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(56KB)| Table 6. | Percentage of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: Selected years, 1980 through 2005 |
| Year and age | Total | Male | Female | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years | 49.7 | (0.21) | 48.8 | (0.24) | 54.0 | (0.68) | 49.8 | (1.07) | 50.9 | (0.30) | 50.0 | (0.34) | 56.2 | (0.98) | 49.9 | (1.53) | 48.5 | (0.30) | 47.7 | (0.34) | 52.1 | (0.94) | 49.8 | (1.51) |
| 3 and 4 years | 36.7 | (0.95) | 37.4 | (1.12) | 38.2 | (2.83) | 28.5 | (3.92) | 37.8 | (1.33) | 39.2 | (1.58) | 36.4 | (3.94) | 30.1 | (5.37) | 35.5 | (1.34) | 35.5 | (1.58) | 40.0 | (4.04) | 26.6 | (5.71) |
| 5 and 6 years | 95.7 | (0.40) | 95.9 | (0.46) | 95.5 | (1.22) | 94.5 | (2.13) | 95.0 | (0.60) | 95.4 | (0.68) | 94.1 | (1.95) | 94.0 | (3.22) | 96.4 | (0.53) | 96.5 | (0.61) | 97.0 | (1.43) | 94.9 | (2.83) |
| 7 to 9 years | 99.1 | (0.15) | 99.1 | (0.17) | 99.4 | (0.35) | 98.4 | (0.91) | 99.0 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.26) | 99.5 | (0.45) | 97.7 | (1.57) | 99.2 | (0.20) | 99.2 | (0.24) | 99.3 | (0.54) | 99.0 | (0.99) |
| 10 to 13 years | 99.4 | (0.10) | 99.4 | (0.12) | 99.4 | (0.31) | 99.7 | (0.36) | 99.4 | (0.14) | 99.4 | (0.16) | 99.4 | (0.42) | 99.4 | (0.66) | 99.4 | (0.15) | 99.3 | (0.18) | 99.3 | (0.46) | 99.9 | (0.25) |
| 14 and 15 years | 98.2 | (0.22) | 98.7 | (0.22) | 97.9 | (0.72) | 94.3 | (1.87) | 98.7 | (0.27) | 98.9 | (0.28) | 98.4 | (0.88) | 96.7 | (2.10) | 97.7 | (0.36) | 98.5 | (0.34) | 97.3 | (1.15) | 92.1 | (2.99) |
| 16 and 17 years | 89.0 | (0.51) | 89.2 | (0.57) | 90.7 | (1.44) | 81.8 | (3.25) | 89.1 | (0.71) | 89.4 | (0.79) | 90.7 | (2.04) | 81.5 | (4.70) | 88.8 | (0.72) | 89.0 | (0.82) | 90.6 | (2.05) | 82.2 | (4.49) |
| 18 and 19 years | 46.4 | (0.80) | 47.0 | (0.91) | 45.8 | (2.56) | 37.8 | (3.94) | 47.0 | (1.14) | 48.5 | (1.29) | 42.9 | (3.73) | 36.9 | (5.44) | 45.8 | (1.11) | 45.7 | (1.26) | 48.3 | (3.51) | 38.8 | (5.71) |
| 20 and 21 years | 31.0 | (0.74) | 33.0 | (0.85) | 23.3 | (2.21) | 19.5 | (3.29) | 32.6 | (1.08) | 34.8 | (1.23) | 22.8 | (3.29) | 21.4 | (4.88) | 29.5 | (1.02) | 31.3 | (1.18) | 23.7 | (2.99) | 17.6 | (4.43) |
| 22 to 24 years | 16.3 | (0.49) | 16.8 | (0.56) | 13.6 | (1.53) | 11.7 | (2.26) | 17.8 | (0.73) | 18.7 | (0.83) | 13.4 | (2.29) | 10.7 | (3.14) | 14.9 | (0.66) | 15.0 | (0.75) | 13.7 | (2.05) | 12.6 | (3.24) |
