Table B-8. Standard errors for table 9: 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 2004
Characteristic	Completion rate (percent)	Number of completers (thousands)	Percent of all completers
Total	0.30	80	†
Sex
Male	0.46	60	0.48
Female	0.40	53	0.48
Race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	0.31	52	0.46
Black, non-Hispanic	0.98	34	0.34
Hispanic	1.12	52	0.38
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0.97	11	0.22
More than one race	1.86	8	0.14
Age
18–19	0.63	41	0.41
20–21	0.55	43	0.44
22–24	0.44	54	0.48
Recency of immigration
Born outside the 50 states and District of Columbia
Hispanic	1.84	37	0.23
Non-Hispanic	1.06	16	0.23
First generation
Hispanic	1.71	25	0.24
Non-Hispanic	0.77	11	0.23
Second generation or more
Hispanic	1.86	22	0.22
Non-Hispanic	0.32	60	0.42
Region
Northeast	0.62	31	0.36
Midwest	0.55	33	0.39
South	0.57	53	0.49
West	0.73	44	0.43
† Not applicable. NOTE: Standard errors for population estimates in table 9 cannot be calculated. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2004.