Table 337.

Percentage distribution of 1990 high school sophomores, by highest level of education completed through 2000 and selected student characteristics: 2000

Student characteristic	Total		Less than high school completion			High school completion		Some post- secondary		Certificate		Associate's degree		Bachelor's or higher degree
														Total		Bachelor's degree		Master's degree		Professional and doctor's degrees
1	2		3			4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11
Total	100.0	(†)	8.8		(0.73)	17.8	(0.73)	30.2	(0.90)	7.9	(0.44)	6.6	(0.37)	28.7	(0.89)	25.5	(0.81)	2.8	(0.23)	0.4	(0.06)
Sex
Male	100.0	(†)	8.5		(1.02)	19.7	(1.06)	32.6	(1.27)	6.8	(0.60)	6.6	(0.56)	25.8	(1.16)	23.2	(1.08)	2.2	(0.31)	0.4	(0.09)
Female	100.0	(†)	9.1		(1.00)	15.9	(0.99)	27.9	(1.12)	8.9	(0.67)	6.6	(0.46)	31.5	(1.12)	27.8	(1.03)	3.3	(0.31)	0.4	(0.09)
Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	(†)	6.8		(0.75)	17.8	(0.75)	27.6	(0.85)	7.2	(0.44)	7.2	(0.46)	33.3	(0.98)	29.4	(0.91)	3.5	(0.30)	0.5	(0.08)
Black	100.0	(†)	11.1		(2.14)	17.9	(2.29)	38.5	(3.51)	12.0	(1.91)	4.1	(0.66)	16.4	(1.68)	15.4	(1.64)	0.8	(0.25)	0.2	(0.08)
Hispanic	100.0	(†)	16.3		(3.23)	18.5	(2.63)	37.8	(2.93)	8.5	(1.43)	7.3	(1.12)	11.6	(1.16)	10.7	(1.10)	0.8	(0.20)	0.1	(0.07)
Asian/Pacific Islander	100.0	(†)	6.5		(3.14)	6.2	(1.33)	32.2	(4.09)	5.7	(1.62)	3.5	(1.37)	46.1	(4.63)	41.0	(4.45)	3.6	(0.91)	1.5	(0.41)
American Indian/Alaska     Native	100.0	(†)	21.6		(3.81)	40.1	(8.24)	23.0	(7.29)	6.4	(4.00)	3.0	(0.97)	5.9	(2.35)	5.3	(2.25)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Socioeconomic status in 19901
Low quartile	100.0	(†)	19.9		(1.97)	31.7	(1.84)	25.4	(1.71)	10.6	(1.12)	5.4	(0.69)	6.9	(0.60)	6.5	(0.59)	0.3	(0.10)	#	(†)
Middle two quartiles	100.0	(†)	6.1		(0.79)	17.0	(0.90)	34.4	(1.16)	8.2	(0.61)	8.5	(0.60)	25.7	(1.02)	23.6	(1.0)	1.9	(0.26)	0.2	(0.06)
High quartile	100.0	(†)	0.3		(0.10)	5.2	(0.81)	25.5	(1.47)	4.5	(0.79)	4.6	(0.56)	59.8	(1.58)	51.2	(1.48)	7.3	(0.68)	1.4	(0.23)
Test score composite in 19902
Low quartile	100.0	(†)	19.3		(1.99)	31.8	(2.00)	28.1	(1.93)	11.2	(1.27)	4.9	(0.76)	4.7	(0.50)	4.5	(0.50)	0.2	(0.08)	0.1	(0.05)
Middle two quartiles	100.0	(†)	4.9		(1.00)	17.0	(0.98)	34.4	(1.29)	8.9	(0.62)	9.2	(0.61)	25.5	(1.08)	23.6	(1.05)	1.8	(0.20)	0.1	(0.03)
High quartile	100.0	(†)	0.7		(0.09)	5.3	(0.72)	23.4	(1.23)	2.7	(0.59)	4.7	(0.57)	63.2	(1.44)	53.9	(1.43)	7.7	(0.75)	1.5	(0.24)
Locus of control in 19903
Low quartile	100.0	(†)	13.6		(1.91)	26.2	(1.85)	29.9	(1.82)	7.6	(0.93)	6.4	(0.84)	16.2	(1.29)	14.9	(1.26)	1.2	(0.24)	0.1	(0.05)
Middle two quartiles	100.0	(†)	6.8		(0.97)	15.6	(0.98)	30.6	(1.21)	8.0	(0.59)	7.2	(0.51)	31.8	(1.16)	28.5	(1.08)	2.7	(0.33)	0.5	(0.10)