| 25 to 29 years | 9.3 | (0.31) | 9.4 | (0.35) | 8.8 | (1.04) | 6.9 | (1.43) | 9.8 | (0.45) | 9.8 | (0.50) | 10.6 | (1.70) | 6.8 | (2.06) | 8.8 | (0.42) | 9.1 | (0.48) | 7.5 | (1.29) | 6.9 | (1.99) |
| 30 to 34 years | 6.4 | (0.27) | 6.4 | (0.30) | 6.9 | (1.00) | 5.1 | (1.35) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 5.6 | (0.40) | 7.2 | (1.55) | 6.2 | (2.07) | 7.0 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.45) | 6.6 | (1.32) | 4.1 | (1.71) |
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years | 50.2 | (0.23) | 49.8 | (0.27) | 52.2 | (0.71) | 47.2 | (1.06) | 50.9 | (0.32) | 50.4 | (0.38) | 54.3 | (1.02) | 46.8 | (1.48) | 49.5 | (0.32) | 49.2 | (0.38) | 50.3 | (0.99) | 47.7 | (1.52) |
| 3 and 4 years | 44.4 | (0.99) | 47.2 | (1.19) | 41.8 | (2.98) | 30.7 | (4.08) | 43.9 | (1.38) | 47.9 | (1.66) | 38.1 | (4.14) | 28.0 | (5.57) | 44.9 | (1.41) | 46.6 | (1.70) | 45.5 | (4.25) | 33.6 | (5.95) |
| 5 and 6 years | 96.5 | (0.37) | 96.7 | (0.43) | 96.5 | (1.05) | 94.9 | (1.96) | 96.5 | (0.51) | 96.8 | (0.59) | 96.2 | (1.53) | 95.8 | (2.48) | 96.4 | (0.53) | 96.7 | (0.62) | 96.9 | (1.43) | 93.9 | (3.05) |
| 7 to 9 years | 99.7 | (0.09) | 99.7 | (0.11) | 99.8 | (0.19) | 99.5 | (0.52) | 99.7 | (0.13) | 99.7 | (0.16) | 99.9 | (0.24) | 99.5 | (0.70) | 99.6 | (0.14) | 99.7 | (0.15) | 99.8 | (0.31) | 99.4 | (0.79) |
| 10 to 13 years | 99.6 | (0.09) | 99.7 | (0.10) | 99.9 | (0.15) | 99.1 | (0.64) | 99.6 | (0.13) | 99.6 | (0.14) | 99.9 | (0.19) | 99.0 | (0.93) | 99.7 | (0.12) | 99.7 | (0.13) | 99.8 | (0.25) | 99.1 | (0.87) |
| 14 and 15 years | 99.0 | (0.19) | 99.0 | (0.23) | 99.4 | (0.46) | 99.0 | (0.90) | 99.1 | (0.25) | 99.2 | (0.30) | 99.7 | (0.48) | 99.1 | (1.11) | 98.9 | (0.29) | 98.9 | (0.35) | 99.1 | (0.79) | 98.8 | (1.47) |
| 16 and 17 years | 92.5 | (0.52) | 93.5 | (0.58) | 91.7 | (1.59) | 85.4 | (3.22) | 92.6 | (0.72) | 93.4 | (0.82) | 93.0 | (2.09) | 85.5 | (4.40) | 92.4 | (0.74) | 93.7 | (0.81) | 90.5 | (2.41) | 85.3 | (4.74) |
| 18 and 19 years | 57.2 | (0.94) | 59.1 | (1.10) | 55.0 | (2.83) | 44.0 | (4.36) | 58.2 | (1.33) | 59.7 | (1.56) | 60.4 | (3.99) | 40.7 | (6.23) | 56.3 | (1.32) | 58.5 | (1.57) | 49.8 | (3.96) | 47.2 | (6.08) |
