Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 26, Chart 1

Indicator 26. Reported High School Program

Percent of high school seniors who reported being in various high school programs: 1982 and 1992

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, ''High School and Beyond,'' First Followup survey; and ''National Education Longitudinal Survey,'' Second Followup survey.

More white and Hispanic seniors reported being in college preparatory or academic programs in 1992 than in 1982. During the same period, the proportion of seniors in vocational education declined from 27 percent to 12 percent. The proportion in general programs rose from 35 percent to 45 percent.