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(30 KB) | Table 137. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 to 2000 |
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Graduation year and |Total|English|History/|_________________________|_______________________________| eign | |tional | Per- || ter
selected student | | | social |Total|Less than| Algebra |Total|General|Biol-|Chem-|Phy- | lan- |Arts |educa- |sonal || rela-
characteristic | | |studies | | algebra |or higher| |science| ogy |istry|sics |guages| |tion\1\|use\2\||ted\3\
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 || 17
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1982 graduates ........|21.58| 3.93| 3.16| 2.63| 0.90| 1.74| 2.20| 0.73| 0.94| 0.34| 0.17| 0.99| 1.47| 4.62| 2.58|| 0.12
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|21.40| 3.88| 3.16| 2.71| 0.94| 1.77| 2.27| 0.76| 0.91| 0.36| 0.23| 0.80| 1.29| 4.60| 2.69|| 0.14
Female ..............|21.75| 3.98| 3.15| 2.57| 0.86| 1.71| 2.13| 0.71| 0.97| 0.33| 0.12| 1.17| 1.63| 4.64| 2.48|| 0.11
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|21.69| 3.90| 3.19| 2.68| 0.77| 1.91| 2.27| 0.73| 0.97| 0.38| 0.20| 1.06| 1.53| 4.53| 2.52|| 0.13
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|21.15| 4.08| 3.08| 2.61| 1.36| 1.25| 2.06| 0.81| 0.90| 0.26| 0.09| 0.72| 1.26| 4.75| 2.60|| 0.12
Hispanic ..........|21.23| 3.94| 3.00| 2.33| 1.21| 1.12| 1.80| 0.75| 0.81| 0.16| 0.07| 0.77| 1.29| 5.22| 2.87|| 0.08
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|22.46| 4.01| 3.16| 3.15| 0.71| 2.44| 2.64| 0.51| 1.11| 0.61| 0.42| 1.79| 1.31| 3.34| 3.05|| 0.22
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|21.45| 3.98| 3.25| 2.35| 1.23| 1.12| 2.04| 0.67| 0.84| 0.42| 0.12| 0.48| 1.72| 4.77| 2.84|| 0.06
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|21.75| 4.11| 3.32| 3.04| 0.73| 2.30| 2.65| 0.73| 1.13| 0.53| 0.26| 1.54| 1.91| 2.55| 2.62|| 0.10
Vocational\5\ .....|20.21| 3.44| 2.63| 1.80| 1.09| 0.71| 1.32| 0.69| 0.57| 0.04| 0.02| 0.18| 0.59| 7.74| 2.51|| 0.12
Both\6\ ...........|22.89| 4.04| 3.33| 2.69| 1.02| 1.67| 2.17| 0.79| 0.94| 0.29| 0.14| 0.75| 1.41| 6.03| 2.47|| 0.18
Neither\7\ ........|18.73| 3.58| 2.70| 1.73| 1.08| 0.65| 1.33| 0.69| 0.59| 0.03| 0.02| 0.22| 0.85| 5.23| 3.06|| 0.05
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1987 graduates ........|23.00| 4.12| 3.32| 3.01| 0.86| 2.15| 2.54| 0.76| 1.10| 0.47| 0.21| 1.35| 1.44| 4.55| 2.67|| 0.47
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|22.88| 4.08| 3.29| 3.05| 0.91| 2.14| 2.57| 0.79| 1.05| 0.47| 0.26| 1.16| 1.24| 4.64| 2.83|| 0.47
Female ..............|23.12| 4.15| 3.35| 2.97| 0.82| 2.15| 2.52| 0.74| 1.14| 0.47| 0.17| 1.53| 1.63| 4.47| 2.51|| 0.47
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|23.11| 4.08| 3.29| 3.01| 0.74| 2.27| 2.61| 0.75| 1.12| 0.50| 0.23| 1.38| 1.50| 4.65| 2.60|| 0.49
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|22.40| 4.22| 3.34| 2.99| 1.40| 1.59| 2.32| 0.90| 1.01| 0.31| 0.10| 1.08| 1.20| 4.52| 2.73|| 0.39
Hispanic ..........|22.84| 4.30| 3.22| 2.81| 1.30| 1.50| 2.24| 0.78| 1.07| 0.29| 0.10| 1.25| 1.34| 4.49| 3.19|| 0.42
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|24.47| 4.37| 3.65| 3.72| 0.53| 3.18| 3.13| 0.59| 1.17| 0.87| 0.50| 2.07| 1.18| 3.11| 3.23|| 0.58
