Table 302.80.

Percentage of adults 18 years old and over who reported changes to household members' fall postsecondary plans, by selected respondent characteristics: August 18 to 30, 2021

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected respondent characteristic	No change in plans to take postsecondary classes			All plans to take classes have been canceled			Classes will be in different formats			Fewer classes will be taken			More classes will be taken			Classes will be taken from a different institution			Classes will be taken for a different kind of certificate or degree
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8
Total	44.2		(0.90)	15.9		(0.66)	31.8		(1.00)	12.1		(0.68)	2.0		(0.25)	3.3		(0.28)	5.2		(0.37)
Sex at birth
Male	46.1		(1.30)	15.5		(1.10)	29.9		(1.39)	13.3		(0.93)	2.5		(0.39)	2.7		(0.46)	5.0		(0.62)
Female	42.4		(1.22)	16.3		(0.78)	33.7		(1.21)	10.9		(0.85)	1.6		(0.25)	3.8		(0.37)	5.4		(0.50)
Race/ethnicity
White	48.0		(0.97)	14.5		(0.67)	31.8		(0.96)	10.7		(0.78)	1.5		(0.24)	3.4		(0.38)	4.5		(0.51)
Black	44.3		(2.07)	21.4		(2.46)	22.1		(2.11)	10.2		(1.58)	2.2	!	(0.74)	4.1		(0.92)	5.3		(1.09)
Hispanic	35.2		(2.02)	17.2		(1.65)	36.4		(2.28)	15.7		(1.68)	2.5		(0.74)	2.7		(0.60)	6.8		(1.03)
Asian	46.7		(3.06)	8.9		(2.12)	34.4		(3.52)	14.3		(3.44)	3.4	!	(1.11)	1.2	!	(0.44)	6.2		(1.39)
Other1	37.0		(3.03)	20.5		(2.62)	37.0		(3.52)	13.3		(2.40)	3.8	!	(1.83)	5.3	!	(1.83)	3.6		(0.94)
Age
18 to 24	37.5		(2.93)	13.7		(1.91)	42.7		(2.83)	15.1		(1.92)	3.6		(0.83)	5.1		(0.88)	4.7		(0.94)
25 to 29	35.9		(2.23)	17.4		(2.28)	39.7		(2.26)	19.9		(2.66)	1.9		(0.51)	3.4		(0.91)	4.9		(1.31)
30 to 39	43.9		(1.74)	19.7		(1.49)	28.9		(1.69)	11.6		(1.62)	2.7		(0.78)	1.8		(0.42)	5.5		(1.31)
40 to 49	44.3		(1.93)	15.5		(1.08)	31.9		(1.85)	10.6		(1.24)	1.0		(0.25)	4.0		(0.74)	4.5		(0.61)
50 to 59	54.4		(2.09)	11.6		(1.49)	24.7		(1.12)	8.4		(0.96)	1.3		(0.29)	2.1		(0.37)	5.9		(1.04)
60 to 64	45.3		(2.46)	18.2		(3.01)	23.9		(2.27)	11.0		(2.59)	0.6	!	(0.30)	‡		(†)	4.8	!	(1.61)
65 and over	41.5		(2.70)	24.1		(2.98)	25.9		(2.70)	10.0		(1.85)	3.0	!	(0.98)	4.6		(1.09)	6.3		(1.46)
Educational attainment
Less than high school     completion	38.4		(5.80)	18.4		(4.35)	21.1		(4.67)	18.6		(4.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	6.5	!	(2.29)
High school completion2	43.0		(2.63)	20.7		(2.13)	24.2		(2.25)	9.8		(1.40)	1.9	!	(0.73)	2.2	!	(0.69)	6.2		(1.02)
Some college or     associate's degree	40.7		(1.08)	16.7		(0.82)	35.8		(1.49)	14.4		(1.18)	2.4		(0.42)	4.1		(0.52)	5.3		(0.50)
Bachelor's degree	47.4		(1.68)	13.4		(1.26)	35.3		(1.60)	9.5		(0.98)	2.1		(0.39)	3.5		(0.65)	4.7		(0.75)
Graduate degree	53.4		(1.55)	9.1		(0.71)	32.0		(1.32)	9.6		(0.96)	1.5		(0.38)	3.1		(0.46)	3.5		(0.51)
Household income (2020)
Less than $25,000	37.1		(2.40)	23.8		(2.15)	28.0		(1.93)	15.1		(1.74)	3.1	!	(1.09)	3.9		(0.83)	5.2		(0.96)
$25,000 to $49,999	37.2		(1.86)	19.5		(1.52)	31.3		(1.84)	12.8		(1.52)	2.3		(0.48)	3.9		(0.73)	7.1		(1.16)
$50,000 to $74,999	40.8		(2.18)	17.5		(1.64)	35.6		(2.25)	13.6		(1.86)	1.0	!	(0.35)	2.5		(0.54)	4.7		(0.83)
$75,000 to $99,999	46.6		(2.85)	18.3		(2.70)	28.9		(2.18)	11.4		(1.50)	1.7	!	(0.52)	3.2		(0.72)	5.4		(1.39)
$100,000 to $149,999	50.9		(1.88)	9.5		(1.13)	34.8		(1.89)	11.5		(1.32)	‡		(†)	3.0	!	(0.93)	3.8		(0.57)
$150,000 or more	57.0		(2.01)	7.3		(0.92)	29.0		(1.76)	7.5		(1.26)	2.6		(0.58)	3.1		(0.74)	4.5		(1.21)

†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 Includes persons reporting Pacific Islander alone, persons reporting American Indian/Alaska Native alone, and persons of Two or more races.

2 High school completers include those with a high school diploma as well as those with an alternative credential, such as a GED.

NOTE: Data in this table are considered experimental and do not meet NCES standards for response rates. The 2021 Household Pulse Survey, an experimental data product, is an Interagency Federal Statistical Rapid Response Survey to Measure Household Experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in partnership with 16 other federal agencies and offices. The number of respondents and response rate for the period reported in this table were 69,114 and 6.6 percent. The final weights are designed to produce estimates for the total persons age 18 and older living within housing units. These weights were created by adjusting the household level sampling base weights by various factors to account for nonresponse, adults per household, and coverage. For more information, see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/technical-documentation.html. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Columns may sum to more than 100 percent because respondents could select multiple categories for changes to postsecondary plans.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, August 18–30, 2021. (This table was prepared October 2021.)