| Table H93. Percentage of public high school graduates who earned credits in each career/technical education (CTE) area: 1990, 2000, and 2005 |
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| All CTE areas |
98.0 |
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96.6 |
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96.6 |
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| Non-occupational CTE, total |
86.3 |
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80.0 |
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79.8 |
| Family and consumer sciences education |
45.5 |
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36.5 |
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41.1 |
| General labor market preparation, total |
78.7 |
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71.6 |
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69.1 |
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| Occupational education, total |
88.2 |
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89.0 |
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86.9 |
| Agriculture and natural resources |
9.1 |
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11.7 |
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11.5 |
| Business |
51.7 |
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48.1 |
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39.8 |
| Communications and design |
18.4 |
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25.5 |
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30.2 |
| Computer and information sciences |
25.1 |
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24.2 |
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19.4 |
| Construction and architecture |
7.4 |
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6.9 |
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6.7 |
| Consumer and culinary services |
13.8 |
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19.3 |
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20.0 |
| Engineering technologies |
13.7 |
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14.2 |
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11.8 |
| Health sciences |
3.2 |
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10.5 |
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9.3 |
| Manufacturing |
22.4 |
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16.5 |
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16.4 |
| Repair and transportation |
10.1 |
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9.3 |
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8.8 |
| Marketing |
8.5 |
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7.8 |
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9.4 |
| Public services |
3.8 |
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7.8 |
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6.9 |
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 1990, 2000, and 2005.
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