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| Table 135. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in vocational education courses, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 to 2000 |
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selected student | Total | market | home- | | | | | | Occupa- | Trade |Technical/|
characteristic | |prepara-| making |Total\1\| Agri- |Business|Marketing| Health |tional home|and in- | communi- | Other
| | tion |education| |culture| | | | economics |dustrial| cations |
_______________________|________|________|_________|________|_______|________|_________|________|___________|________|__________|________
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_______________________|________|________|_________|________|_______|________|_________|________|___________|________|__________|________
1982 graduates .....| 4.62| 0.94| 0.68| 3.00| 0.22| 1.03| 0.16| 0.05| 0.11| 1.04| 0.21| 0.10
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.60| 0.93| 0.30| 3.36| 0.36| 0.47| 0.14| 0.02| 0.06| 1.96| 0.24| 0.01
Female ..............| 4.64| 0.95| 1.03| 2.67| 0.08| 1.55| 0.18| 0.08| 0.15| 0.20| 0.18| 0.18
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 4.53| 0.92| 0.63| 2.97| 0.24| 1.06| 0.15| 0.04| 0.10| 0.99| 0.22| 0.09
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.75| 0.97| 0.90| 2.88| 0.09| 1.00| 0.22| 0.11| 0.14| 0.95| 0.15| 0.12
Hispanic ............| 5.22| 1.01| 0.85| 3.36| 0.23| 1.00| 0.17| 0.07| 0.13| 1.38| 0.15| 0.12
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 3.34| 1.01| 0.30| 2.03| 0.03| 0.58| 0.04| 0.03| 0.06| 0.88| 0.30| 0.02
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.77| 0.90| 0.47| 3.40| 0.25| 0.74| 0.14| 0.08| 0.06| 1.88| 0.13| 0.03
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.55| 0.84| 0.60| 1.12| 0.04| 0.48| 0.03| 0.02| 0.06| 0.28| 0.17| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 7.74| 1.02| 0.78| 5.94| 0.58| 1.68| 0.33| 0.08| 0.17| 2.43| 0.21| 0.24
Both\4\ .............| 6.03| 0.86| 0.57| 4.60| 0.29| 1.66| 0.29| 0.09| 0.15| 1.57| 0.29| 0.14
Neither\5\ ..........| 5.23| 1.92| 1.62| 1.68| 0.11| 0.74| 0.09| 0.05| 0.13| 0.37| 0.10| 0.07
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
1987 graduates .....| 4.55| 0.83| 0.61| 3.11| 0.19| 0.96| 0.16| 0.08| 0.11| 0.96| 0.43| 0.11
|________|________|_________|________|_______|________|_________|________|___________|________|__________|________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.64| 0.83| 0.45| 3.35| 0.33| 0.56| 0.13| 0.02| 0.08| 1.73| 0.47| 0.03
Female ..............| 4.47| 0.83| 0.86| 2.77| 0.07| 1.34| 0.19| 0.12| 0.14| 0.23| 0.39| 0.18
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 4.65| 0.84| 0.60| 3.20| 0.24| 0.97| 0.16| 0.07| 0.11| 1.00| 0.47| 0.10
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.52| 0.86| 0.73| 2.92| 0.10| 1.00| 0.17| 0.14| 0.14| 0.76| 0.28| 0.14
Hispanic ............| 4.49| 0.93| 0.62| 2.95| 0.06| 0.97| 0.16| 0.08| 0.11| 1.00| 0.32| 0.11
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 3.11| 0.63| 0.35| 2.13| 0.01| 0.63| 0.13| 0.09| 0.08| 0.47| 0.56| 0.04
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.92| 0.82| 0.65| 3.45| 0.20| 1.04| 0.08| 0.09| 0.11| 1.32| 0.44| 0.03
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.57| 0.76| 0.57| 1.23| 0.02| 0.45| 0.04| 0.02| 0.04| 0.24| 0.37| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 8.07| 0.90| 0.77| 6.39| 0.59| 1.40| 0.38| 0.18| 0.25| 2.60| 0.35| 0.34
Both\4\ .............| 6.09| 0.86| 0.55| 4.69| 0.30| 1.54| 0.27| 0.11| 0.17| 1.43| 0.56| 0.15
Neither\5\ ..........| 5.10| 1.77| 1.72| 1.62| 0.07| 0.60| 0.09| 0.05| 0.11| 0.37| 0.13| 0.10
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
1990 graduates .....| 4.19| 0.73| 0.57| 2.89| 0.20| 0.88| 0.16| 0.04| 0.10| 0.87| 0.41| 0.10