High quartile	100.0	(†)	2.3		(0.60)	12.4	(1.24)	30.6	(1.73)	7.1	(1.05)	6.7	(0.76)	40.9	(1.74)	35.2	(1.60)	5.0	(0.62)	0.7	(0.17)
Self-concept in 19904
Low quartile	100.0	(†)	8.7		(1.08)	20.6	(1.26)	31.9	(1.51)	7.1	(0.62)	6.9	(0.72)	24.8	(1.32)	22.2	(1.26)	2.5	(0.44)	0.2	(0.08)
Middle two quartiles	100.0	(†)	7.9		(1.20)	18.3	(1.16)	28.6	(1.12)	7.6	(0.59)	7.7	(0.58)	29.9	(1.19)	26.5	(1.12)	2.9	(0.30)	0.5	(0.10)
High quartile	100.0	(†)	5.3		(1.20)	13.3	(1.39)	32.4	(2.26)	8.3	(1.16)	5.2	(0.66)	35.5	(1.81)	31.4	(1.66)	3.4	(0.54)	0.7	(0.15)
High school completion    timing
Dropout (never completed)	100.0	(†)	100.0		(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)	†	(†)
Early (before January     1992)	100.0	(†)	1.3	5	(0.71)	38.2	(5.06)	29.1	(3.87)	11.9	(2.68)	12.1	(4.28)	7.3	(1.78)	6.0	(1.43)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Normal (from January 1992     through August 1992)	100.0	(†)	#		(†)	16.2	(0.80)	32.7	(0.99)	7.9	(0.47)	7.4	(0.41)	35.7	(1.00)	31.7	(0.92)	3.4	(0.28)	0.5	(0.08)
Late (after August 1992)	100.0	(†)	0.1		(0.08)	42.0	(3.00)	39.2	(3.14)	13.0	(2.35)	4.0	(0.95)	1.9	(0.52)	1.9	(0.52)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Control of school attended    in 1992
Public	100.0	(†)	7.9		(0.70)	19.0	(0.78)	31.0	(1.00)	8.0	(0.48)	7.0	(0.40)	27.2	(0.91)	24.2	(0.83)	2.6	(0.24)	0.4	(0.07)
Private	100.0	(†)	3.3		(0.99)	3.2	(0.56)	25.3	(2.37)	4.2	(1.10)	4.1	(0.77)	60.0	(2.69)	52.4	(2.64)	6.5	(0.99)	1.1	(0.28)
Postsecondary expectations    in 1992
None	100.0	(†)	11.7		(5.67)	52.6	(5.00)	23.3	(4.45)	7.4	(1.43)	1.7	(0.60)	3.3	(0.79)	3.3	(0.79)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Some postsecondary	100.0	(†)	3.9		(1.14)	31.1	(1.82)	34.2	(1.89)	15.2	(1.26)	10.7	(0.98)	4.9	(0.71)	4.5	(0.69)	0.3	(0.18)	‡	(†)
Bachelor's degree	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.33)	6.7	(0.71)	36.5	(1.47)	6.5	(0.92)	7.6	(0.62)	42.1	(1.48)	38.9	(1.42)	3.0	(0.44)	0.2	(0.08)
Master's degree	100.0	(†)	0.2		(0.09)	5.9	(0.93)	26.6	(1.64)	3.0	(0.51)	6.1	(1.01)	58.2	(1.87)	50.8	(1.86)	6.7	(0.67)	0.8	(0.23)
First-professional or
doctor's degree	100.0	(†)	0.9		(0.42)	2.2	(0.44)	28.2	(2.51)	4.7	(0.91)	5.6	(0.96)	58.4	(2.44)	48.4	(2.29)	7.8	(1.19)	2.2	(0.40)
Type of start in    postsecondary education
Fall 1992 full-time     4-year	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	0.6	(0.13)	22.7	(1.11)	2.2	(0.30)	3.7	(0.43)	70.7	(1.20)	61.4	(1.22)	8.0	(0.64)	1.3	(0.19)
Fall 1992 full-time     public 2-year	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	2.1	(0.60)	41.7	(2.34)	13.4	(1.61)	19.3	(1.54)	23.4	(1.79)	22.1	(1.75)	1.2	(0.36)	‡	(†)
