Table E-ELS-1a.  Percentage distribution of immediate postsecondary enrollment status of on-time high school graduates, by sex, race, and other selected characteristics: 2006

Characteristic	Total			Immediate postsecondary enrollment status
				Immediate enrollment		No immediate enrollment
Total	100.0	(†)		100.0	(†)	100.0		(†)
Immediate postsecondary enrollment status
Immediate enrollment	69.7	(0.64)		100.0	(†)	0.0		(†)
No immediate enrollment	30.4	(0.64)		0.0	(†)	100.0		(†)
Sex
Male	48.2	(0.64)		45.5	(0.77)	54.3		(0.98)
Female	51.8	(0.64)		54.5	(0.77)	45.7		(0.98)
Race/ethnicity
White	63.0	(0.95)		66.6	(1.04)	54.6		(1.40)
Black	13.2	(0.61)		11.6	(0.60)	16.8		(0.98)
Hispanic	14.2	(0.70)		11.7	(0.73)	20.1		(1.12)
Asian	4.3	(0.27)		5.2	(0.35)	2.2		(0.25)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	(0.04)		‡	(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.9	(0.21)		0.6	(0.14)	1.4	!	(0.45)
Two or more races	4.3	(0.24)		4.1	(0.30)	4.8		(0.42)
Family composition
Two-parent/two-guardian household	77.3	(0.50)		79.7	(0.56)	71.6		(0.89)
Single-parent/single-guardian household	22.7	(0.50)		20.3	(0.56)	28.4		(0.89)
Previously retained
Never held back	76.3	(0.62)		81.5	(0.64)	64.4		(1.11)
Held back in 10th grade or earlier	23.7	(0.62)		18.5	(0.64)	35.6		(1.11)
Sports participation
Did not participate in sports	43.7	(0.72)		38.7	(0.81)	55.6		(1.22)
Participated in sports	56.3	(0.72)		61.3	(0.81)	44.4		(1.22)
Extracurricular activities
No extracurricular activities	46.3	(0.72)		40.9	(0.81)	58.8		(1.12)
One extracurricular activity	27.2	(0.59)		28.1	(0.68)	25.1		(0.95)
Two or more extracurricular activities	26.6	(0.62)		31.0	(0.74)	16.1		(0.74)
Absences from school in first semester
Absent 0 to 2 times	52.9	(0.70)		55.5	(0.81)	46.6		(1.18)
Absent 3 to 6 times	33.6	(0.63)		33.3	(0.78)	34.1		(1.08)
Absent 7 or more times	13.6	(0.41)		11.1	(0.48)	19.3		(0.96)
Cut or skip school
Never skipped class	73.0	(0.82)		76.8	(0.80)	64.2		(1.39)
Skipped class 1 to 6 times	22.9	(0.70)		20.3	(0.73)	29.0		(1.13)
Skipped class 7 or more times	4.1	(0.29)		2.9	(0.28)	6.8		(0.68)
Parental engagement
Never discuss coursework with parents	16.3	(0.62)		13.4	(0.66)	23.8		(1.12)
Sometimes discuss coursework with parents	52.8	(0.65)		52.1	(0.77)	54.5		(1.23)
Often discuss coursework with parents	30.9	(0.71)		34.5	(0.84)	21.6		(1.07)
Hours working per week
None	43.3	(0.76)		43.8	(0.88)	42.2		(1.36)
1 to 20 hours per week	42.8	(0.76)		44.4	(0.87)	38.9		(1.36)
21 to 30 hours per week	7.1	(0.34)		6.1	(0.38)	9.6		(0.66)
More than 30 hours per week	6.7	(0.33)		5.7	(0.36)	9.3		(0.69)
Close friends dropping out
No friends dropped out of high school	82.1	(0.64)		86.1	(0.73)	71.4		(1.30)
One or more friends dropped out of high school	17.9	(0.64)		13.9	(0.73)	28.6		(1.30)

† Not applicable.

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

‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

NOTE: Estimates are based on the sample of students who had graduated from high school by August 2004 and who had a valid F2BYWT weight. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), "Second Follow-up, 2006."