Table 7. Percentage of 2002 high school sophomores who had ever attended a postsecondary institution as of 2006, by financing methods for higher education and selected student, family, and high school characteristics.

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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		Financing methods¹
Characteristic	Percent ever attending a postsecondary institution	Grants/ scholarships	Student loans	Parent loans	College Work-Study	Savings/ job earnings²	Contributions from family³	Employer assistance	Other
Total	71.1	55.1	40.9	17.7	10.5	44.0	53.4	4.3	7.5

Sex
Female	75.7	59.8	43.0	18.0	12.0	41.4	53.0	4.0	7.6
Male	66.4	50.5	38.8	17.6	9.0	47.4	53.9	4.5	7.2

Race/ethnicity⁴
White, non-Hispanic	75.8	53.7	42.1	18.1	9.7	45.7	59.0	4.2	6.5
Black, non-Hispanic	64.3	67.3	47.3	18.2	15.6	34.1	38.2	4.3	9.2
Hispanic	60.0	53.2	33.1	14.0	8.3	46.0	40.8	4.8	9.6
Asian, non-Hispanic	85.4	60.1	33.5	13.6	13.8	41.1	60.6	2.5	7.1
All other races, non-Hispanic	62.1	54.3	40.8	18.7	12.6	47.9	45.6	4.9	7.4

Family income in 2001
$0-20,000	53.0	65.8	36.6	9.3	13.5	38.6	31.3	4.0	12.4
$20,001-50,000	63.9	60.6	44.5	15.7	12.9	47.7	44.1	4.5	7.8
$50,001-100,000	78.7	51.3	44.6	22.0	9.4	45.1	59.1	4.8	6.5
$100,001 or more	91.3	44.7	27.7	17.9	6.0	37.3	74.3	3.0	5.8

Parental education⁵
High school or less	54.3	57.4	39.8	13.8	8.7	43.7	38.0	5.0	9.3
Some college	68.9	55.6	43.4	17.9	10.8	46.3	47.8	4.3	7.8
Bachelor's degree	83.6	53.7	42.7	20.7	10.8	43.1	60.1	3.8	6.8
Graduate/professional degree	87.7	56.0	36.4	18.3	12.0	42.6	70.1	3.8	5.4

Native language⁶
English	72.2	55.7	42.7	18.7	10.5	44.2	55.2	4.3	6.8
Non-English	65.8	55.0	30.1	11.8	11.1	44.5	41.1	3.7	11.3

High school sector
Public	69.0	55.5	41.5	17.8	10.3	44.5	51.9	4.3	7.7
Catholic	94.2	51.4	40.9	20.6	13.6	40.6	64.7	3.4	5.7
Other Private	90.3	50.6	27.2	12.9	11.2	37.9	68.4	4.8	6.1

¹ Respondents could give more than one payment method.
² Savings/job earnings exclude College Work-Study.
³ Contributions from family exclude loans taken out by parents.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Parental education is the highest level of education attained by either the student’s mother or father (including guardians); or, if data are available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent (or guardian).
⁶ The first language the student learned to speak.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT. The flag variable G10COHRT was used to produce data that are based on 2002 high school sophomores interviewed in both 2002 and 2006.
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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