0.04 |      0.27 |   0.64 |     0.23 | 0.12
    Hispanic ....| 4.00 |   0.85 |    0.54 | 2.61 |  0.15 |   0.96 |    0.19 | 0.02 |      0.27 |   0.75 |     0.17 | 0.10
    Asian .......| 2.89 |   0.73 |    0.32 | 1.85 |  0.04 |   0.66 |    0.05 | 0.01 |      0.05 |   0.73 |     0.26 | 0.05
    American     |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
      Indian ....| 4.43 |   0.84 |    0.72 | 2.87 |  0.36 |   0.96 |    0.15 |  --- |      0.08 |   0.95 |     0.16 | 0.21
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Academic track |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    Academic\1\ .| 2.84 |   0.77 |    0.56 | 1.51 |  0.06 |   0.61 |    0.08 | 0.02 |      0.07 |   0.34 |     0.23 | 0.10
    Vocational\2\| 9.17 |   1.12 |    0.65 | 7.40 |  0.96 |   1.44 |    0.33 | 0.11 |      0.51 |   3.54 |     0.14 | 0.37
    Both\3\ .....| 6.64 |   0.83 |    0.52 | 5.30 |  0.46 |   1.71 |    0.38 | 0.10 |      0.40 |   1.93 |     0.22 | 0.10
    Neither\4\ ..| 6.58 |   2.01 |    1.31 | 3.25 |  0.25 |   0.84 |    0.18 | 0.08 |      0.19 |   0.70 |     0.14 | 0.87
                 |======|========|=========|======|=======|========|=========|======|===========|========|==========|======
1992 graduates ..| 3.76 |   0.69 |    0.54 | 2.53 |  0.19 |   0.85 |    0.13 | 0.06 |      0.18 |   0.79 |     0.22 | 0.11
  Male ..........| 3.91 |   0.69 |    0.36 | 2.86 |  0.30 |   0.59 |    0.13 | 0.02 |      0.07 |   1.36 |     0.26 | 0.13
  Female ........| 3.57 |   0.68 |    0.70 | 2.19 |  0.08 |   1.10 |    0.13 | 0.10 |      0.28 |   0.23 |     0.19 | 0.09
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Race/ethnicity |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    White .......| 3.73 |   0.67 |    0.53 | 2.52 |  0.22 |   0.84 |    0.13 | 0.05 |      0.15 |   0.80 |     0.22 | 0.11
    Black .......| 3.92 |   0.74 |    0.68 | 2.52 |  0.12 |   0.93 |    0.14 | 0.08 |      0.35 |   0.61 |     0.20 | 0.09
    Hispanic ....| 3.79 |   0.74 |    0.46 | 2.59 |  0.09 |   0.92 |    0.13 | 0.09 |      0.21 |   0.71 |     0.26 | 0.18
    Asian .......| 3.18 |   0.56 |    0.36 | 2.25 |  0.03 |   0.85 |    0.07 | 0.07 |      0.06 |   0.88 |     0.26 | 0.03
    American     |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
      Indian ....| 4.53 |   0.66 |    0.50 | 3.37 |  0.20 |   0.75 |    0.10 | 0.06 |      0.35 |   1.73 |     0.12 | 0.06
                 |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
  Academic track |      |        |         |      |       |        |         |      |           |        |          |
    Academic\1\ .| 2.72 |   0.63 |    0.54 | 1.55 |  0.07 |   0.63 |    0.08 | 0.03 |      0.09 |   0.33 |     0.21 | 0.10
    Vocational\2\| 8.38 |   1.00 |    0.61 | 6.78 |  1.01 |   1.17 |    0.25 | 0.15 |      0.65 |   3.14 |     0.19 | 0.21
    Both\3\ .....| 6.48 |   0.70 |    0.47 | 5.30 |  0.45 |   1.61 |    0.30 | 0.13 |      0.43 |   2.04 |     0.28 | 0.08
    Neither\4\ ..| 5.92 |   2.22 |    1.18 | 2.53 |  0.51 |   0.50 |    0.10 | 0.07 |      0.11 |   0.59 |     0.16 | 0.48
_________________|______|________|_________|______|_______|________|_________|______|___________|________|__________|______

\1\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses, but less than 3 Carnegie units in any specific labor market preparation field.
\2\Includes students who complete at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field, but less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses.
\3\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field.
\4\Includes students who complete less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and less than 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field.

NOTE.--The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study" and the "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey. (This table was prepared August 1994.)

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