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| Table 503.30. | Percentage of college students 16 to 24 years old who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2010 through 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year and 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39.8 | (1.01) | 14.9 | (0.57) | 17.2 | (0.77) | 6.6 | (0.46) | 73.4 | (2.03) | 10.7 | (1.24) | 28.3 | (1.92) | 32.8 | (2.19) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 36.7 | (1.38) | 12.8 | (0.81) | 16.9 | (1.06) | 6.2 | (0.61) | 72.9 | (2.88) | 8.7 | (1.70) | 29.3 | (2.80) | 32.5 | (3.24) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.4 | (1.34) | 16.7 | (0.85) | 17.5 | (1.03) | 7.0 | (0.67) | 73.8 | (2.67) | 12.4 | (1.78) | 27.4 | (2.62) | 33.1 | (2.86) | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | (0.63) | 73.7 | (2.66) | 11.3 | (1.87) | 28.9 | (2.65) | 31.1 | (2.90) | ||||||||
| 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 | (3.00) | 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) | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.0 | (0.83) | 15.1 | (0.72) | 17.8 | (0.71) | 7.2 | (0.44) | 71.7 | (2.07) | 9.0 | (1.27) | 29.5 | (2.09) | 32.1 | (2.07) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.1 | (1.27) | 13.0 | (0.93) | 17.0 | (1.08) | 7.9 | (0.69) | 74.0 | (2.68) | 7.9 | (2.04) | 30.9 | (3.08) | 35.1 | (3.26) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.7 | (1.19) | 17.0 | (0.98) | 18.4 | (0.98) | 6.5 | (0.57) | 69.9 | (2.61) | 9.9 | (1.72) | 28.3 | (2.60) | 29.5 | (2.46) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 44.8 | (1.09) | 17.7 | (0.88) | 18.7 | (0.83) | 7.2 | (0.53) | 73.5 | (2.75) | 7.3 | (1.58) | 32.2 | (2.94) | 32.8 | (2.91) | ||||||||
| Black | 34.0 | (2.80) | 10.5 | (1.79) | 15.6 | (1.92) | 7.5 | (1.58) | 68.5 | (5.86) | 6.4 | ! | (2.64) | 27.5 | (5.50) | 34.6 | (5.78) | |||||||
| Hispanic | 38.0 | (2.00) | 10.4 | (1.44) | 18.6 | (1.88) | 8.0 | (1.26) | 71.5 | (3.99) | 13.7 | (2.89) | 26.3 | (3.86) | 29.4 | (3.94) | ||||||||
| Asian | 32.0 | (3.35) | 14.4 | (2.48) | 11.8 | (2.27) | 4.9 | (1.43) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 15.7 | ! | (7.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 41.5 | (6.34) | 13.9 | (3.96) | 20.7 | (5.70) | 6.9 | ! | (3.37) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 41.5 | (1.71) | 12.4 | (1.14) | 19.6 | (1.35) | 8.5 | (0.90) | 66.4 | (2.86) | 8.4 | (1.55) | 29.7 | (2.63) | 27.5 | (2.72) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.2 | (1.76) | 12.0 | (1.17) | 19.8 | (1.44) | 8.4 | (0.95) | 66.1 | (2.98) | 8.3 | (1.60) | 30.0 | (2.70) | 26.9 | (2.79) | ||||||||
| Private | 46.4 | (6.27) | 18.0 | (4.60) | 17.2 | (4.92) | 9.5 | ! | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 4-year | 40.9 | (1.00) | 16.1 | (0.87) | 17.1 | (0.84) | 6.7 | (0.53) | 79.0 | (2.76) | 9.8 | (2.15) | 29.2 | (3.06) | 38.4 | (3.01) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.0 | (1.13) | 14.9 | (0.95) | 18.6 | (0.99) | 6.7 | (0.57) | 77.6 | (3.20) | 9.9 | (2.41) | 28.0 | (3.44) | 38.8 | (3.36) | ||||||||
