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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 12b: Enrollment in public and private non-university higher education, by age group, enrollment status, and state: 1991

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                     Ages 18-21          Ages  22-29        Total ages 18-29* 
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State          Full-time Part-time   Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
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Alabama            9.2        2.9        1.7       2.0        4.2         2.3
Alaska             0.0        0.0        0.0       0.0        0.0         0.0
Arizona            9.9        9.1        1.7       6.5        4.4         7.4
Arkansas           3.4        1.3        0.8       0.9        1.6         1.1
California        10.5       15.5        1.7       4.7        4.7         8.3
                                                                            
Colorado           4.7        4.2        1.2       3.3        2.4         3.6
Connecticut        3.8        3.2        0.6       2.4        1.7         2.7
Delaware           5.4        3.6        1.2       2.7        2.6         3.0
District of 
 Columbia          0.0        0.0        0.0       0.0        0.0         0.0
Florida            9.9        8.0        1.5       4.3        4.3         5.6
Georgia            4.2        2.0        0.7       1.2        1.8         1.5
Hawaii             5.4        8.6        1.6       2.7        2.9         4.6
Idaho             13.8        1.2        1.6       0.6        5.7         0.8
Illinois          10.1       10.0        1.8       3.0        4.5         5.3
Indiana            2.5        0.9        0.6       0.9        1.2         0.9
Iowa              10.7        2.7        2.0       2.0        4.9          2.2
Kansas             9.7        4.5        1.3       3.3        4.1          3.7
Kentucky           5.2        2.2        0.9       1.9        2.4          2.0
Louisiana          1.3        1.9        0.3       1.2        0.6          1.4
Maine              2.3        0.6        0.5       0.7        1.1          0.7
Maryland           8.2        5.8        1.0       4.0        3.4          4.6
Massachusetts      5.3        2.0        0.9       2.2        2.3          2.1
Michigan           2.1        1.8        0.4       1.3        1.0          1.5
Minnesota          7.6        2.5        1.3       2.0        3.4          2.2
Mississippi       12.9        1.8        2.3       1.7        5.9          1.7
Missouri           5.8        3.4        0.8       2.5        2.5          2.8
Montana            2.6        0.8        0.9       0.5        1.5          0.6
Nebraska           6.1       11.1        1.2       2.4        2.8          5.3
Nevada             3.2        8.1        0.7       4.8        1.5          5.9
New Hampshire      3.0        0.9        0.7       1.0        1.4          0.9
New Jersey         7.8        3.9        1.0       2.8        3.3          3.1
New Mexico         6.0        4.9        2.0       3.9        3.4          4.2
New York           6.6        1.9        0.9       1.4        2.8          1.6
North Carolina     7.6        4.0        1.7       3.0        3.7          3.4
North Dakota       8.9        0.7        1.5       0.7        4.0          0.7
Ohio               4.2        2.5        1.1       2.0        2.1          2.2
Oklahoma          15.5        2.1        1.4       2.1        6.1          2.1
Oregon             8.8        6.0        2.1       4.0        4.4          4.7
Pennsylvania       4.5        2.3        0.7       1.6        1.9          1.9
Rhode Island       5.0        2.8        1.0       3.0        2.3          2.9
South Carolina     6.9        3.1        1.5       1.8        3.3          2.2
South Dakota       0.3        0.1        0.0       0.1        0.1          0.1
Tennessee          6.1        2.2        1.2       2.2        2.9          2.2
Texas              7.5        5.6        1.3       3.6        3.4          4.3
Utah               7.5        3.9        2.1       2.5        3.9          2.9
Vermont            1.7        1.2        0.3       1.6        0.8          1.4
Virginia           5.6        4.3        1.0       3.5        2.5          3.7
Washington        10.6        5.8        2.4       3.9        5.1          4.5
West Virginia      2.7        0.7        0.4       0.6        1.2          0.6
Wisconsin          5.2        4.6        1.5       2.9        2.7          3.5
Wyoming           18.3       18.0        3.4       3.2        8.4          8.1
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*Weighted average of the age groups 18-21 and 22-29.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall Enrollment, 1991. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing.



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