| 20 and 21 years | 39.7 | (0.92) | 43.1 | (1.10) | 28.3 | (2.57) | 27.2 | (3.83) | 40.3 | (1.32) | 44.2 | (1.59) | 31.0 | (3.81) | 21.7 | (4.95) | 39.2 | (1.28) | 42.0 | (1.53) | 25.8 | (3.45) | 33.1 | (5.79) |
| 22 to 24 years | 21.0 | (0.63) | 21.9 | (0.75) | 19.7 | (2.01) | 9.9 | (2.05) | 22.3 | (0.92) | 23.7 | (1.11) | 19.3 | (3.03) | 11.2 | (2.98) | 19.9 | (0.86) | 20.3 | (1.02) | 20.0 | (2.68) | 8.4 | (2.77) |
| 25 to 29 years | 9.7 | (0.33) | 10.4 | (0.39) | 6.1 | (0.87) | 6.3 | (1.29) | 9.2 | (0.46) | 10.0 | (0.55) | 4.7 | (1.14) | 4.6 | (1.55) | 10.2 | (0.47) | 10.7 | (0.56) | 7.3 | (1.27) | 8.1 | (2.06) |
| 30 to 34 years | 5.8 | (0.25) | 6.2 | (0.30) | 4.5 | (0.75) | 3.6 | (0.99) | 4.8 | (0.33) | 5.0 | (0.38) | 2.3 | (0.80) | 4.0 | (1.45) | 6.9 | (0.38) | 7.4 | (0.46) | 6.3 | (1.19) | 3.1 | (1.32) |
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years | 53.7 | (0.21) | 53.8 | (0.25) | 56.3 | (0.58) | 49.7 | (0.65) | 54.3 | (0.29) | 54.2 | (0.35) | 58.6 | (0.83) | 49.1 | (0.90) | 53.2 | (0.30) | 53.4 | (0.36) | 54.1 | (0.80) | 50.3 | (0.93) |
| 3 and 4 years | 48.7 | (0.87) | 52.2 | (1.09) | 47.8 | (2.28) | 36.9 | (2.35) | 49.4 | (1.22) | 51.1 | (1.52) | 52.4 | (3.26) | 40.8 | (3.33) | 48.1 | (1.24) | 53.5 | (1.56) | 43.4 | (3.17) | 32.7 | (3.28) |
| 5 and 6 years | 96.0 | (0.34) | 96.6 | (0.39) | 95.4 | (0.96) | 93.9 | (1.22) | 95.3 | (0.51) | 95.9 | (0.60) | 94.6 | (1.48) | 93.6 | (1.74) | 96.8 | (0.44) | 97.4 | (0.49) | 96.3 | (1.23) | 94.3 | (1.71) |
| 7 to 9 years | 98.7 | (0.17) | 98.9 | (0.18) | 97.7 | (0.59) | 98.5 | (0.55) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.24) | 98.1 | (0.74) | 98.8 | (0.72) | 98.5 | (0.25) | 98.9 | (0.27) | 97.2 | (0.91) | 98.2 | (0.82) |
| 10 to 13 years | 99.1 | (0.12) | 99.0 | (0.15) | 99.2 | (0.30) | 99.2 | (0.36) | 99.1 | (0.17) | 99.0 | (0.21) | 99.5 | (0.34) | 98.8 | (0.58) | 99.0 | (0.18) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 98.9 | (0.50) | 99.5 | (0.39) |
| 14 and 15 years | 98.9 | (0.18) | 98.8 | (0.22) | 99.0 | (0.46) | 98.9 | (0.56) | 99.0 | (0.24) | 98.9 | (0.30) | 99.6 | (0.40) | 98.4 | (0.92) | 98.8 | (0.27) | 98.7 | (0.33) | 98.3 | (0.83) | 99.4 | (0.58) |
| 16 and 17 years | 93.6 | (0.42) | 94.4 | (0.47) | 93.0 | (1.16) | 88.2 | (1.82) | 94.5 | (0.54) | 95.0 | (0.62) | 95.6 | (1.30) | 88.4 | (2.58) | 92.6 | (0.64) | 93.8 | (0.72) | 90.3 | (1.93) | 88.0 | (2.57) |