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|23.23| 4.22| 3.18| 2.98| 1.35| 1.63| 2.44| 0.81| 1.22| 0.32| 0.09| 0.75| 1.68| 4.92| 3.06|| 0.39
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|23.20| 4.26| 3.55| 3.33| 0.65| 2.68| 2.97| 0.73| 1.23| 0.68| 0.32| 1.92| 1.87| 2.57| 2.73|| 0.38
Vocational\5\ .....|21.07| 3.62| 2.59| 2.00| 1.29| 0.71| 1.48| 0.74| 0.70| 0.03| 0.01| 0.18| 0.47| 8.07| 2.67|| 0.39
Both\6\ ...........|23.53| 4.11| 3.29| 2.93| 0.97| 1.96| 2.37| 0.81| 1.07| 0.35| 0.14| 1.01| 1.20| 6.09| 2.53|| 0.64
Neither\7\ ........|19.56| 3.55| 2.45| 2.11| 1.62| 0.49| 1.47| 0.84| 0.59| 0.03| 0.00| 0.18| 0.76| 5.10| 3.93|| 0.17
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1990 graduates ........|23.53| 4.19| 3.47| 3.15| 0.90| 2.25| 2.75| 0.85| 1.14| 0.53| 0.23| 1.54| 1.55| 4.19| 2.68|| 0.54
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|23.35| 4.13| 3.45| 3.16| 0.96| 2.20| 2.78| 0.88| 1.11| 0.52| 0.28| 1.33| 1.31| 4.32| 2.87|| 0.50
Female ..............|23.69| 4.25| 3.50| 3.14| 0.85| 2.29| 2.73| 0.83| 1.17| 0.53| 0.19| 1.72| 1.76| 4.08| 2.51|| 0.57
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|23.54| 4.12| 3.46| 3.13| 0.80| 2.33| 2.80| 0.84| 1.15| 0.55| 0.25| 1.58| 1.61| 4.22| 2.61|| 0.52
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|23.40| 4.34| 3.49| 3.20| 1.25| 1.95| 2.68| 0.98| 1.11| 0.42| 0.16| 1.20| 1.34| 4.41| 2.74|| 0.60
Hispanic ..........|23.83| 4.51| 3.42| 3.13| 1.30| 1.83| 2.50| 0.83| 1.10| 0.42| 0.14| 1.57| 1.48| 4.12| 3.10|| 0.58
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|24.07| 4.50| 3.70| 3.52| 0.70| 2.82| 2.97| 0.68| 1.12| 0.74| 0.42| 2.06| 1.29| 3.07| 2.96|| 0.54
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|22.64| 4.08| 3.34| 3.04| 1.03| 2.01| 2.48| 0.83| 1.09| 0.42| 0.15| 1.15| 1.11| 4.62| 2.81|| 0.60
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|23.53| 4.30| 3.65| 3.37| 0.68| 2.70| 3.06| 0.81| 1.23| 0.70| 0.32| 2.02| 1.93| 2.41| 2.78|| 0.42
Vocational\5\ .....|21.73| 3.60| 2.58| 2.07| 1.54| 0.53| 1.62| 0.87| 0.71| 0.03| 0.01| 0.17| 0.42| 8.68| 2.59|| 0.46
Both\6\ ...........|23.92| 4.14| 3.38| 3.02| 1.12| 1.90| 2.51| 0.92| 1.09| 0.36| 0.14| 1.07| 1.17| 6.10| 2.53|| 0.73
Neither\7\ ........|19.81| 3.63| 2.59| 2.01| 1.57| 0.44| 1.47| 0.79| 0.60| 0.04| 0.03| 0.21| 0.79| 5.81| 3.29|| 0.36
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1994 graduates.........|24.17| 4.29| 3.55| 3.33| 0.76| 2.57| 3.04| 0.88| 1.26| 0.62| 0.28| 1.71| 1.66| 3.96| 2.63|| 0.64
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|24.00| 4.26| 3.51| 3.32| 0.85| 2.48| 3.03| 0.91| 1.20| 0.59| 0.32| 1.49| 1.43| 4.13| 2.83|| 0.63
Female ..............|24.34| 4.32| 3.59| 3.34| 0.68| 2.66| 3.06| 0.86| 1.31| 0.64| 0.24| 1.93| 1.87| 3.80| 2.44|| 0.65
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|24.33| 4.23| 3.56| 3.36| 0.70| 2.66| 3.13| 0.89| 1.29| 0.65| 0.30| 1.76| 1.74| 3.96| 2.61|| 0.63
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|23.59| 4.36| 3.51| 3.23| 1.09| 2.14| 2.80| 0.92| 1.21| 0.49| 0.17| 1.35| 1.36| 4.29| 2.69|| 0.64
Hispanic ..........|24.06| 4.61| 3.45| 3.28| 0.96| 2.32| 2.69| 0.83| 1.19| 0.49| 0.17| 1.73| 1.51| 3.87| 2.93|| 0.76
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|24.47| 4.60| 3.66| 3.66| 0.67| 2.98| 3.35| 0.80| 1.22| 0.81| 0.48| 2.09| 1.32| 3.01| 2.78|| 0.71
