Career and Technical Education (CTE) Statistics

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Table H168. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 public school ninth-graders in 2012 according to who most influenced their thinking about careers, by student, family, and school characteristics: 2012

Characteristic	Number of students	High school counselor or personal college counselor		Teacher	Parents or family member	Friends	Employer, military recruiter, coach, or scout	Either self or no one in particular			Don't know
Characteristic	Number of students	High school counselor or personal college counselor		Teacher	Parents or family member	Friends	Employer, military recruiter, coach, or scout	Total	Self	No one in particular	Don't know

Total	3,811,000	2.7		6.2	40.6	3.3	2.7	42.2	35.3	6.9	2.3

Student sex
Male	1,930,000	2.7		6.1	40.1	4.2	4.2	40.1	33.5	6.6	2.7
Female	1,881,000	2.7		6.4	41.0	2.4	1.3	44.3	37.1	7.2	1.9

Student race/ethnicity
White	1,933,000	1.9		5.9	38.3	3.3	2.9	45.5	38.5	7.0	2.2
Black or African American	541,000	3.6		5.2	46.5	2.1	2.8	38.4	32.3	6.1	1.4	!
Hispanic or Latino	870,000	3.7		8.0	41.6	3.8	1.8	38.0	31.2	6.8	3.0
Asian	135,000	2.1	!	5.3	44.1	3.7	‡	40.6	31.2	9.4	3.3
All other races¹	332,000	3.5	!	5.5	39.7	3.9	4.6	40.7	33.5	7.3	2.0

Student mathematics achievement (quintile rank)
Lowest fifth	785,000	3.2		6.8	44.9	3.8	3.6	34.2	26.8	7.4	3.5
Middle three-fifths	2,305,000	3.0		6.2	41.6	3.4	2.8	40.8	34.5	6.3	2.1
Highest fifth	720,000	1.0		5.7	32.4	2.4	1.7	55.2	46.8	8.4	1.6

Student main activity for fall of 2013²
Postsecondary education	2,832,000	2.8		6.4	40.5	2.7	1.8	44.3	37.8	6.5	1.6
Work	743,000	2.2		6.0	39.9	5.5	7.0	35.7	28.6	7.1	3.8
Other	235,000	4.0		5.2	46.9	3.2	1.4	35.6	26.8	8.9	3.8	!

Parent's highest education
High school diploma, GED, or less	1,881,000	3.2		7.3	41.3	3.5	2.7	39.0	31.9	7.1	3.0
Associate's degree	653,000	2.8		4.4	41.2	3.5	2.5	44.2	38.1	6.1	1.4
Bachelor's degree	785,000	2.2		5.6	39.5	3.2	3.2	44.5	36.5	8.0	1.7
Graduate/professional degree	492,000	1.2		5.4	38.6	2.5	2.3	48.1	42.2	5.9	1.9

Family socioeconomic status (quintile rank)
Lowest fifth	791,000	4.3		8.6	40.2	4.8	2.3	36.2	28.6	7.5	3.7
Middle three-fifths	2,345,000	2.6		5.8	41.3	3.0	3.0	42.3	35.6	6.7	2.1
Highest fifth	674,000	1.2		5.1	38.4	2.6	2.4	48.7	41.7	7.0	1.5

School locale
City	1,159,000	3.4		7.8	41.2	3.3	2.5	39.5	32.3	7.2	2.2
Suburb	1,269,000	2.6		5.1	39.8	3.2	2.4	44.9	38.0	6.8	2.0
Town	469,000	2.0		6.8	40.1	4.6	3.4	39.2	32.4	6.8	4.1
Rural	914,000	2.2		5.5	40.9	2.8	3.3	43.4	36.6	6.8	2.0

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between30 and50.

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is50 or greater.

¹ "All other races" includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and persons of two or more races.

² Indicates the one activity that students expect will be their main focus in fall 2013. "Work" includes military service; "Other" includes starting a family, caring for own children, or attending high school or a GED completion course.