Table 3. - Status dropout rates and number and distribution of dropouts of 16- through 24-year-olds, by background characteristics: October 2000
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Characteristic
| Status dropout rate (percent) | Number
of status
dropouts
(thousands) | Population
(thousands) | Percent of all
dropouts | Percent of
population |
|
| Total |
10.9 |
3,776 |
34,568 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male |
12.0 |
2,082 |
17,402 |
55.1 |
50.3 |
| Female |
9.9 |
1,694 |
17,166 |
44.9 |
49.7 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
6.9 |
1,564 |
22,574 |
41.4 |
65.3 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
13.1 |
663 |
5,058 |
17.6 |
14.6 |
| Hispanic |
27.8 |
1,456 |
5,237 |
38.6 |
15.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
3.8 |
54 |
1,417 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
| Age | |||||
| 16 |
3.9 |
152 |
3,887 |
4.1 |
11.2 |
| 17 |
7.6 |
307 |
4,023 |
8.1 |
11.6 |
| 18 |
11.6 |
468 |
4,019 |
12.4 |
11.6 |
| 19 |
13.5 |
544 |
4,026 |
14.4 |
11.6 |
| 20 through 24 |
12.4 |
2,304 |
18,613 |
61.0 |
53.8 |
| Recency of immigration | |||||
Born outside the 50 States
and District of Columbia |
| Hispanic |
44.2 |
1,007 |
2,282 |
26.7 |
6.6 |
| Non-Hispanic |
7.4 |
140 |
1,907 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
| First Generation2 | |||||
| Hispanic |
14.6 |
244 |
1,669 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
| Non-Hispanic |
4.6 |
84 |
1,837 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
Second generation
or more3 | |||||
| Hispanic |
15.9 |
205 |
1,286 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
| Non-Hispanic |
8.2 |
2,096 |
25,586 |
55.5 |
74.0 |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast |
8.5 |
504 |
5,945 |
13.3 |
17.2 |
| Midwest |
9.2 |
741 |
8,058 |
19.6 |
23.3 |
| South |
12.9 |
1,597 |
12,337 |
42.3 |
35.7 |
| West |
11.3 |
933 |
8,228 |
24.7 |
23.8 |
1. Due to small sample sizes, American Indians/Alaska Natives are included in the total but are not shown separately.
2. Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, and one or both of their parents were born outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia.
3. Individuals defined as "second generation or more" were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, as were both of their parents.
NOTE: Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, October 2000.
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