Table E-40-1.  Percentage of beginning postsecondary students attending 2- or 4-year institutions who reported participation in various academic activities sometimes or often during their first year, by recent high school graduate status, activity, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2003-04

Sex and race/ethnicity	Recent high school graduates1									Other beginning postsecondary students2
	Had informal contact with faculty		Talked with faculty about academic matters outside of class		Met with an advisor		Attended study groups			Had informal contact with faculty		Talked with faculty about academic matters outside of class		Met with an advisor		Attended study groups
Total3	41.4		79.1		75.0		58.6			27.6		62.6		56.7		39.2
Sex
Male	41.8		77.2		72.1		54.7			30.3		63.5		57.4		41.3
Female	41.0		80.7		77.4		61.8			25.6		62.0		56.1		37.6
Race/ethnicity
White	41.2		80.0		76.4		59.1			25.4		62.7		59.2		37.0
Black	45.6		79.6		75.9		57.0			31.1		65.3		57.0		47.2
Hispanic	36.1		73.4		66.1		52.2			29.2		57.3		46.7		38.0
Asian	45.2		81.5		76.7		66.1			36.5		69.3		60.4		48.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	64.9		93.4		71.4		80.8			‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	52.1		86.9		70.0		49.4			20.1	!	57.4		48.2	!	31.6	!
Two or more races	38.9		76.0		71.5		61.8			28.9	!	72.2		67.9		39.5
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	42.1		77.4		73.3		54.4			28.9		63.0		61.2		40.8
Black	45.7		77.6		74.3		55.0			29.6		65.5		53.3		44.6
Hispanic	35.3		72.8		62.7		49.2			35.6		60.7		44.7		40.8
Asian	45.3		83.5		74.2		64.1			36.6		65.9		59.8		48.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡			‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		‡		‡		‡			‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	35.8		76.5		68.3		60.1			33.3	!	77.9		75.3		34.5	!
Female
White	40.5		82.2		79.1		63.1			22.8		62.4		57.8		34.3
Black	45.5		81.1		77.1		58.4			31.9		65.2		59.2		48.7
Hispanic	36.7		73.8		68.7		54.5			25.1		55.0		47.9		36.2
Asian	45.0		79.5		79.3		68.1			36.3		72.5		60.9		48.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡			‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	54.5		93.0		72.2		52.3			‡		72.6		52.1	!	34.1	!
Two or more races	40.9		75.7		73.6		63.0			23.2	!	64.8		58.1		46.1

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. There are either too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Recent high school graduates refers to students who graduated from high school in 2003 or 2004.

2 Estimates include students who graduated prior to 2003 as well as those who did not receive a high school degree or certificate and those who were homeschooled.

3 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

NOTE: Data in this indicator are for students who enrolled at 2- or 4-year institutions any time between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data weighted by WTA000.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003-04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up (BPS:04/06).