| Private | 40.4 | (2.39) | 19.9 | (1.80) | 12.2 | (1.40) | 6.7 | (1.13) | 84.4 | (5.35) | 9.5 | ! | (4.53) | 33.9 | (6.58) | 36.9 | (7.38) | |||||||
| Student enrollment level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduate | 41.0 | (0.90) | 15.2 | (0.72) | 18.2 | (0.74) | 6.7 | (0.45) | 70.5 | (2.17) | 9.3 | (1.40) | 30.0 | (2.20) | 30.1 | (2.01) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.0 | (1.33) | 12.9 | (0.95) | 17.4 | (1.11) | 7.4 | (0.71) | 72.2 | (2.84) | 8.6 | (2.21) | 30.4 | (3.28) | 33.2 | (3.30) | ||||||||
| Female | 42.8 | (1.30) | 17.2 | (1.00) | 18.8 | (1.06) | 6.1 | (0.57) | 69.0 | (2.76) | 9.8 | (1.89) | 29.6 | (2.67) | 27.5 | (2.41) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 44.9 | (1.18) | 18.0 | (0.89) | 19.1 | (0.89) | 6.7 | (0.54) | 72.0 | (2.90) | 7.6 | (1.69) | 33.3 | (3.08) | 30.3 | (2.94) | ||||||||
| Black | 33.7 | (2.85) | 10.0 | (1.82) | 15.9 | (2.01) | 7.4 | (1.62) | 66.9 | (6.33) | ‡ | (†) | 29.5 | (6.39) | 32.3 | (5.61) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 37.2 | (2.08) | 10.5 | (1.48) | 18.6 | (1.90) | 7.5 | (1.28) | 71.0 | (3.97) | 14.2 | (3.02) | 25.8 | (3.97) | 28.6 | (4.09) | ||||||||
| Asian | 33.1 | (3.71) | 14.7 | (2.67) | 13.0 | (2.60) | 4.9 | ! | (1.64) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 16.3 | ! | (7.59) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 40.6 | (6.75) | 14.8 | (4.23) | 20.6 | (6.00) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Level and control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-year | 41.5 | (1.73) | 12.5 | (1.17) | 19.4 | (1.36) | 8.5 | (0.92) | 65.2 | (2.95) | 7.9 | (1.63) | 30.5 | (2.64) | 25.9 | (2.70) | ||||||||
| Public | 41.1 | (1.76) | 12.2 | (1.20) | 19.5 | (1.44) | 8.4 | (0.96) | 65.3 | (3.01) | 7.6 | (1.68) | 30.4 | (2.69) | 26.3 | (2.74) | ||||||||
| Private | 47.0 | (6.70) | 16.5 | (4.68) | 18.4 | (5.13) | 10.2 | ! | (3.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| 4-year | 40.8 | (1.10) | 16.3 | (0.88) | 17.7 | (0.89) | 6.0 | (0.51) | 78.2 | (2.92) | 11.3 | (2.45) | 29.3 | (3.35) | 36.2 | (3.08) | ||||||||
| Public | 40.9 | (1.18) | 15.1 | (0.97) | 19.0 | (1.04) | 6.1 | (0.57) | 76.9 | (3.32) | 10.7 | (2.60) | 28.5 | (3.60) | 36.8 | (3.39) | ||||||||
| Private | 40.5 | (2.63) | 20.3 | (1.94) | 12.9 | (1.61) | 5.8 | (1.12) | 84.7 | (6.97) | 14.2 | ! | (6.55) | 33.8 | (8.58) | 33.4 | (8.38) | |||||||
| Graduate | 41.3 | (2.96) | 14.0 | (2.08) | 13.4 | (2.25) | 12.3 | (2.42) | 83.7 | (6.32) | ‡ | (†) | 24.6 | (6.18) | 50.8 | (8.00) | ||||||||
| †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, 2010 through 2012. (This table was prepared June 2013.) |