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|24.47| 4.27| 3.57| 3.11| 0.94| 2.17| 2.82| 0.91| 1.28| 0.50| 0.13| 1.30| 2.01| 4.27| 3.12|| 0.53
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|24.07| 4.37| 3.69| 3.52| 0.58| 2.94| 3.32| 0.83| 1.34| 0.77| 0.37| 2.14| 2.05| 2.28| 2.71|| 0.50
Vocational\5\ .....|21.60| 3.70| 2.49| 2.20| 1.56| 0.64| 1.69| 0.80| 0.83| 0.03| 0.02| 0.14| 0.34| 8.64| 2.41|| 0.55
Both\6\ ...........|24.61| 4.23| 3.45| 3.17| 0.96| 2.21| 2.78| 0.96| 1.19| 0.45| 0.17| 1.24| 1.21| 6.01| 2.52|| 0.85
Neither\7\ ........|21.28| 3.54| 2.24| 2.25| 1.71| 0.54| 1.53| 0.82| 0.63| 0.05| 0.02| 0.19| 0.56| 6.51| 4.47|| 0.33
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1998 graduates.........|25.14| 4.25| 3.74| 3.40| 0.67| 2.73| 3.12| 0.89| 1.26| 0.66| 0.31| 1.85| 1.90| 3.99| 2.89|| 0.74
|_____|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______
Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|24.93| 4.19| 3.68| 3.37| 0.74| 2.64| 3.09| 0.93| 1.20| 0.62| 0.33| 1.62| 1.61| 4.25| 3.12|| 0.78
Female ..............|25.36| 4.31| 3.80| 3.42| 0.62| 2.80| 3.17| 0.87| 1.32| 0.70| 0.28| 2.06| 2.15| 3.77| 2.67|| 0.71
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|25.21| 4.19| 3.77| 3.40| 0.57| 2.84| 3.18| 0.87| 1.28| 0.69| 0.33| 1.90| 2.00| 3.97| 2.80|| 0.73
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|24.83| 4.28| 3.69| 3.42| 0.90| 2.53| 3.03| 0.97| 1.24| 0.58| 0.22| 1.58| 1.57| 4.33| 2.94|| 0.84
Hispanic ..........|25.08| 4.51| 3.60| 3.28| 1.05| 2.23| 2.81| 0.97| 1.13| 0.50| 0.20| 1.78| 1.78| 3.97| 3.36|| 0.71
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|25.23| 4.37| 3.92| 3.62| 0.65| 2.97| 3.43| 0.81| 1.26| 0.83| 0.51| 2.29| 1.52| 3.15| 2.95|| 0.67
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|24.43| 4.18| 3.67| 3.10| 0.90| 2.20| 2.68| 0.98| 1.07| 0.49| 0.15| 1.45| 1.94| 4.02| 3.40|| 0.67
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|24.91| 4.33| 3.87| 3.54| 0.53| 3.00| 3.34| 0.84| 1.33| 0.78| 0.38| 2.24| 2.41| 2.22| 2.97|| 0.52
Vocational\5\ .....|22.60| 3.46| 2.55| 2.17| 1.30| 0.87| 1.69| 1.05| 0.59| 0.03| 0.01| 0.14| 0.47| 9.12| 3.01|| 0.81
Both\6\ ...........|25.64| 4.20| 3.66| 3.30| 0.81| 2.49| 2.94| 0.96| 1.20| 0.54| 0.23| 1.45| 1.31| 6.06| 2.73|| 1.03
Neither\7\ ........|21.50| 3.21| 2.32| 2.19| 1.59| 0.60| 1.58| 0.88| 0.58| 0.04| 0.08| 0.20| 0.55| 5.64| 5.82|| 0.51
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2000 graduates.........|26.05| 4.39| 3.83| 3.56| 0.61| 2.95| 3.20| 0.85| 1.29| 0.69| 0.36| 1.95| 2.03| 4.21| 2.88|| 0.83
|_____|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______
Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|25.91| 4.31| 3.76| 3.53| 0.68| 2.86| 3.16| 0.88| 1.20| 0.65| 0.40| 1.71| 1.75| 4.60| 3.09|| 0.93
Female ..............|26.17| 4.46| 3.89| 3.58| 0.55| 3.03| 3.25| 0.82| 1.36| 0.73| 0.33| 2.18| 2.30| 3.82| 2.69|| 0.74
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|26.21| 4.32| 3.86| 3.56| 0.58| 2.98| 3.24| 0.84| 1.30| 0.70| 0.38| 1.98| 2.12| 4.34| 2.79|| 0.81
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|25.76| 4.43| 3.75| 3.54| 0.72| 2.82| 3.13| 0.91| 1.26| 0.65| 0.27| 1.70| 1.95| 4.29| 2.98|| 0.85
Hispanic ..........|25.47| 4.69| 3.77| 3.42| 0.74| 2.68| 2.87| 0.85| 1.19| 0.58| 0.24| 1.90| 1.77| 3.83| 3.21|| 0.89
