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| Table 302.44. | Percentage distribution of all 2009 9th-graders and those who ever attended a postsecondary institution, by socioeconomic status in 2009 and selected postsecondary outcomes: 2016 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected postsecondary outcome as of February 2016 | Total | Socioeconomic status in 20091 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | Second-lowest fifth | Middle fifth | Second-highest fifth | Highest fifth | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| All 2009 9th-graders | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||
| Timing and status of postsecondary enrollment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enrolled within year after high school and persisted2 | 54.4 | (0.86) | 32.0 | (1.81) | 39.7 | (1.81) | 50.9 | (1.75) | 63.0 | (1.57) | 79.0 | (1.11) | ||||||
| Delayed enrollment but persisted3 | 5.3 | (0.35) | 5.7 | (0.90) | 6.4 | (0.86) | 6.5 | (0.86) | 5.3 | (0.73) | 3.4 | (0.43) | ||||||
| Enrolled within year but left without credential4 | 13.1 | (0.66) | 14.7 | (2.13) | 16.1 | (1.36) | 14.2 | (1.30) | 12.5 | (1.15) | 9.5 | (0.72) | ||||||
| Delayed enrollment and left without credential5 | 2.8 | (0.20) | 3.4 | (0.49) | 3.8 | (0.64) | 3.4 | (0.61) | 2.7 | (0.41) | 1.4 | (0.27) | ||||||
| Never enrolled | 24.3 | (0.75) | 44.3 | (2.01) | 34.1 | (1.72) | 24.9 | (1.37) | 16.4 | (1.14) | 6.8 | (0.69) | ||||||
| Postsecondary enrollment and employment status6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Enrolled and employed | 31.0 | (0.86) | 18.4 | (1.50) | 25.0 | (1.69) | 28.4 | (1.50) | 37.9 | (1.70) | 45.5 | (1.21) | ||||||
| Enrolled but not employed | 16.9 | (0.64) | 9.9 | (1.13) | 9.6 | (1.06) | 13.1 | (1.06) | 19.7 | (1.15) | 32.3 | (1.20) | ||||||
| Employed but not enrolled | 37.1 | (0.90) | 46.0 | (1.76) | 47.7 | (1.87) | 42.1 | (1.59) | 32.7 | (1.44) | 16.7 | (0.99) | ||||||
| Neither enrolled nor employed | 15.0 | (0.71) | 25.8 | (1.99) | 17.7 | (1.52) | 16.5 | (1.12) | 9.7 | (0.94) | 5.5 | (0.58) | ||||||
| Postsecondary enrollment status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total enrolled | 47.9 | (1.20) | 28.2 | (1.62) | 34.6 | (1.89) | 41.4 | (1.95) | 57.6 | (1.73) | 77.8 | (1.06) | ||||||
| Total not enrolled | 52.1 | (1.20) | 71.8 | (1.62) | 65.4 | (1.89) | 58.6 | (1.95) | 42.4 | (1.73) | 22.2 | (1.06) | ||||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total employed | 68.1 | (0.68) | 64.4 | (2.17) | 72.8 | (1.68) | 70.4 | (1.13) | 70.6 | (1.28) | 62.2 | (1.24) | ||||||
| Employed full time7 | 32.6 | (0.75) | 40.1 | (1.56) | 39.4 | (1.72) | 35.1 | (1.34) | 31.1 | (1.51) | 17.3 | (0.87) | ||||||
| Employed part time | 35.5 | (0.70) | 24.2 | (2.02) | 33.4 | (1.55) | 35.3 | (1.48) | 39.6 | (1.57) | 45.0 | (1.13) | ||||||
| Total not employed | 31.9 | (0.68) | 35.6 | (2.17) | 27.2 | (1.68) | 29.6 | (1.13) | 29.4 | (1.28) | 37.8 | (1.24) | ||||||
| Unemployed8 | 12.6 | (0.61) | 17.2 | (1.49) | 13.9 | (1.38) | 13.1 | (0.88) | 10.6 | (1.09) | 8.1 | (0.70) | ||||||
| Not in labor force9 | 19.3 | (0.64) | 18.4 | (1.61) | 13.3 | (1.39) | 16.5 | (1.02) | 18.8 | (1.11) | 29.7 | (1.25) | ||||||
| 2009 9th-graders who ever attended a postsecondary institution |
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| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||
| First credential pursued at first institution | ||||||||||||||||||
| No degree or certificate program, just undergraduate classes |
8.4 | (0.45) | 10.4 | (1.64) | 10.1 | (1.19) | 8.2 | (1.03) | 8.4 | (1.14) | 6.7 | (0.74) | ||||||
| Certificate or diploma | 7.4 | (0.50) | 15.8 | (2.05) | 10.1 | (1.40) | 7.7 | (0.88) | 6.4 | (1.53) | 2.6 | (0.45) | ||||||
| Associate’s degree | 27.8 | (1.01) | 42.1 | (3.44) | 40.5 | (2.48) | 33.0 | (2.21) | 25.4 | (1.95) | 13.2 | (0.94) | ||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 56.4 | (1.07) | 31.6 | (2.50) | 39.3 | (2.49) | 51.1 | (2.15) | 59.8 | (2.22) | 77.6 | (1.08) | ||||||
| Control and level of first postsecondary institution | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public 2-year or less | 34.7 | (0.98) | 51.2 | (2.99) | 47.6 | (2.44) | 38.4 | (2.02) | 34.6 | (2.19) | 18.1 | (1.13) | ||||||
