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Table 23.2. |
Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universities, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1980–2008 |
Sex and year | Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | |||||||
1980 | 26.1 | 27.7 | 19.7 | 16.3 | — | — | |
1985 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 19.8 | 17.0 | — | — | |
1990 | 32.1 | 35.1 | 25.2 | 15.9 | 56.9 | 15.8 | |
1995 | 34.3 | 37.9 | 27.5 | 20.7 | 54.6 | 27.6 | |
2000 | 35.5 | 38.7 | 30.5 | 21.7 | 55.9 | 15.9 | |
2005 | 38.9 | 42.8 | 33.1 | 24.8 | 60.5 | 27.8 | |
2006 | 37.3 | 41.0 | 32.6 | 23.6 | 57.0 | 26.2 | |
2007 | 38.8 | 42.6 | 33.1 | 26.6 | 56.1 | 24.7 | |
2008 | 39.6 | 44.2 | 32.1 | 25.8 | 57.6 | 21.9 | |
Male | |||||||
1980 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 17.7 | 16.3 | — | — | |
1985 | 28.4 | 30.8 | 20.3 | 15.1 | — | — | |
1990 | 32.4 | 35.6 | 25.8 | 15.4 | 59.2 | 8.4 | ! |
1995 | 33.1 | 37.0 | 26.0 | 18.7 | 55.7 | 27.4 | ! |
2000 | 32.6 | 36.2 | 25.1 | 18.5 | 59.0 | 12.8 | ! |
2005 | 35.3 | 39.4 | 28.2 | 20.7 | 62.0 | 25.7 | |
2006 | 34.1 | 37.9 | 28.1 | 20.0 | 58.2 | 18.1 | ! |
2007 | 35.5 | 39.6 | 32.2 | 20.7 | 56.5 | 11.8 | ! |
2008 | 37.0 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 23.0 | 53.8 | 18.7 | ! |
Female | |||||||
1980 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 21.3 | 16.4 | — | — | |
1985 | 27.4 | 29.3 | 19.3 | 19.0 | — | — | |
1990 | 31.8 | 34.7 | 24.7 | 16.4 | 54.9 | 21.7 | ! |
1995 | 35.5 | 38.8 | 28.7 | 23.0 | 53.7 | 27.8 | ! |
2000 | 38.4 | 41.3 | 35.2 | 25.4 | 52.8 | 20.5 | ! |
2005 | 42.5 | 46.1 | 37.6 | 29.5 | 59.0 | 29.5 | |
2006 | 40.6 | 44.1 | 36.9 | 27.6 | 55.8 | 35.9 | |
2007 | 42.1 | 45.7 | 34.0 | 33.0 | 55.7 | 34.5 | |
2008 | 42.3 | 46.9 | 34.2 | 28.9 | 61.1 | 24.3 | |
— Not available. ! Interpret data with caution. 1 Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), selected years, October 1980–2008. |