Table SP48. Standard error for the percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates in career education, by family income, parents' highest level of education, credential goal, and career field of study: 2007

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Table SP48. Standard error for the percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates in career education, by family income, parents' highest level of education, credential goal, and career field of study: 2007–08
Credential goal and career field of study	Number of career education students	Family income					Parents' highest level of education
Credential goal and career field of study	Number of career education students	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 in career education	81,400	†	0.22	0.24	0.22	0.26	†	0.16	0.21	0.21	0.22

Subbaccalaureate credential in career education	70,100	†	0.41	0.33	0.36	0.35	†	0.27	0.34	0.32	0.32

Agriculture and natural resources	5,600	†	3.94	3.93	3.69	3.61	†	2.13	3.92	4.12	3.49
Business and marketing	34,600	†	0.93	0.88	1.04	0.83	†	0.67	0.95	0.94	0.95
Communications and design	6,000	†	3.11	3.47	3.42	3.50	†	2.73	3.32	3.58	3.99
Computer and information sciences	11,600	†	2.04	1.59	1.61	1.51	†	1.13	2.01	1.73	1.96
Consumer services	29,900	†	1.50	1.52	1.41	1.09	†	1.03	1.44	1.39	1.50
Education	20,700	†	1.46	1.40	1.46	1.18	†	1.01	1.80	1.61	1.61
Engineering and architecture	24,100	†	1.61	1.68	1.62	1.27	†	1.02	1.66	1.64	1.52
Health sciences	67,700	†	0.65	0.64	0.65	0.58	†	0.50	0.74	0.72	0.62
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	31,000	†	1.82	1.57	1.69	1.86	†	1.29	1.61	1.97	1.64
Protective services	19,000	†	1.99	1.63	2.13	1.55	†	1.19	1.88	2.01	1.82
Public, legal, and social services	14,300	†	2.69	2.39	2.53	2.65	†	1.78	2.33	2.81	2.47

Certificate in career education	63,800	†	1.24	0.79	1.14	0.67	†	0.56	0.84	0.74	0.82

Agriculture and natural resources	1,700	†	5.95	9.74	8.37	9.85	†	3.08	9.28	12.41	9.92
Business and marketing	9,200	†	3.13	4.13	4.58	3.20	†	2.61	3.50	3.46	3.03
Communications and design	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Computer and information sciences	5,300	†	6.28	5.02	3.48	5.24	†	3.16	6.65	3.25	7.00
Consumer services	28,700	†	2.32	1.48	1.70	1.57	†	1.19	1.94	1.56	1.76
Education	5,000	†	7.59	5.57	7.03	5.16	†	2.59	6.48	8.78	5.77
Engineering and architecture	12,600	†	4.24	3.41	3.67	2.93	†	3.22	4.94	3.92	3.55
Health sciences	38,400	†	1.61	1.19	1.14	0.79	†	0.81	1.36	0.97	1.16
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	25,500	†	2.67	2.02	2.71	2.83	†	2.10	2.87	2.52	2.67
Protective services	10,400	†	4.34	3.24	5.71	5.44	†	3.81	4.38	4.34	5.32
Public, legal, and social services	2,700	†	5.69	9.50	10.21	10.93	†	4.33	7.57	9.09	8.48

Associate's degree in career education	87,300	†	0.38	0.35	0.33	0.38	†	0.28	0.36	0.35	0.34

Agriculture and natural resources	5,800	†	4.06	4.21	4.17	3.61	†	2.42	4.20	4.36	3.86
Business and marketing	33,400	†	0.95	0.90	1.05	0.89	†	0.68	0.96	0.97	1.07
Communications and design	5,900	†	3.26	3.64	3.49	3.36	†	2.88	3.47	3.57	4.22
Computer and information sciences	11,300	†	2.26	1.67	1.73	1.63	†	1.21	2.28	1.95	2.21
Consumer services	18,200	†	1.87	2.43	1.92	1.80	†	1.57	2.22	2.36	2.33
Education	19,100	†	1.51	1.52	1.51	1.21	†	1.08	1.84	1.57	1.68
Engineering and architecture	20,000	†	1.74	1.96	1.78	1.36	†	1.06	1.69	1.77	1.66
Health sciences	55,200	†	0.81	0.71	0.91	0.78	†	0.58	0.88	0.84	0.76
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	15,300	†	2.54	2.17	2.46	2.30	†	1.41	1.96	2.43	2.50
Protective services	13,900	†	1.87	1.84	1.83	1.72	†	1.21	2.03	2.21	1.98
Public, legal, and social services	13,200	†	2.78	2.55	2.72	2.56	†	1.89	2.38	2.82	2.51

Bachelor's degree in career education	51,400	†	0.22	0.31	0.28	0.32	†	0.15	0.28	0.29	0.35

Agriculture and natural resources	6,800	†	2.26	2.80	2.27	2.37	†	0.40	1.87	2.17	2.35
Business and marketing	33,000	†	0.50	0.72	0.68	0.76	†	0.39	0.83	0.59	0.84
Communications and design	11,600	†	1.31	1.76	1.15	1.35	†	0.41	0.94	1.44	1.60
Computer and information sciences	15,400	†	1.62	1.38	1.91	1.83	†	0.62	1.88	1.90	2.14
Consumer services	10,700	†	1.54	1.73	1.66	1.50	†	0.47	1.23	1.87	1.79
Education	25,000	†	0.78	0.96	0.93	0.89	†	0.35	0.72	0.87	1.07
Engineering and architecture	19,700	†	0.77	0.89	0.99	1.20	†	0.32	0.77	1.11	1.30
Health sciences	22,700	†	0.91	0.84	0.87	1.05	†	0.45	0.92	1.12	0.96
Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation	5,000	†	3.67	2.89	5.05	6.48	†	2.02	4.43	3.14	5.85
Protective services	10,600	†	1.43	1.50	1.52	1.45	†	0.70	2.22	1.94	1.70
Public, legal, and social services	11,500	†	1.39	2.65	1.97	2.02	†	1.31	2.16	2.13	2.54

† Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08).

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