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| Table 134. | 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| Bio- | Chem- | Phy- | lan- | Arts |educa- | sonal | rela-
characteristic | | |studies| | algebra |or higher| |science| logy | istry | sics |guages | |tion\1\|use\2\ |ted\3\
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
______________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
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
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
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
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
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
|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
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 errorsStandar| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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 because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores, "High School Transcript Study" (HS&B-So:80/82); and The High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years. (This table was prepared November 2002.)
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