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|26.21| 4.57| 3.77| 3.96| 0.35| 3.61| 3.71| 0.71| 1.36| 0.96| 0.65| 2.51| 1.79| 2.82| 3.09|| 0.92
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|25.11| 4.12| 3.75| 3.29| 0.91| 2.38| 2.88| 0.98| 1.25| 0.45| 0.19| 1.40| 1.99| 4.79| 2.89|| 0.96
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|25.57| 4.47| 3.93| 3.70| 0.49| 3.21| 3.39| 0.81| 1.35| 0.80| 0.42| 2.32| 2.52| 2.28| 2.96|| 0.54
Vocational\5\ |23.44| 3.33| 2.62| 2.11| 1.28| 0.82| 1.61| 0.84| 0.65| 0.06| 0.05| 0.15| 0.57| 9.56| 3.50|| 1.17
Both\6\ ...........|26.81| 4.33| 3.76| 3.45| 0.74| 2.71| 3.04| 0.89| 1.24| 0.59| 0.30| 1.56| 1.47| 6.46| 2.74|| 1.20
Neither\7\ ........|21.58| 3.50| 1.86| 2.27| 1.76| 0.51| 1.59| 1.04| 0.48| 0.04| 0.02| 0.20| 0.93| 5.52| 5.72|| 0.29
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Standard errors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
2000 graduates.........|0.201| 0.035| 0.033|0.028| 0.028| 0.038|0.038| 0.028|0.028|0.018|0.017| 0.044|0.054| 0.123| 0.065|| 0.032
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Male ................|0.206| 0.034| 0.032|0.031| 0.032| 0.046|0.039| 0.028|0.029|0.017|0.018| 0.044|0.051| 0.154| 0.070|| 0.036
Female ..............|0.203| 0.038| 0.035|0.028| 0.026| 0.036|0.040| 0.030|0.029|0.020|0.017| 0.049|0.065| 0.104| 0.063|| 0.034
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
White, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|0.252| 0.037| 0.037|0.031| 0.032| 0.043|0.038| 0.031|0.034|0.020|0.020| 0.053|0.068| 0.164| 0.075|| 0.036
Black, non- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Hispanic .........|0.242| 0.078| 0.067|0.042| 0.062| 0.059|0.058| 0.043|0.040|0.027|0.020| 0.071|0.134| 0.173| 0.093|| 0.055
Hispanic ..........|0.323| 0.106| 0.075|0.074| 0.051| 0.107|0.112| 0.046|0.067|0.055|0.026| 0.070|0.063| 0.124| 0.147|| 0.056
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Islander .........|0.327| 0.069| 0.051|0.095| 0.035| 0.106|0.153| 0.082|0.060|0.048|0.037| 0.083|0.084| 0.160| 0.184|| 0.111
American Indian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Alaska Native ...|0.315| 0.064| 0.100|0.083| 0.164| 0.178|0.112| 0.037|0.080|0.044|0.042| 0.105|0.220| 0.429| 0.230|| 0.074
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||
Academic\4\ .......|0.186| 0.040| 0.043|0.034| 0.024| 0.042|0.042| 0.033|0.033|0.023|0.019| 0.050|0.072| 0.049| 0.075|| 0.024
Vocational\5\ |0.369| 0.131| 0.121|0.086| 0.120| 0.100|0.116| 0.069|0.091|0.018|0.026| 0.042|0.062| 0.337| 0.249|| 0.220
Both\6\ ...........|0.248| 0.035| 0.034|0.032| 0.040| 0.054|0.047| 0.031|0.033|0.024|0.024| 0.049|0.057| 0.170| 0.074|| 0.046
Neither\7\ ........|0.500| 0.088| 0.142|0.088| 0.141| 0.101|0.099| 0.097|0.082|0.018|0.011| 0.056|0.096| 0.443| 0.506|| 0.051
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| \1\Includes nonoccupational vocational education, vocational general introduction, agriculture, business, marketing, health, occupational home economics, trade and industry, and technical courses. NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study," "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey; and "High School Transcript Study," various years. (This table was prepared November 2002.)
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