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Table 9-B. Status completion rates, and number and distribution of completers ages 18-24 not currently enrolled in high school or below, by selected background characteristics: October 2002
Characteristic	Completion rate	Population (thousands)	Number of completers (thousands)	Percent of all completers
Total	86.6	25,697	22,249	100.0
Sex
Male	84.8	12,751	10,807	48.6
Female	88.4	12,946	11,442	51.4
Race/ethnicity1
White, non-Hispanic	91.8	16,203	14,873	66.8
Black, non-Hispanic	84.7	3,435	2,909	13.1
Hispanic	67.3	4,557	3,069	13.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.7	1,246	1,193	5.4
Age
18–19	85.7	6,483	5,557	25.0
20–21	87.0	7,560	6,581	29.6
22–24	86.8	11,654	10,111	45.4
Recency of immigration
Born outside the 50 states and    District of Columbia
Hispanic	51.1	2,232	1,140	5.1
Non-Hispanic	93.7	1,654	1,549	7.0
First generation2
Hispanic	81.3	1,312	1,066	4.8
Non-Hispanic	95.5	1,379	1,317	5.9
Second generation or higher2
Hispanic	85.1	1,013	862	3.9
Non-Hispanic	90.1	18,107	16,314	73.3
Region
Northeast	88.1	4,693	4,135	18.6
Midwest	88.1	5,979	5,268	23.7
South	84.6	8,708	7,370	33.1
West	86.7	6,317	5,477	24.6
1 Due to small sample size, 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: Status completion rates measure the percentage of 18- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and who also hold a high school diploma or equivalent credential such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Those still enrolled in high school are excluded from the analysis. 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.