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.32| 0.70| 0.33| 3.28| 0.31| 0.57| 0.14| 0.02| 0.07| 1.59| 0.43| 0.02
Female ..............| 4.08| 0.76| 0.79| 2.53| 0.09| 1.16| 0.18| 0.06| 0.13| 0.22| 0.39| 0.17
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 4.22| 0.71| 0.55| 2.97| 0.24| 0.85| 0.16| 0.04| 0.09| 0.95| 0.40| 0.09
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.41| 0.82| 0.80| 2.79| 0.06| 1.05| 0.17| 0.04| 0.15| 0.64| 0.40| 0.16
Hispanic ............| 4.12| 0.75| 0.53| 2.85| 0.15| 0.93| 0.19| 0.02| 0.11| 0.75| 0.41| 0.18
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 3.07| 0.69| 0.31| 2.07| 0.04| 0.65| 0.05| 0.01| 0.03| 0.72| 0.48| 0.03
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.62| 0.74| 0.72| 3.16| 0.36| 0.95| 0.15| 0.02| 0.07| 0.95| 0.44| 0.02
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.41| 0.67| 0.55| 1.19| 0.03| 0.46| 0.04| 0.01| 0.04| 0.22| 0.34| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 8.68| 1.00| 0.74| 6.95| 0.86| 1.22| 0.28| 0.10| 0.26| 3.10| 0.28| 0.30
Both\4\ .............| 6.10| 0.72| 0.57| 4.81| 0.35| 1.47| 0.33| 0.08| 0.16| 1.50| 0.53| 0.19
Neither\5\ ..........| 5.81| 2.81| 1.26| 1.74| 0.10| 0.46| 0.04| 0.04| 0.08| 0.54| 0.32| 0.04
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
1994 graduates .....| 3.96| 0.64| 0.52| 2.79| 0.24| 0.88| 0.18| 0.08| 0.13| 0.70| 0.35| 0.09
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.13| 0.70| 0.35| 3.08| 0.37| 0.66| 0.14| 0.03| 0.08| 1.25| 0.36| 0.03
Female ..............| 3.80| 0.58| 0.69| 2.52| 0.11| 1.09| 0.22| 0.12| 0.18| 0.17| 0.34| 0.15
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 3.96| 0.63| 0.51| 2.81| 0.27| 0.87| 0.19| 0.08| 0.11| 0.72| 0.35| 0.07
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.29| 0.72| 0.62| 2.94| 0.13| 1.01| 0.20| 0.11| 0.23| 0.60| 0.29| 0.18
Hispanic ............| 3.87| 0.64| 0.48| 2.75| 0.13| 0.93| 0.15| 0.07| 0.14| 0.65| 0.36| 0.17
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 3.01| 0.51| 0.36| 2.13| 0.14| 0.70| 0.11| 0.06| 0.10| 0.50| 0.46| 0.03
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.27| 0.85| 0.65| 2.77| 0.41| 0.75| 0.06| 0.18| 0.15| 0.53| 0.41| 0.06
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.28| 0.58| 0.49| 1.20| 0.04| 0.51| 0.05| 0.03| 0.05| 0.20| 0.28| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 8.64| 1.00| 0.78| 6.86| 0.90| 1.17| 0.34| 0.08| 0.26| 2.89| 0.26| 0.29
Both\4\ .............| 6.01| 0.66| 0.54| 4.82| 0.48| 1.41| 0.37| 0.16| 0.23| 1.25| 0.46| 0.18
Neither\5\ ..........| 6.51| 3.91| 1.08| 1.52| 0.05| 0.48| 0.08| 0.02| 0.07| 0.46| 0.16| 0.06
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
1998 graduates .....| 3.99| 0.61| 0.51| 2.87| 0.20| 0.70| 0.16| 0.14| 0.16| 0.78| 0.51| 0.07
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.25| 0.67| 0.35| 3.23| 0.27| 0.59| 0.15| 0.06| 0.10| 1.37| 0.53| 0.02
Female ..............| 3.77| 0.57| 0.66| 2.54| 0.14| 0.80| 0.18| 0.22| 0.21| 0.23| 0.49| 0.12
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 3.97| 0.58| 0.49| 2.90| 0.24| 0.69| 0.15| 0.11| 0.14| 0.83| 0.51| 0.06
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.33| 0.70| 0.68| 2.95| 0.09| 0.83| 0.24| 0.29| 0.23| 0.56| 0.47| 0.11
Hispanic ............| 3.97| 0.66| 0.49| 2.82| 0.16| 0.64| 0.18| 0.16| 0.17| 0.75| 0.51| 0.10
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 3.15| 0.58| 0.27| 2.30| 0.09| 0.64| 0.13| 0.15| 0.14| 0.57| 0.49| 0.02
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.02| 0.54| 0.55| 2.92| 0.19| 0.70| 0.14| 0.06| 0.14| 0.98| 0.51| 0.03
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.22| 0.54| 0.49| 1.19| 0.03| 0.41| 0.05| 0.03| 0.07| 0.22| 0.33| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 9.12| 1.40| 0.75| 6.97| 0.62| 0.64| 0.29| 0.11| 0.36| 3.36| 0.66| 0.29
