| Table P47. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by family income, parents' highest level of education, credential goal, and curriculum area: 2007–08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credential goal and curriculum area | Number of students | Family income1 | Parents' highest level of education | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Lowest family income quartile | Second family income quartile | Third family income quartile | Highest family income quartile | Total | Less than high school | High school diploma or equivalent | Some college, no bachelor's degree | Bachelor's degree or higher | |||||||||||||
| All credential-seeking undergraduates | 19,440,000 | 100.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 100.0 | 6.4 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 39.6 | |||||||||||
| Subbaccalaureate credential | 9,822,000 | 100.0 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 24.5 | 19.5 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 33.0 | 29.1 | 29.0 | |||||||||||
| Career education | 6,383,000 | 100.0 | 28.3 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 100.0 | 9.6 | 34.9 | 28.7 | 26.8 | |||||||||||
| Academic education | 2,361,000 | 100.0 | 28.5 | 28.0 | 23.9 | 19.6 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 34.0 | |||||||||||
| Undeclared | 1,079,000 | 100.0 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 23.9 | 21.1 | 100.0 | 10.5 | 29.2 | 29.3 | 31.1 | |||||||||||
| Certificate | 1,437,000 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 27.2 | 24.0 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 10.9 | 37.3 | 26.8 | 25.0 | |||||||||||
| Career education | 1,253,000 | 100.0 | 31.9 | 27.6 | 23.8 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 10.8 | 38.6 | 26.6 | 24.0 | |||||||||||
| Academic education | 64,000 | 100.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 100.0 | 8.9 | ! | 28.3 | 28.1 | 34.7 | ||||||||||
| Undeclared | 120,000 | 100.0 | 21.3 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 28.8 | 100.0 | 12.5 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 30.2 | |||||||||||
| Associate’s degree | 8,385,000 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 24.6 | 19.8 | 100.0 | 8.5 | 32.3 | 29.5 | 29.7 | |||||||||||
| Career education | 5,130,000 | 100.0 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 25.0 | 19.9 | 100.0 | 9.3 | 34.0 | 29.2 | 27.5 | |||||||||||
| Academic education | 2,297,000 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 34.0 | |||||||||||
| Undeclared | 959,000 | 100.0 | 29.7 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 20.2 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 29.2 | 29.4 | 31.2 | |||||||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 9,617,000 | 100.0 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 29.0 | 100.0 | 3.9 | 21.1 | 25.0 | 50.1 | |||||||||||
| Career education | 5,700,000 | 100.0 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 29.7 | 100.0 | 4.2 | 22.4 | 26.0 | 47.4 | |||||||||||
| Academic education | 3,335,000 | 100.0 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 27.5 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 18.9 | 23.7 | 54.3 | |||||||||||
| Undeclared | 582,000 | 100.0 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 25.8 | 30.8 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 51.8 | |||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Parents' income is used if student is dependent and student's own income is used if student is independent. Income rankings compare the student only to other students of the same dependency status. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data include the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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