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(12 KB)| Table 386. | Employment of 12th graders, by selected student characteristics: 1992 |
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| | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Socioeconomic status\1\ | Location of school
Employment |Total | |____________________________________|___________________________| attended
characteristics | |_____________| | | His- | |American| Low |Middle|Middle| High |______________________
| | Male |Female|White |Black |panic |Asian | Indian | | low | high | |Urban |Suburban|Rural
___________________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|________|______|______|______|______|______|________|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
___________________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|________|______|______|______|______|______|________|______
| Percentage distribution
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Average hours worked per | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
week during senior year | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ...................|100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
Did not work during year ..| 31.8 | 33.0 | 30.7 | 27.6 | 47.4 | 38.9 | 43.3 | 45.0 | 38.2 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 32.5 | 35.6 | 29.4 | 31.6
1 to 5 hours ..............| 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.2
6 to 10 hours .............| 9.8 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.6
11 to 15 hours ............| 12.7 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 12.1
16 to 20 hours ............| 16.1 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 18.3 | 14.9
More than 20 hours ........| 22.7 | 26.0 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 25.2 | 17.7 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 25.9 | 23.3 | 15.8 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.7
21 to 25 hours ..........| 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 9.1
26 to 30 hours ..........| 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8
31 to 35 hours ..........| 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7
36 to 40 hours ..........| 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.3
More than 40 hours ......| 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8
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Most recent type of work | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
for employed students | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ...................|100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
Lawn work or odd jobs .....| 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9
Food service ..............| 24.0 | 22.2 | 25.7 | 22.8 | 34.8 | 24.8 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 28.0 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 18.6 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 25.4
Delivery person ...........| 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5
Babysitter or child care ..| 4.3 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9
Camp counselor/life guard .| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |(\2\) | 0.5 | 0.6 | (\2\) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5
Farm worker ...............| 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |(\2\) | 1.1 |(\2\) | (\2\) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 5.5
Mechanic ..................| 1.4 | 2.8 |(\2\) | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9
Grocery clerk or cashier ..| 14.5 | 12.5 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 25.7 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 16.4
Beautician ................| 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 |(\2\) | (\2\) | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3
House cleaning ............| 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | (\2\) | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4
Construction ..............| 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7
Office or clerical ........| 6.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 5.4
Health services ...........| 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7
Salesperson .............. | 11.8 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 15.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 7.3
Warehouse worker ..........| 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9
Other .....................| 23.5 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 19.3 | 28.8 | 25.4 | 18.3 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 27.4 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 21.3
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Most recent hourly wage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
for employed students | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total ...................|100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 |100.0 | 100.0 |100.0
Less than $4.25 per hour ..| 9.9 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 14.8
$4.25 to $6.00 per hour ...| 77.5 | 75.6 | 79.2 | 76.7 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 77.0 | 79.3 | 79.0 | 76.8 | 80.0 | 74.8 | 80.1 | 77.0 | 75.8
$6.01 to $8.00 per hour ...| 7.7 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 6.1
$8.01 or more per hour ....| 5.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 3.4
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\1\Socioeconomic status was measured by a composite score of parental education and occupations and family income. The "Low" SES
group is the lowest quartile.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Follow-up survey. (This table was prepared August 1995.) |