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Table 6. Among 2003-04 high school graduates who did not file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for academic year 2004-05, the percentage who received a federal loan, by funding status, postsecondary enrollment status and level: 2004-05

Population characteristics Percentage of 2003–04 high school graduates who did not file a FAFSA application for academic year 2004–05 and enrolled in that academic year in a postsecondary program, who:
Received a federal loan, and: Did not receive a federal loan, and: Did not attend a post- secondary program in 2004–05
Enrolled first in any post- secondary program Enrolled first in a four-year program Enrolled first in a two-year program Enrolled first in a less-than-
two year program
  Enrolled first in any post- secondary program Enrolled first in a four-year program Enrolled first in a two-year program Enrolled first in a less-than-
two year program
 
Total  5.41 4.25 1.06 0.10 ! 50.06 25.43 22.89 1.65   44.52
                       
Sex                       
Female  6.60 5.13 1.26 0.21 ! 52.35 28.25 22.44 1.51   41.05
Male  4.40 3.50 0.90 0.00 ! 48.10 23.01 23.28 1.77   47.50
                       
Race ethnicity                       
White  4.93 3.91 0.88 0.14 ! 54.16 28.58 24.17 1.35   40.91
Other racial/ethnic groups  6.39 4.94 1.43 0.02 ! 41.77 19.05 20.30 2.26   51.84
Black  9.19 6.71 2.44 #   34.76 18.08 13.80 2.88   56.08
Hispanic  3.98 2.60 1.39 #   41.70 13.92 25.86 1.58   54.32
Asian/Pacific Islander  9.19 8.69 0.50 #   68.58 41.52 25.86 1.06   22.23
                       
Family socio-economic status                       
Lowest quartile  3.15 2.23 0.93 #   26.37 8.58 15.43 2.26   70.47
Second quartile  5.60 3.47 2.13 #   35.82 9.74 23.61 2.29   58.58
Third quartile  6.37 4.85 1.21 0.31 ! 56.00 25.36 28.99 1.65   37.63
Top quartile  6.24 6.08 0.07 0.09 ! 77.17 53.54 22.98 0.58   16.59
                       
Type of high school                       
Public  5.27 4.06 1.11 0.10 ! 47.39 22.49 23.08 1.74   47.33
Catholic  6.05 5.25 0.62 0.18 ! 82.69 57.83 24.70 0.16 ! 11.25
Other private  7.98 7.57 0.41 #   75.65 56.93 16.97 1.22 ! 16.38
                       
Locale                       
Urban  5.83 5.08 0.73 0.02 ! 50.47 27.96 20.14 2.16   43.70
Suburban  6.15 4.58 1.57 #   50.78 26.03 23.80 0.94   43.07
Rural  2.94 2.11 0.37 0.46 ! 47.53 19.64 25.23 2.57   49.53
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. (estimates are unstable).
NOTE: Federal loans received in 2004–05 includes only a Stafford Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan or a Plus Loan. Subtotals of those who received a federal loan or grant may include some who attended an unknown type of institution. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other racial/ethnic groups include American Indians/Alaskan Natives and persons of more than one race.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/06).