| Private nonprofit 2-year or less | 0.4 | (0.09) | 0.7 | ! | (0.26) | 0.6 | ! | (0.29) | ‡ | (†) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Private for-profit 2-year or less | 3.2 | (0.32) | 9.0 | (1.55) | 3.5 | (0.76) | 3.7 | (0.66) | 1.9 | (0.53) | 0.7 | (0.18) | ||||||
| Public 4-year | 42.7 | (0.89) | 27.8 | (2.92) | 36.1 | (2.32) | 41.9 | (1.97) | 42.7 | (2.04) | 53.8 | (1.27) | ||||||
| Private nonprofit 4-year | 17.0 | (0.71) | 7.6 | (1.62) | 8.8 | (1.08) | 14.0 | (1.31) | 18.7 | (1.41) | 26.4 | (1.39) | ||||||
| Private for-profit 4-year | 2.0 | (0.25) | 3.8 | (0.84) | 3.5 | (0.82) | 1.7 | ! | (0.52) | 1.7 | (0.41) | 0.7 | (0.21) | |||||
| Selectivity of first postsecondary institution10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selectivity not classified, 2-year or less-than-2-year institution |
38.2 | (1.04) | 61.0 | (2.59) | 51.6 | (2.53) | 42.4 | (1.97) | 36.9 | (2.31) | 19.0 | (1.15) | ||||||
| Selectivity not classified, 4-year institution | 7.6 | (0.44) | 9.3 | (1.64) | 7.7 | (0.92) | 10.9 | (1.15) | 6.4 | (0.65) | 5.5 | (0.57) | ||||||
| Inclusive, 4-year institution | 8.0 | (0.59) | 7.8 | (1.55) | 10.3 | (1.20) | 8.2 | (1.11) | 8.8 | (1.23) | 6.3 | (0.69) | ||||||
| Moderately selective, 4-year institution | 26.9 | (0.78) | 15.2 | (2.17) | 23.0 | (1.99) | 27.2 | (1.81) | 31.1 | (1.67) | 31.7 | (1.26) | ||||||
| Highly selective, 4-year institution | 19.3 | (0.81) | 6.6 | (1.66) | 7.4 | (1.25) | 11.2 | (1.02) | 16.8 | (1.26) | 37.5 | (1.57) | ||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation 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 Socioeconomic status was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Enrolled in postsecondary education within 1 year of high school completion date and either was still enrolled or had completed a postsecondary credential as of February 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 First enrolled in postsecondary education more than 1 year after high school completion date and either was still enrolled or had completed a postsecondary credential as of February 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Enrolled in postsecondary education within 1 year of high school completion date but was no longer enrolled as of February 2016 and had not completed a postsecondary credential. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 First enrolled in postsecondary education more than 1 year after high school completion date, was no longer enrolled as of February 2016, and had not completed a postsecondary credential. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Indicates whether respondents were enrolled and whether they were employed in February 2016. Respondents are classified as not employed if they were not working in February 2016, regardless of whether they were actively looking for work. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Full-time employment is defined as 35 hours or more per week. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Respondents are classified as unemployed if they were not working in February 2016 but were actively looking for work. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 Respondents are classified as not in the labor force if they were not working in February 2016 and were not actively looking for work. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 Selectivity classification based on the Carnegie Classification 2010: Undergraduate Profile. "Highly selective" 4-year institutions are those whose first-year students’ test scores place them in roughly the top fifth of baccalaureate institutions; "moderately selective" 4-year institutions are those whose first-year students’ test scores place them in roughly the middle two-fifths of baccalaureate institutions; and "inclusive" 4-year institutions either did not report test score data or reported score data indicating that they extend educational opportunity to a wide range of students with respect to academic preparation and achievement. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Socioeconomic status was measured in fall 2009, when respondents were 9th-graders. Table includes only respondents for whom data on socioeconomic status in 2009 were available. Postsecondary outcomes are as of February 2016, approximately 3 years after most respondents had completed high school. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base Year and Second Follow-up. (This table was prepared January 2019). |