Fall 1992 part-time     4-year	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	57.1	(7.33)	3.7	(1.91)	3.3	(1.70)	31.9	(6.33)	29.5	(6.17)	2.4	(1.80)	‡	(†)
Fall 1992 part-time     public 2-year	100.0	(†)	2.7		(2.04)	2.8	(2.24)	57.6	(4.97)	15.1	(3.78)	9.7	(2.47)	12.2	(3.16)	12.0	(3.15)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)
Other enrollment	100.0	(†)	2.2		(1.36)	12.4	(3.60)	35.3	(4.82)	15.3	(4.64)	8.2	(1.67)	26.5	(4.43)	24.6	(4.39)	1.6	(0.62)	‡	(†)
Never enrolled	100.0	(†)	18.0		(1.39)	35.4	(1.34)	28.8	(1.37)	8.8	(0.66)	4.5	(0.48)	4.5	(0.47)	4.3	(0.46)	0.1	(0.06)	‡	(†)
Parents' educational    attainment in 1990
No high school diploma	100.0	(†)	25.9		(3.46)	26.7	(2.51)	26.8	(2.81)	11.0	(1.77)	3.7	(0.64)	5.9	(0.99)	5.5	(0.97)	0.4	(0.17)	‡	(†)
High school graduate	100.0	(†)	12.7		(1.75)	30.6	(2.12)	26.1	(1.60)	8.3	(0.83)	9.0	(1.10)	13.3	(1.01)	12.1	(1.01)	1.0	(0.20)	0.1	(0.06)
Vocational/some college	100.0	(†)	4.6		(0.53)	17.3	(0.94)	35.1	(1.20)	9.1	(0.81)	8.1	(0.60)	25.7	(1.09)	23.7	(1.08)	1.9	(0.24)	0.2	(0.06)
Bachelor's degree	100.0	(†)	2.9		(1.35)	7.4	(1.24)	29.7	(2.15)	5.6	(0.91)	5.1	(0.64)	49.4	(2.10)	43.6	(2.02)	5.0	(0.74)	0.7	(0.22)
Master's degree	100.0	(†)	0.8		(0.46)	2.5	(0.74)	23.3	(2.49)	4.6	(1.18)	3.4	(0.62)	65.4	(2.50)	55.3	(2.46)	8.6	(1.39)	1.5	(0.39)
First-professional or     doctor's degree	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.38)	1.8	(0.70)	18.3	(4.50)	2.0	(1.20)	4.1	(2.00)	73.3	(4.66)	61.1	(4.47)	9.3	(2.24)	2.9	(0.78)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

‡Reporting standards not met.

1 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income.

2 Standardized quartile of composite of student assessments in mathematics and reading.

3 Locus of control measures whether students attribute the events that happened to them, such as performing well on a test, to being under their own control (i.e., internal locus of control) or to being under the control of others or the environment (external locus of control). Higher scores (highest quartile) means greater internal control and lower scores (lowest quartile) means greater external control.

4 Self-concept measures the degree to which students like and feel positively about themselves and perceive themselves as a person of worth. The NELS:88 variable is the general self-concept scale from Herbert Marsh’s Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ) II (Marsh 1990).

5 These students’ responses to the educational attainment question were not consistent with their transcript data.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/2000), "Fourth Follow-up, Student Survey, 2000." (This table was prepared December 2005.)