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Table 219.57. Population of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in grades 10 through 12, number who dropped out (event dropouts), percentage who dropped out (event dropout rate), and percentage distribution, by selected characteristics: 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in grades 10 through 12
Number (in thousands) Event dropout
rate (percent)3
Percentage distribution
Total
population1
Event
dropouts2
Total
population1
Event
dropouts2
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total 10,854   (122.5) 508   (44.4) 4.7   (0.40) 100.0   (†) 100.0   (†)
Sex                              
Male 5,525   (79.4) 267   (29.8) 4.8   (0.53) 50.9   (0.54) 52.5   (3.85)
Female 5,329   (89.8) 241   (29.3) 4.5   (0.55) 49.1   (0.54) 47.5   (3.85)
                               
Race/ethnicity                              
White 6,006   (79.5) 256   (30.8) 4.3   (0.51) 55.3   (0.57) 50.4   (4.32)
Black 1,535   (59.5) 88   (18.3) 5.8   (1.17) 14.1   (0.51) 17.4   (3.19)
Hispanic 2,302   (65.2) 132   (22.6) 5.7   (0.95) 21.2   (0.50) 26.0   (3.70)
Asian 561   (32.3) 10 ! (4.4) 1.8 ! (0.78) 5.2   (0.29) 2.0 ! (0.91)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 351   (27.4) 18 ! (8.3) 5.0 ! (2.34) 3.2   (0.3) 3.5 ! (1.6)
                               
Family income4                              
Low income 1,464   (76.7) 105   (19.8) 7.2   (1.31) 13.5   (0.66) 20.7   (3.37)
Middle income 6,371   (118.0) 311   (32.1) 4.9   (0.49) 58.7   (0.89) 61.2   (3.68)
High income 3,020   (85.9) 92   (16.9) 3.0   (0.56) 27.8   (0.76) 18.1   (2.90)
                               
Age5                              
15-16 3,058   (83.0) 159   (23.0) 5.2   (0.73) 28.2   (0.66) 31.3   (3.83)
17 3,506   (50.0) 139   (21.7) 4.0   (0.62) 32.3   (0.47) 27.3   (3.54)
18 2,986   (62.5) 85   (17.1) 2.9   (0.58) 27.5   (0.51) 16.8   (3.02)
19 875   (50.7) 63   (14.7) 7.2   (1.61) 8.1   (0.43) 12.4   (2.61)
20-24 428   (43.1) 62   (15.5) 14.4   (3.41) 3.9   (0.39) 12.1   (2.84)
                               
Recency of immigration6                              
Born outside the United States                              
Hispanic 382   (34.5) 27 ! (10.3) 7.0 ! (2.55) 3.5   (0.31) 5.3 ! (1.93)
Non-Hispanic 481   (39.2) 20 ! (6.9) 4.1 ! (1.44) 4.4   (0.35) 3.9 ! (1.35)
First generation                              
Hispanic 1,060   (54.6) 68   (16.2) 6.4   (1.45) 9.8   (0.48) 13.3   (2.95)
Non-Hispanic 874   (55.7) 20 ! (7.3) 2.3 ! (0.85) 8.1   (0.50) 4.0 ! (1.40)
Second or later generation                              
Hispanic 860   (53.0) 38   (9.9) 4.4   (1.11) 7.9   (0.47) 7.4   (1.86)
Non-Hispanic 7,197   (96.6) 336   (34.7) 4.7   (0.47) 66.3   (0.66) 66.2   (3.76)
                               
Disability status7                              
With a disability 401   (35.4) 31 ! (11.0) 7.8 ! (2.84) 3.7   (0.32) 6.1 ! (2.05)
Without a disability 10,454   (121.5) 477   (42.1) 4.6   (0.39) 96.3   (0.32) 93.9   (2.05)
                               
Region                              
Northeast 1,868   (69.9) 41   (10.7) 2.2   (0.57) 17.2   (0.63) 8.1   (2.08)
Midwest 2,352   (75.6) 107   (21.2) 4.5   (0.85) 21.7   (0.63) 21.1   (3.77)
South 3,936   (104.4) 228   (31.9) 5.8   (0.79) 36.3   (0.84) 44.9   (4.32)
West 2,699   (81.3) 132   (18.8) 4.9   (0.68) 24.9   (0.72) 26.0   (3.25)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate).
1 Includes all 15- to 24-year-olds who were enrolled in grades 10 through 12 in October 2012.
2 Includes only those 15- to 24-year-olds who dropped out of grades 10 through 12 between October 2012 and October 2013. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or alternative credential such as a GED certificate.
3 Among 15- to 24-year-olds who were enrolled in grades 10 through 12 in October 2012, the percentage who had dropped out by October 2013.
4 Low income refers to the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes; high income refers to the top 20 percent of all family incomes; and middle income refers to the 60 percent in between. In 2013, low income was defined as $19,000 or less, and high income was defined as $93,730 or more.
5 Age at the time of data collection. A person's age at the time of dropping out may be 1 year younger, because the dropout event could occur at any time over the previous 12-month period.
6 The United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the United States, but one or both of their parents were born outside the United States. Individuals defined as "second or later generation" were born in the United States, as were both of their parents.
7 Individuals identified as having a disability reported difficulty with at least one of the following: hearing, seeing even when wearing glasses, walking or climbing stairs, dressing or bathing, doing errands alone, concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and other persons not living in households. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and the suppression of cells that do not meet NCES reporting standards. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2013. (This table was prepared November 2015.)

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