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Table 1-A. Event dropout rates and number and distribution of 15- through 24-year-olds who dropped out of grades 10-12, by selected background characteristics: October 2003
Characteristic	Event dropout rate (percent)	Number of event dropouts (thousands)	Population enrolled1 (thousands)	Percent of all dropouts	Percent of population enrolled
Total	4.0	429	10,698	100.0	100.0
Sex
Male	4.2	225	5,382	52.6	50.3
Female	3.8	203	5,317	47.4	49.7
Race/ethnicity2
White, non-Hispanic	3.2	214	6,783	49.9	63.4
Black, non-Hispanic	4.8	73	1,520	17.0	14.2
Hispanic	7.1	116	1,630	27.1	15.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.4	11	460	2.5	4.3
More than one race	6.1	14	233	3.3	2.2
Family income3
Low income	7.5	104	1,378	24.2	12.9
Middle income	4.6	281	6,134	65.5	57.3
High income	1.4	44	3,186	10.2	29.8
Age4
15–16	2.5	78	3,095	18.3	28.9
17	2.9	114	3,902	26.6	36.5
18	4.7	122	2,620	28.4	24.5
19	5.7	42	734	9.8	6.9
20–24	20.8	72	348	16.9	3.2
Region
Northeast	3.6	71	1,995	16.5	18.6
Midwest	3.6	92	2,530	21.5	23.6
South	4.5	163	3,625	38.0	33.9
West	4.0	103	2,548	24.0	23.8
1 This is an estimate of the population of 15- through 24-year-olds enrolled during the previous year in high school based on the number of students still enrolled in the current year and the number of students who either graduated or dropped out the previous year. 2 Beginning in 2003, respondents were able to identify themselves as being "more than one race." The White, non-Hispanic; Black, non-Hispanic; and Asian/Pacific Islander categories consist of individuals who considered themselves to be one race and who did not identify as Hispanic. Non-Hispanics who identified as multiracial are included in the "more than one race" category. The Hispanic category consists of Hispanics of all races and racial combinations. Due to small sample size, American Indians/Alaska Natives are included in the total but are not shown separately. 3 Low income is defined as the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes for 2003; middle income is between 20 and 80 percent of all family incomes; and high income is the top 20 percent of all family incomes. 4 Age when a person dropped out may be 1 year younger, because the dropout event could occur at any time over a 12-month period. NOTE: The event dropout rate indicates percentage of youth ages 15 through 24 who dropped out of grades 10–12 between one October and the next (e.g., October 2002 to October 2003). Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or equivalent credential such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2003.