| 18 and 19 years | 59.4 | (0.85) | 61.8 | (1.03) | 57.5 | (2.38) | 46.1 | (2.63) | 59.5 | (1.21) | 61.9 | (1.45) | 59.2 | (3.47) | 47.4 | (3.62) | 59.2 | (1.21) | 61.8 | (1.46) | 56.1 | (3.26) | 44.8 | (3.81) |
| 20 and 21 years | 44.9 | (0.89) | 49.7 | (1.10) | 37.8 | (2.47) | 27.1 | (2.37) | 44.7 | (1.28) | 50.0 | (1.56) | 36.7 | (3.66) | 24.8 | (3.29) | 45.1 | (1.25) | 49.3 | (1.54) | 38.7 | (3.34) | 29.2 | (3.39) |
| 22 to 24 years | 23.2 | (0.60) | 24.4 | (0.73) | 20.0 | (1.61) | 15.6 | (1.52) | 22.8 | (0.84) | 24.1 | (1.04) | 20.6 | (2.41) | 14.8 | (2.00) | 23.6 | (0.84) | 24.8 | (1.04) | 19.5 | (2.17) | 16.6 | (2.33) |
| 25 to 29 years | 11.6 | (0.34) | 12.3 | (0.42) | 10.0 | (0.94) | 7.1 | (0.87) | 11.0 | (0.48) | 12.2 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (1.15) | 5.6 | (1.09) | 12.2 | (0.49) | 12.3 | (0.59) | 13.0 | (1.41) | 8.7 | (1.38) |
| 30 to 34 years | 5.9 | (0.24) | 5.7 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (0.80) | 4.7 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.32) | 5.0 | (0.37) | 6.9 | (1.13) | 4.5 | (0.95) | 6.5 | (0.35) | 6.3 | (0.41) | 8.3 | (1.13) | 4.9 | (1.02) |
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years | 55.9 | (0.22) | 56.0 | (0.27) | 59.3 | (0.60) | 51.3 | (0.63) | 55.8 | (0.31) | 55.8 | (0.38) | 59.7 | (0.85) | 50.5 | (0.88) | 56.0 | (0.31) | 56.1 | (0.38) | 59.0 | (0.83) | 52.2 | (0.89) |
| 3 and 4 years | 52.1 | (0.93) | 54.6 | (1.19) | 59.8 | (2.51) | 35.9 | (2.37) | 50.8 | (1.30) | 54.1 | (1.66) | 58.0 | (3.53) | 31.9 | (3.23) | 53.4 | (1.33) | 55.2 | (1.71) | 61.8 | (3.56) | 40.0 | (3.44) |
| 5 and 6 years | 95.6 | (0.38) | 95.5 | (0.49) | 96.7 | (0.89) | 94.3 | (1.13) | 95.1 | (0.56) | 94.5 | (0.76) | 96.0 | (1.38) | 95.4 | (1.41) | 96.1 | (0.51) | 96.4 | (0.63) | 97.5 | (1.12) | 93.1 | (1.79) |
| 7 to 9 years | 98.1 | (0.20) | 98.4 | (0.24) | 97.5 | (0.62) | 97.5 | (0.65) | 98.0 | (0.29) | 98.1 | (0.36) | 98.2 | (0.72) | 96.6 | (1.09) | 98.2 | (0.28) | 98.6 | (0.32) | 96.7 | (1.01) | 98.4 | (0.74) |
| 10 to 13 years | 98.3 | (0.17) | 98.5 | (0.19) | 98.5 | (0.42) | 97.4 | (0.59) | 98.3 | (0.23) | 98.2 | (0.30) | 98.8 | (0.52) | 98.4 | (0.65) | 98.3 | (0.24) | 98.8 | (0.25) | 98.1 | (0.66) | 96.4 | (1.01) |
| 14 and 15 years | 98.7 | (0.20) | 98.9 | (0.22) | 99.6 | (0.30) | 96.2 | (0.99) | 98.7 | (0.27) | 98.8 | (0.33) | 99.6 | (0.42) | 96.9 | (1.26) | 98.6 | (0.29) | 99.0 | (0.31) | 99.6 | (0.42) | 95.4 | (1.54) |
