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| Table 443. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2011 |
| [Standard errors in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Full-time students | Part-time students | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent employed2 |
Hours worked per week1 | Percent employed2 |
Hours worked per week1 | |||||||||||||||
| Less than 20 hours |
20 to 34 hours |
35 or more hours |
Less than 20 hours |
20 to 34 hours |
35 or more hours |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Total | 41.3 | (0.94) | 15.8 | (0.67) | 17.4 | (0.66) | 7.0 | (0.44) | 75.5 | (1.93) | 9.7 | (1.21) | 28.4 | (1.99) | 35.5 | (2.16) | ||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 38.0 | (1.29) | 13.1 | (0.84) | 17.0 | (1.02) | 7.0 | (0.64) | 77.3 | (2.72) | 8.0 | (1.63) | 27.8 | (2.89) | 39.9 | (3.19) | ||
| Female | 44.1 | (1.32) | 18.3 | (0.98) | 17.7 | (0.90) | 7.0 | (0.64) | 73.7 | (2.66) | 11.3 | (1.87) | 28.9 | (2.65) | 31.1 | (2.90) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 46.1 | (1.13) | 18.2 | (0.91) | 18.8 | (0.79) | 7.7 | (0.55) | 80.1 | (2.25) | 12.1 | (1.73) | 29.8 | (2.45) | 35.6 | (2.41) | ||
| Black | 32.1 | (2.77) | 11.6 | (1.76) | 14.4 | (1.93) | 5.7 | (1.15) | 66.8 | (6.39) | ‡ | (†) | 18.3 | (4.76) | 41.9 | (6.88) | ||
| Hispanic | 36.2 | (2.49) | 12.5 | (1.73) | 17.4 | (1.98) | 5.5 | (1.15) | 71.3 | (4.23) | 7.2 | ! | (2.40) | 28.2 | (4.24) | 35.4 | (4.35) | |
| Asian | 24.7 | (2.96) | 10.5 | (1.76) | 8.4 | (1.89) | 5.0 | (1.35) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Two or more races | 35.5 | (6.28) | 8.8 | ! | (3.62) | 19.7 | (5.58) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 45.4 | (1.91) | 14.8 | (1.40) | 22.1 | (1.44) | 7.8 | (0.97) | 73.3 | (2.49) | 11.8 | (1.70) | 27.3 | (3.01) | 31.9 | (3.12) | ||
| Public | 45.6 | (2.00) | 14.7 | (1.45) | 22.1 | (1.47) | 8.1 | (1.01) | 73.6 | (2.58) | 11.3 | (1.73) | 27.5 | (3.12) | 32.4 | (3.21) | ||
| Private | 41.6 | (7.07) | 16.0 | (4.68) | 21.2 | (6.02) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| 4-year | 39.9 | (1.06) | 16.1 | (0.80) | 15.8 | (0.75) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 77.9 | (2.90) | 7.4 | (1.42) | 29.5 | (2.87) | 39.4 | (3.06) | ||
| Public | 41.0 | (1.20) | 15.0 | (0.91) | 17.6 | (0.85) | 7.4 | (0.63) | 77.5 | (3.27) | 7.8 | (1.65) | 28.4 | (3.18) | 39.7 | (3.29) | ||
| Private | 36.3 | (2.07) | 20.0 | (1.61) | 10.1 | (1.34) | 4.5 | (0.82) | 79.4 | (6.01) | ‡ | (†) | 34.2 | (7.03) | 38.2 | (7.67) | ||
| Student enrollment level | ||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 41.0 | (0.96) | 15.9 | (0.68) | 17.6 | (0.71) | 6.4 | (0.46) | 73.6 | (2.03) | 10.7 | (1.32) | 28.4 | (2.10) | 32.7 | (2.20) | ||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 37.9 | (1.35) | 13.3 | (0.90) | 17.0 | (1.04) | 6.7 | (0.68) | 75.7 | (2.93) | 9.0 | (1.81) | 27.6 | (3.17) | 37.9 | (3.40) | ||
| Female | 43.7 | (1.31) | 18.3 | (0.98) | 18.1 | (0.95) | 6.2 | (0.62) | 71.6 | (2.81) | 12.4 | (2.10) | 29.2 | (2.76) | 27.6 | (2.94) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 45.7 | (1.21) | 18.5 | (0.97) | 19.0 | (0.85) | 6.9 | (0.56) | 78.3 | (2.49) | 13.5 | (1.94) | 29.9 | (2.60) | 32.4 | (2.53) | ||
| Black | 31.9 | (2.81) | 11.6 | (1.81) | 14.4 | (2.01) | 5.4 | (1.12) | 62.0 | (7.15) | ‡ | (†) | 20.7 | (5.45) | 35.3 | (7.42) | ||
| Hispanic | 35.8 | (2.48) | 12.0 | (1.60) | 17.4 | (2.00) | 5.6 | (1.18) | 71.1 | (4.30) | 7.5 | ! | (2.48) | 29.2 | (4.42) | 33.9 | (4.43) | |
| Asian | 25.1 | (3.11) | 10.8 | (1.81) | 8.7 | (2.06) | 5.1 | (1.49) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Two or more races | 38.1 | (6.54) | 9.2 | ! | (3.97) | 21.3 | (5.94) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 45.2 | (1.90) | 14.5 | (1.36) | 22.1 | (1.46) | 7.9 | (0.98) | 73.9 | (2.45) | 11.9 | (1.73) | 27.3 | (2.98) | 32.4 | (3.21) | ||
| Public | 45.4 | (1.98) | 14.4 | (1.41) | 22.2 | (1.49) | 8.1 | (1.02) | 74.1 | (2.56) | 11.3 | (1.75) | 27.4 | (3.09) | 32.8 | (3.31) | ||
| Private | 42.1 | (7.30) | 16.4 | (4.84) | 21.9 | (6.20) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| 4-year | 39.4 | (1.09) | 16.4 | (0.82) | 15.9 | (0.81) | 5.9 | (0.54) | 73.2 | (3.39) | 9.2 | (1.75) | 30.0 | (3.23) | 33.1 | (3.18) | ||
| Public | 40.2 | (1.23) | 15.1 | (0.91) | 17.4 | (0.90) | 6.7 | (0.63) | 73.0 | (3.94) | 9.7 | (2.07) | 27.8 | (3.50) | 34.7 | (3.47) | ||
| Private | 36.6 | (2.29) | 21.3 | (1.76) | 10.4 | (1.54) | 3.3 | (0.73) | 74.3 | (7.08) | ‡ | (†) | 39.7 | (7.95) | 25.7 | (7.44) | ||
| Graduate | 45.2 | (3.63) | 14.2 | (2.91) | 15.0 | (2.59) | 14.6 | (2.27) | 90.6 | (3.67) | ‡ | (†) | 27.6 | (5.75) | 58.1 | (6.00) | ||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail may not sum to total percentage employed. "Hours worked per week" refers to the number of hours worked at all jobs during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Students were classified as full time if they were taking at least 12 hours of classes (or at least 9 hours of graduate classes) during an average school week and as part time if they were taking fewer hours. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2011. (This table was prepared November 2012.) |
