Table 3. Percentage of 2002 high school sophomores who were employed while enrolled in a postsecondary institution during the 2004–2005 or 2005–2006 academic years, by hours worked per week and selected student, family, and school characteristics: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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	Academic year 2004-2005								Academic year 2005-2006
		Hours worked per week								Hours worked per week
Characteristic	Percent of not enrolled who were employed at 2006 follow-up	1-20	21-34		35-50		Over 50		Percent of not enrolled who were employed at 2006 follow-up	1-20		21-34		35-50		Over 50
Total	70.6	48.6	30.6		19.9		0.9		73.0	46.0		29.2		23.2		1.5

Sex
Female	74.0	52.9	29.2		17.2		0.8		76.1	48.8		29.4		20.8		1.0
Male	67.8	42.7	32.7		23.4		1.2		70.2	42.1		29.4		26.2		2.2

Parent's or guardian's race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	71.9	51.6	29.3		18.1		1.0		74.4	49.0		28.1		21.5		1.4
Black, non-Hispanic	69.0	38.5	36.4		24.9		‡		72.9	35.4		33.9		28.8		1.8	!
Hispanic	73.8	36.5	35.3		27.1		1.0	!	73.1	33.6		33.5		31.7		1.2
Asian, non-Hispanic	59.5	63.2	25.6		10.5		‡		61.7	63.9		25.5		9.7		0.9	!
All other races, non-Hispanic	70.9	48.8	27.0		22.3		2.0	!	73.6	44.8		30.5		21.7		3.0	!

Family income in 2001
$0-20,000	75.6	35.7	35.8		27.3		1.2	!	73.7	31.6		35.3		31.6		1.6	!
$20,001-50,000	75.1	43.9	33.4		21.6		1.1		76.8	41.4		30.4		26.4		1.8
$50,001-100,000	72.9	52.5	28.8		17.8		0.8		75.5	48.3		29.1		21.2		1.4
$100,001 or more	55.2	59.9	24.4		15.3	!	0.4		60.3	59.7		23.6		15.6		1.1	!

Parent's or guardian's education²
High school, GED, or less	77.1	33.8	37.5		27.6		1.2		77.5	31.6		35.1		31.2		2.1
Associate's degree	75.5	44.9	33.0		21.0		1.0		78.7	40.1		32.4		25.9		1.6
Bachelor's degree	68.1	54.3	28.6		16.2		1.0		71.4	52.8		26.9		19.0		1.2
Graduate/professional degree	62.5	64.9	20.7		13.9		0.5	!	64.3	62.7		21.3		15.0		1.1	!

Home language³
English	71.2	49.0	30.7		19.4		0.9		74.0	46.5		29.5		22.5		1.5
Non-English	70.5	44.5	30.4		23.9		1.2	!	68.9	41.2		28.9		28.3		1.5	!

High school sector
Public	72.0	47.1	31.4		20.6		0.9		73.9	44.2		30.1		24.1		1.5
Catholic	62.3	61.4	25.6		12.0		1.0	!	67.9	60.8		23.9		14.2		1.1
Other Private	60.0	63.9	21.2		14.2		‡		62.7	61.2		20.8		17.0		0.9	!

Highest math course taken in high school⁴
No math	65.2	43.8	31.7	!	24.6	!	#		57.6	31.8	!	32.1	!	36.1	!	#
Basic math/pre-algebra	82.9	27.6	36.5		33.0		2.9	!	76.8	23.2		28.7		43.5		4.7	!
Algebra I, geometry, or algebra II	77.5	38.0	36.0		25.0		0.9		77.7	34.1		33.1		31.3		1.5
Trigonometry, statistics, pre-calculus	70.0	53.3	29.2		16.5		0.9		72.9	49.8		30.0		18.6		1.6
Calculus	55.6	74.2	16.8		8.5		0.4	!	63.1	72.7		16.4		10.3		0.6	!

# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 30 percent or more of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards are not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 50 percent or more of the estimate).
¹ Black, non-Hispanic includes African American. Hispanic includes Latino. All other races, non-Hispanic includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races.
² Parent's or guardian's education is the highest level of education attained by either the studentâ€™s mother, father, or guardian; if data is available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent or guardian is used.
³ The first language the student learned to speak.
⁴ Sample members for whom no high school transcript was received are not included in the estimates.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT, except for highest math course taken in high school, which is weighted by F2QTSCWT. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, ""Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) Second Follow-up, 2006."

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