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Table 6-B. Status dropout rates and number and distribution of dropouts of 16- through 24-year-olds, by selected background characteristics: October 2002 | |||||
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Characteristic | Status dropout rate (percent) |
Number of status dropouts (thousands) |
Population (thousands) |
Percent of all dropouts |
Percent of population |
Total | 10.5 | 3,721 | 35,495 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 11.8 | 2,108 | 17,893 | 56.7 | 50.4 |
Female | 9.2 | 1,612 | 17,602 | 43.3 | 49.6 |
Race/ethnicity1 | |||||
White, non-Hispanic | 6.5 | 1,457 | 22,358 | 39.2 | 63.0 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 11.3 | 564 | 4,991 | 15.1 | 14.1 |
Hispanic | 25.7 | 1,572 | 6,120 | 42.3 | 17.2 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 3.9 | 65 | 1,652 | 1.7 | 4.7 |
Age | |||||
16 | 3.1 | 125 | 4,072 | 3.4 | 11.5 |
17 | 5.4 | 221 | 4,056 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
18 | 10.3 | 417 | 4,031 | 11.2 | 11.4 |
19 | 12.1 | 467 | 3,876 | 12.6 | 10.9 |
20–24 | 12.8 | 2,491 | 19,461 | 66.9 | 54.8 |
Recency of immigration | |||||
Born outside the 50 states and District of Columbia | |||||
Hispanic | 41.4 | 1,127 | 2,721 | 30.3 | 7.7 |
Non-Hispanic | 5.3 | 113 | 2,107 | 3.0 | 5.9 |
First generation2 | |||||
Hispanic | 14.4 | 284 | 1,978 | 7.6 | 5.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 3.5 | 69 | 1,997 | 1.9 | 5.6 |
Second generation or higher2 | |||||
Hispanic | 11.3 | 160 | 1,421 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 7.8 | 1,967 | 25,272 | 52.9 | 71.2 |
Region | |||||
Northeast | 9.5 | 622 | 6,518 | 16.7 | 18.4 |
Midwest | 9.0 | 758 | 8,460 | 20.4 | 23.8 |
South | 12.2 | 1,458 | 11,997 | 39.2 | 33.8 |
West | 10.4 | 882 | 8,520 | 23.7 | 24.0 |
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. Individuals defined as "second generation or higher" were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, as were both of their parents. NOTE: The status dropout rate indicates the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and who lack a high school credential relative to all 16- through 24-year-olds. High school credential includes 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 2002. |
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