(76KB)| Table 133. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in vocational education courses, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2000 |
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Graduation year and | | market|and home-| | | | | | Occupa-| Trade|Technical/|
selected student | |prepara-| making| | Agri-| | | |tional home| and in-| communi-|
characteristic | Total| tion|education|Total\1\|culture|Business|Marketing| Health| economics|dustrial| cations| Other
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. \2\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses, but less than 3 Carnegie units in any specific labor market preparation field. \3\Includes students who complete at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field, but less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses. \4\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field. \5\Includes students who complete less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and less than 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field. 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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