| 16 and 17 years | 92.8 | (0.45) | 94.0 | (0.50) | 91.7 | (1.32) | 87.0 | (1.77) | 92.7 | (0.63) | 94.7 | (0.66) | 88.9 | (2.10) | 85.7 | (2.60) | 92.9 | (0.64) | 93.3 | (0.76) | 94.6 | (1.54) | 88.3 | (2.40) |
| 18 and 19 years | 61.2 | (0.84) | 63.9 | (1.02) | 57.2 | (2.34) | 49.5 | (2.47) | 58.3 | (1.19) | 61.2 | (1.46) | 51.5 | (3.46) | 48.0 | (3.41) | 64.2 | (1.17) | 66.7 | (1.42) | 62.2 | (3.15) | 51.1 | (3.59) |
| 20 and 21 years | 44.1 | (0.88) | 49.2 | (1.10) | 37.4 | (2.38) | 26.1 | (2.22) | 41.0 | (1.23) | 45.8 | (1.54) | 31.3 | (3.42) | 24.2 | (3.02) | 47.3 | (1.26) | 52.7 | (1.58) | 42.3 | (3.26) | 28.1 | (3.26) |
| 22 to 24 years | 24.6 | (0.63) | 24.9 | (0.78) | 24.0 | (1.76) | 18.2 | (1.64) | 23.9 | (0.88) | 25.0 | (1.12) | 22.0 | (2.46) | 15.2 | (2.09) | 25.3 | (0.90) | 24.8 | (1.09) | 25.8 | (2.51) | 21.6 | (2.55) |
| 25 to 29 years | 11.4 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (0.45) | 14.5 | (1.18) | 7.4 | (0.88) | 10.0 | (0.50) | 10.5 | (0.62) | 11.6 | (1.63) | 5.1 | (1.06) | 12.7 | (0.53) | 11.8 | (0.65) | 16.7 | (1.66) | 9.5 | (1.38) |
| 30 to 34 years | 6.7 | (0.28) | 6.1 | (0.32) | 9.9 | (0.97) | 5.6 | (0.75) | 5.6 | (0.36) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 8.5 | (1.34) | 5.7 | (1.06) | 7.7 | (0.41) | 7.4 | (0.50) | 11.2 | (1.39) | 5.5 | (1.05) |
| 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, 3 to 34 years | 56.5 | (0.21) | 57.6 | (0.27) | 58.5 | (0.60) | 50.9 | (0.56) | 55.8 | (0.30) | 57.1 | (0.39) | 58.8 | (0.87) | 48.4 | (0.77) | 57.2 | (0.30) | 58.0 | (0.39) | 58.1 | (0.84) | 53.7 | (0.81) |
| 3 and 4 years | 53.6 | (0.91) | 58.5 | (1.21) | 52.4 | (2.51) | 43.0 | (2.19) | 52.8 | (1.28) | 56.8 | (1.69) | 54.8 | (3.61) | 43.0 | (3.06) | 54.4 | (1.30) | 60.3 | (1.72) | 50.1 | (3.50) | 43.0 | (3.12) |
| 5 and 6 years | 95.4 | (0.39) | 95.9 | (0.49) | 95.9 | (1.02) | 93.8 | (1.12) | 94.8 | (0.57) | 95.4 | (0.72) | 94.8 | (1.58) | 92.4 | (1.70) | 96.1 | (0.52) | 96.3 | (0.67) | 97.1 | (1.25) | 95.3 | (1.41) |
| 7 to 9 years | 98.6 | (0.18) | 99.0 | (0.20) | 98.7 | (0.48) | 97.4 | (0.61) | 98.2 | (0.29) | 98.9 | (0.29) | 98.0 | (0.86) | 96.0 | (1.05) | 99.0 | (0.21) | 99.0 | (0.29) | 99.5 | (0.43) | 98.8 | (0.60) |
