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| Table 311.30. | Number and percentage of graduate students taking night, weekend, or online classes, by selected characteristics: 2011-12 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Total taking any night, weekend, or online classes1 | Percent of students taking night, weekend, or online classes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Night classes | Weekend classes | Online classes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of students (in thousands) | Percent of students | Any night classes | Exclusively night classes | Any weekend classes | Exclusively weekend classes | Any online classes | Exclusively online classes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 2,309 | 62.7 | (0.75) | 33.6 | (0.70) | 9.4 | (0.43) | 11.8 | (0.49) | 2.0 | (0.24) | 36.0 | (0.74) | 20.1 | (0.64) | |||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 849 | 58.0 | (1.29) | 33.4 | (1.20) | 9.6 | (0.73) | 10.9 | (0.86) | 1.6 | (0.31) | 31.5 | (1.17) | 17.8 | (1.03) | |||||
| Female | 1,460 | 65.8 | (0.94) | 33.8 | (0.85) | 9.3 | (0.52) | 12.4 | (0.68) | 2.3 | (0.34) | 39.0 | (0.97) | 21.7 | (0.84) | |||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,483 | 63.4 | (0.92) | 33.6 | (0.82) | 9.1 | (0.56) | 11.4 | (0.61) | 1.8 | (0.26) | 36.9 | (0.98) | 20.2 | (0.92) | |||||
| Black | 319 | 73.6 | (1.66) | 33.7 | (1.94) | 10.8 | (1.23) | 10.8 | (1.06) | 2.2 | (0.54) | 48.8 | (2.12) | 33.0 | (1.75) | |||||
| Hispanic | 221 | 68.6 | (2.24) | 38.8 | (2.56) | 14.3 | (2.05) | 14.2 | (1.77) | 3.8 | ! | (1.27) | 34.6 | (2.73) | 19.3 | (2.51) | ||||
| Asian | 211 | 44.5 | (1.92) | 30.4 | (1.99) | 7.0 | (1.16) | 12.3 | (1.61) | 2.0 | ! | (0.70) | 19.4 | (1.67) | 7.5 | (1.28) | ||||
| Pacific Islander | 14 | 70.8 | (11.38) | 29.9 | ! | (12.43) | ‡ | (†) | 18.9 | ! | (8.14) | ‡ | (†) | 44.2 | (11.10) | 20.3 | ! | (9.95) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 12 | 75.0 | (10.31) | 28.7 | ! | (10.01) | 16.6 | ! | (7.55) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 55.1 | (12.39) | 42.5 | ! | (15.09) | ||
| Two or more races | 48 | 63.5 | (4.17) | 36.6 | (4.48) | 5.4 | ! | (2.02) | 15.8 | ! | (4.78) | ‡ | (†) | 40.4 | (4.24) | 20.9 | (3.82) | |||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 through 23 | 196 | 46.8 | (1.94) | 36.3 | (1.93) | 8.4 | (1.11) | 8.1 | (1.18) | 0.7 | ! | (0.33) | 19.5 | (1.45) | 4.5 | (0.74) | ||||
| 24 through 29 | 852 | 57.4 | (1.20) | 33.4 | (1.07) | 8.7 | (0.58) | 10.6 | (0.68) | 1.6 | (0.32) | 30.8 | (1.05) | 15.8 | (0.95) | |||||
| 30 or older | 1,261 | 70.8 | (0.95) | 33.3 | (1.09) | 10.3 | (0.65) | 13.6 | (0.82) | 2.7 | (0.40) | 44.3 | (1.21) | 27.4 | (1.07) | |||||
| Attendance status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exclusively full-time | 910 | 53.1 | (1.11) | 27.5 | (0.96) | 6.0 | (0.51) | 8.9 | (0.58) | 1.3 | (0.30) | 31.7 | (1.16) | 18.4 | (1.04) | |||||
| Exclusively part-time | 1,013 | 72.6 | (1.08) | 39.0 | (1.24) | 13.5 | (0.89) | 14.4 | (0.91) | 2.8 | (0.43) | 41.0 | (1.21) | 22.7 | (1.19) | |||||
| Mixed full-time and part-time | 386 | 67.3 | (1.75) | 39.2 | (1.60) | 9.9 | (1.19) | 14.1 | (1.28) | 2.1 | (0.41) | 36.9 | (1.98) | 19.1 | (1.69) | |||||
| Had job during academic year2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,837 | 73.7 | (0.87) | 37.8 | (0.86) | 11.4 | (0.57) | 13.6 | (0.65) | 2.7 | (0.32) | 43.7 | (0.91) | 26.3 | (0.79) | |||||
| No | 472 | 39.7 | (1.22) | 25.0 | (1.11) | 5.2 | (0.50) | 7.9 | (0.73) | 0.7 | ! | (0.24) | 19.9 | (1.12) | 7.2 | (0.82) | ||||
| Dependency status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dependent | — | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| Independent, no dependents, not married3 | 1,025 | 55.5 | (1.03) | 34.0 | (0.98) | 8.5 | (0.52) | 11.1 | (0.64) | 1.5 | (0.31) | 28.1 | (0.88) | 13.2 | (0.74) | |||||
| Independent, no dependents, married | 345 | 62.6 | (1.89) | 32.7 | (1.68) | 9.2 | (1.21) | 11.3 | (1.37) | 2.1 | ! | (0.67) | 36.1 | (1.75) | 21.0 | (1.63) | ||||
| Independent, with dependents, not married3 | 284 | 79.3 | (1.71) | 35.1 | (2.57) | 10.2 | (1.55) | 14.9 | (1.68) | 3.7 | (1.02) | 52.0 | (2.49) | 33.4 | (2.48) | |||||
| Independent, with dependents, married | 654 | 70.8 | (1.52) | 33.0 | (1.42) | 11.0 | (0.96) | 12.3 | (1.13) | 2.4 | (0.49) | 45.6 | (1.60) | 28.3 | (1.55) | |||||
| Control of institution | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 1,002 | 57.4 | (0.95) | 34.3 | (0.97) | 7.6 | (0.51) | 9.9 | (0.63) | 2.0 | (0.29) | 32.8 | (0.93) | 14.1 | (0.72) | |||||
| Private nonprofit | 924 | 61.8 | (1.14) | 38.1 | (1.17) | 12.8 | (0.84) | 15.2 | (0.88) | 2.3 | (0.42) | 28.5 | (1.16) | 13.8 | (1.08) | |||||
| Private for-profit | 382 | 86.7 | (2.12) | 16.1 | (1.70) | 5.0 | (0.79) | 8.0 | (1.08) | 1.1 | ! | (0.37) | 74.1 | (2.09) | 65.3 | (2.58) | ||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Students who reported taking more than one type of class (e.g., night classes and online classes) are counted only once in the total. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes work-study/assistantships. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes separated. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Night classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday nights; weekend classes start after 6:00 p.m. on Friday or take place any time on Saturday or Sunday; and online classes are taught only online. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:12). (This table was prepared March 2014.) |
