Table 2. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores, by current marital status and selected school characteristics: 2006

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Characteristic	Single and never married	Married or previously married¹
Total	94.8	5.2

High school sector
Public	94.4	5.6
Catholic	99.5	0.5	!
Other Private	97.4	2.6

Locale
Urban	95.3	4.7
Suburban	95.1	4.9
Rural	92.7	7.3

Geographic region
Northeast	97.7	2.3
Midwest	95.9	4.1
South	92.6	7.4
West	94.1	5.9

! 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).
¹ Previously married includes separated, divorced, or widowed.
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. 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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