| 10 to 13 years | 98.6 | (0.15) | 99.0 | (0.17) | 98.5 | (0.42) | 97.9 | (0.48) | 98.4 | (0.23) | 99.1 | (0.23) | 97.6 | (0.74) | 97.2 | (0.76) | 98.9 | (0.19) | 98.8 | (0.26) | 99.5 | (0.35) | 98.6 | (0.57) |
| 14 and 15 years | 98.0 | (0.24) | 98.6 | (0.25) | 96.1 | (0.88) | 97.3 | (0.74) | 97.5 | (0.36) | 98.4 | (0.37) | 93.3 | (1.61) | 97.8 | (0.94) | 98.4 | (0.30) | 98.7 | (0.34) | 98.8 | (0.70) | 96.7 | (1.15) |
| 16 and 17 years | 95.1 | (0.35) | 96.1 | (0.40) | 93.6 | (1.11) | 92.6 | (1.20) | 95.1 | (0.50) | 95.9 | (0.58) | 93.6 | (1.59) | 92.5 | (1.70) | 95.1 | (0.50) | 96.3 | (0.56) | 93.6 | (1.55) | 92.6 | (1.69) |
| 18 and 19 years | 67.6 | (0.83) | 71.6 | (1.00) | 62.0 | (2.43) | 54.3 | (2.46) | 66.5 | (1.17) | 69.8 | (1.43) | 66.9 | (3.38) | 51.8 | (3.39) | 68.8 | (1.18) | 73.5 | (1.41) | 57.4 | (3.45) | 57.2 | (3.56) |
| 20 and 21 years | 48.7 | (0.84) | 54.4 | (1.06) | 37.9 | (2.37) | 30.0 | (2.07) | 45.3 | (1.17) | 50.5 | (1.49) | 35.5 | (3.29) | 25.2 | (2.70) | 52.3 | (1.21) | 58.5 | (1.50) | 40.4 | (3.41) | 35.3 | (3.15) |
| 22 to 24 years | 27.3 | (0.63) | 27.8 | (0.81) | 28.6 | (1.84) | 19.5 | (1.49) | 25.2 | (0.87) | 26.4 | (1.13) | 24.0 | (2.58) | 17.5 | (1.95) | 29.2 | (0.90) | 29.1 | (1.15) | 32.5 | (2.59) | 21.8 | (2.29) |
| 25 to 29 years | 11.9 | (0.36) | 12.5 | (0.47) | 11.9 | (1.06) | 7.8 | (0.74) | 9.6 | (0.46) | 10.2 | (0.61) | 9.1 | (1.40) | 5.6 | (0.86) | 14.2 | (0.54) | 14.7 | (0.71) | 14.2 | (1.55) | 10.4 | (1.25) |
| 30 to 34 years | 6.9 | (0.28) | 6.9 | (0.36) | 9.8 | (1.00) | 4.2 | (0.57) | 5.9 | (0.37) | 6.5 | (0.50) | 6.3 | (1.21) | 2.6 | (0.62) | 7.9 | (0.42) | 7.4 | (0.52) | 12.7 | (1.50) | 6.1 | (1.00) |
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NOTE: Includes enrollment in any type of graded public, parochial, or other private schools. Includes nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools. Attendance may be on either a full-time or part-time basis and during the day or night. Enrollments in "special" schools, such as trade schools, business colleges, or correspondence schools, are not included. Beginning in 1995, preprimary enrollment was collected using new procedures and may not be comparable to figures for earlier years. Total includes persons from other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1980 through 2005, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2006.) |