Both\4\ .............| 6.06| 0.62| 0.52| 4.92| 0.41| 1.10| 0.31| 0.29| 0.27| 1.39| 0.74| 0.14
Neither\5\ ..........| 5.64| 2.91| 1.20| 1.53| 0.10| 0.43| 0.06| 0.02| 0.07| 0.31| 0.19| 0.06
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
2000 graduates .....| 4.21| 0.69| 0.49| 3.03| 0.25| 0.74| 0.16| 0.13| 0.17| 0.80| 0.61| 0.08
|________|________|_________|________|_______|________|_________|________|___________|________|__________|________
Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 4.60| 0.76| 0.33| 3.51| 0.34| 0.65| 0.14| 0.06| 0.12| 1.38| 0.72| 0.02
Female ..............| 3.82| 0.61| 0.64| 2.57| 0.16| 0.83| 0.17| 0.20| 0.23| 0.25| 0.52| 0.13
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 4.34| 0.69| 0.49| 3.16| 0.31| 0.73| 0.14| 0.12| 0.18| 0.90| 0.63| 0.07
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.29| 0.77| 0.67| 2.85| 0.12| 0.88| 0.22| 0.15| 0.16| 0.51| 0.53| 0.16
Hispanic ............| 3.83| 0.67| 0.37| 2.79| 0.14| 0.75| 0.18| 0.23| 0.19| 0.65| 0.54| 0.07
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| 2.82| 0.45| 0.25| 2.11| 0.06| 0.50| 0.10| 0.14| 0.09| 0.43| 0.74| 0.02
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| 4.79| 0.75| 0.68| 3.36| 0.37| 0.72| 0.14| 0.07| 0.23| 0.99| 0.68| 0.07
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| 2.28| 0.61| 0.47| 1.21| 0.03| 0.39| 0.03| 0.03| 0.08| 0.21| 0.38| 0.02
Vocational\3\ .......| 9.56| 1.24| 0.59| 7.73| 0.79| 0.63| 0.27| 0.12| 0.35| 4.06| 0.87| 0.14
Both\4\ .............| 6.46| 0.75| 0.50| 5.21| 0.51| 1.20| 0.31| 0.27| 0.29| 1.43| 0.90| 0.15
Neither\5\ ..........| 5.52| 2.83| 1.36| 1.32| 0.05| 0.13| 0.05| 0.04| 0.19| 0.40| 0.32| 0.06
|========|========|=========|========|=======|========|=========|========|===========|========|==========|========
Standard errors | | | | | | | | | | | |
2000 graduates ........| (0.123)| (0.035)| (0.023)| (0.106)|(0.029)| (0.040)| (0.013)| (0.018)| (0.016)| (0.057)| (0.027)| (0.009)
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| (0.154)| (0.042)| (0.018)| (0.135)|(0.041)| (0.040)| (0.013)| (0.012)| (0.012)| (0.098)| (0.032)| (0.005)
Female ..............| (0.104)| (0.032)| (0.032)| (0.086)|(0.022)| (0.043)| (0.015)| (0.025)| (0.021)| (0.020)| (0.026)| (0.016)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| (0.164)| (0.045)| (0.026)| (0.137)|(0.039)| (0.048)| (0.015)| (0.016)| (0.018)| (0.077)| (0.034)| (0.001)
Black, non-Hispanic .| (0.173)| (0.049)| (0.052)| (0.125)|(0.027)| (0.063)| (0.034)| (0.022)| (0.024)| (0.043)| (0.041)| (0.030)
Hispanic ............| (0.124)| (0.054)| (0.038)| (0.148)|(0.021)| (0.067)| (0.032)| (0.101)| (0.030)| (0.051)| (0.028)| (0.020)
Asian/Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | |
Islander .........| (0.160)| (0.055)| (0.033)| (0.146)|(0.014)| (0.051)| (0.031)| (0.038)| (0.018)| (0.054)| (0.103)| (0.008)
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaska Native ....| (0.429)| (0.117)| (0.081)| (0.394)|(0.131)| (0.086)| (0.037)| (0.025)| (0.115)| (0.235)| (0.087)| (0.035)
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\2\ .........| (0.049)| (0.031)| (0.021)| (0.024)|(0.004)| (0.021)| (0.004)| (0.005)| (0.009)| (0.010)| (0.020)| (0.003)
Vocational\3\ .......| (0.337)| (0.272)| (0.070)| (0.365)|(0.149)| (0.117)| (0.064)| (0.050)| (0.086)| (0.438)| (0.095)| (0.057)
Both\4\ .............| (0.170)| (0.053)| (0.031)| (0.132)|(0.058)| (0.066)| (0.025)| (0.041)| (0.029)| (0.115)| (0.047)| (0.018)
Neither\5\ ..........| (0.443)| (0.297)| (0.331)| (0.100)|(0.023)| (0.032)| (0.034)| (0.030)| (0.053)| (0.077)| (0.049)| (0.023)
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\1\Includes unclassified courses not shown separately. 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," 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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