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Table 14a. |
Number and percent change in the number of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by race/ethnicity: 1999–2008 |
| Year | Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 685,981 | 445,880 | 31,023 | 62,853 | 75,875 | 3,136 |
| 2000 | 747,922 | 504,600 | 36,158 | 74,852 | 85,756 | 3,584 |
| 2001 | 820,880 | 549,065 | 40,078 | 86,018 | 92,762 | 3,472 |
| 2002 | 913,251 | 607,816 | 45,271 | 98,495 | 102,653 | 3,896 |
| 2003 | 998,329 | 660,225 | 51,160 | 114,246 | 111,704 | 4,530 |
| 2004 | 1,081,102 | 702,489 | 57,001 | 130,042 | 121,038 | 4,974 |
| 2005 | 1,197,439 | 762,548 | 67,702 | 148,960 | 135,815 | 5,654 |
| 2006 | 1,312,523 | 816,301 | 79,171 | 166,197 | 147,381 | 6,449 |
| 2007 | 1,432,169 | 890,169 | 92,574 | 188,323 | 162,505 | 7,084 |
| 2008 | 1,546,020 | 949,986 | 108,545 | 209,721 | 177,198 | 7,750 |
| Percent change 1999 to 2008 |
125.4 | 113.1 | 249.9 | 233.7 | 133.5 | 147.1 |
| 1 Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Data reported are for all students who completed an Advanced Placement exam. The College Board collects racial/ethnic information based on the following categories: American Indian/Alaskan, Asian/Asian American, Black/Afro-American, Latino (Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, Other Latino), White, and Other. Black refers to test-takers who identified themselves as Black/Afro-American, and Hispanic refers to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report, 1999–2008. |
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