Table SH127. Standard errors for table H127: Percentage of public high school graduates who earned at least 2.0 credits or at least 3.0 credits in the occupational area, by career/technical education (CTE) occupational area: 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2009
Percentage who earned at least 2.0 credits in the occupational area
Percentage who earned at least 3.0 credits in the occupational area
CTE occupational area
1990
2000
2005
2009
1990
2000
2005
2009
Occupational education, total
1.24
1.48
0.72
0.93
0.96
1.26
0.60
0.77
Agriculture and natural resources
0.52
0.60
0.29
0.34
0.38
0.45
0.21
0.24
Business
0.89
0.89
0.41
0.39
0.59
0.59
0.20
0.17
Business finance
0.39
0.44
0.14
0.15
0.09
†
0.06
0.05
Business management
0.17
0.25
0.16
0.19
0.05
0.13
0.10
0.10
Business support
0.58
0.49
0.27
0.14
0.38
0.26
0.09
0.06
Communications and design
0.28
0.37
0.28
0.29
0.13
0.20
0.17
0.13
Computer and information sciences
0.25
0.53
0.24
0.23
0.07
0.20
0.12
0.13
Construction and architecture
0.22
0.24
0.15
0.21
0.16
0.21
0.12
0.11
Architecture
0.09
0.10
0.04
0.16
†
0.08
0.04
†
Construction
0.20
0.23
0.14
0.15
0.15
0.18
0.11
0.11
Consumer and culinary services
0.25
0.32
0.26
0.27
0.24
0.18
0.14
0.18
Consumer services
0.23
0.26
0.17
0.22
0.20
0.14
0.09
0.14
Culinary arts
0.13
0.19
0.15
0.14
0.12
0.10
0.09
0.10
Engineering technologies
0.23
0.34
0.21
0.14
0.12
0.18
0.13
0.09
Health sciences
0.18
0.42
0.23
0.31
0.10
0.39
0.19
0.25
Manufacturing
0.47
0.40
0.30
0.21
0.29
0.26
0.16
0.15
Marketing
0.35
0.32
0.23
0.24
0.34
0.20
0.13
0.12
Public services
†
0.20
0.18
0.16
†
0.09
0.14
0.10
Education and library science
†
0.16
0.10
0.13
†
0.06
0.06
0.06
Education
†
0.15
0.09
0.13
†
0.06
0.06
0.06
Library science
†
†
0.04
0.05
†
†
†
†
Protective and legal services/public administration
†
†
†
0.09
†
†
†
0.07
Protective services
†
0.08
0.14
0.09
†
0.05
0.10
0.07
Public administration and legal services
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
†
Repair and transportation
0.34
0.25
0.23
0.26
0.29
0.22
0.20
0.24
Mechanics and repair
0.32
0.25
0.21
0.19
0.28
0.21
0.20
0.15
Transportation
†
0.03
†
†
†
0.02
†
†
† Not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education
Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study
(HSTS), 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2009.
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