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| Table 134. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public school graduates in vocational education courses, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1992 |
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| |General |Consumer | Specific labor market preparation
| | labor | and |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Student |Total | market | home- | | | | | | Occupa- | Trade |Technical/|
characteristics | |prepara-| making |Total | Agri- |Business|Marketing|Health|tional home|and in- | communi- |Other
| | tion |education| |culture| | | | economics |dustrial| cations |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
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1982 graduates ..| 4.64 | 1.06 | 0.68 | 2.89 | 0.21 | 1.03 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 1.06 | 0.11 | 0.10
Male ..........| 4.62 | 1.02 | 0.31 | 3.29 | 0.35 | 0.48 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 1.98 | 0.14 | 0.13
Female ........| 4.66 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 2.53 | 0.08 | 1.54 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.07
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White .......| 4.53 | 1.04 | 0.63 | 2.87 | 0.23 | 1.06 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 1.01 | 0.12 | 0.09
Black .......| 4.82 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 2.82 | 0.10 | 0.97 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.97 | 0.11 | 0.10
Hispanic ....| 5.26 | 1.18 | 0.87 | 3.21 | 0.24 | 0.98 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 1.37 | 0.07 | 0.14
Asian .......| 3.12 | 0.98 | 0.28 | 1.86 | 0.05 | 0.57 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.87 | 0.16 | 0.09
American | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indian ....| 5.09 | 1.25 | 0.53 | 3.32 | 0.26 | 0.72 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 1.85 | 0.05 | 0.14
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\1\ .| 2.87 | 0.93 | 0.59 | 1.36 | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.07
Vocational\2\| 8.08 | 1.18 | 0.66 | 6.24 | 0.62 | 1.81 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 0.41 | 2.78 | 0.11 | 0.11
Both\3\ .....| 6.29 | 0.94 | 0.51 | 4.84 | 0.32 | 1.75 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.26 | 1.94 | 0.12 | 0.05
Neither\4\ ..| 5.79 | 1.76 | 1.47 | 2.56 | 0.16 | 0.99 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.10 | 0.36
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1987 graduates ..| 4.43 | 0.93 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 0.19 | 0.97 | 0.16 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.96 | 0.24 | 0.12
Male ..........| 4.52 | 0.90 | 0.33 | 3.29 | 0.32 | 0.57 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 1.74 | 0.29 | 0.14
Female ........| 4.36 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 2.55 | 0.07 | 1.35 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 0.12
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White .......| 4.52 | 0.94 | 0.60 | 2.99 | 0.24 | 0.98 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 1.01 | 0.26 | 0.10
Black .......| 4.47 | 0.98 | 0.73 | 2.77 | 0.09 | 0.99 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.75 | 0.16 | 0.23
Hispanic ....| 4.27 | 0.97 | 0.60 | 2.70 | 0.06 | 0.98 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.97 | 0.13 | 0.15
Asian .......| 2.92 | 0.69 | 0.34 | 1.88 | 0.01 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.12
American | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indian ....| 4.70 | 0.87 | 0.64 | 3.19 | 0.19 | 1.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1.30 | 0.21 | 0.14
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\1\ .| 2.96 | 0.84 | 0.57 | 1.54 | 0.05 | 0.61 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.09
Vocational\2\| 8.35 | 1.09 | 0.67 | 6.59 | 0.66 | 1.61 | 0.35 | 0.19 | 0.57 | 2.88 | 0.20 | 0.13
Both\3\ .....| 6.54 | 0.98 | 0.52 | 5.04 | 0.40 | 1.74 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 1.85 | 0.24 | 0.05
Neither\4\ ..| 5.56 | 1.42 | 1.24 | 2.90 | 0.14 | 0.78 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.11 | 0.67
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1990 graduates ..| 4.10 | 0.83 | 0.57 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.87 | 0.22 | 0.14
Male ..........| 4.23 | 0.78 | 0.33 | 3.12 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.14 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 1.58 | 0.27 | 0.16
Female ........| 3.98 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 2.32 | 0.09 | 1.19 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.13
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White .......| 4.13 | 0.80 | 0.55 | 2.78 | 0.24 | 0.88 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.94 | 0.22 | 0.15
Black .......| 4.36 | 0.96 | 0.79 | 2.62 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.23 | 0.12
Hispanic ....| 4.00 | 0.85 | 0.54 | 2.61 | 0.15 | 0.96 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 0.75 | 0.17 | 0.10
Asian .......| 2.89 | 0.73 | 0.32 | 1.85 | 0.04 | 0.66 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.26 | 0.05
American | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indian ....| 4.43 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 2.87 | 0.36 | 0.96 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.16 | 0.21
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\1\ .| 2.84 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 1.51 | 0.06 | 0.61 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.23 | 0.10
Vocational\2\| 9.17 | 1.12 | 0.65 | 7.40 | 0.96 | 1.44 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.51 | 3.54 | 0.14 | 0.37
Both\3\ .....| 6.64 | 0.83 | 0.52 | 5.30 | 0.46 | 1.71 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.93 | 0.22 | 0.10
Neither\4\ ..| 6.58 | 2.01 | 1.31 | 3.25 | 0.25 | 0.84 | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.14 | 0.87
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1992 graduates ..| 3.76 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 2.53 | 0.19 | 0.85 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.79 | 0.22 | 0.11
Male ..........| 3.91 | 0.69 | 0.36 | 2.86 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 1.36 | 0.26 | 0.13
Female ........| 3.57 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 2.19 | 0.08 | 1.10 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.09
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White .......| 3.73 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 2.52 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 0.11
Black .......| 3.92 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 2.52 | 0.12 | 0.93 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.20 | 0.09
Hispanic ....| 3.79 | 0.74 | 0.46 | 2.59 | 0.09 | 0.92 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.71 | 0.26 | 0.18
Asian .......| 3.18 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 2.25 | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 0.03
American | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indian ....| 4.53 | 0.66 | 0.50 | 3.37 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.35 | 1.73 | 0.12 | 0.06
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Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | |
Academic\1\ .| 2.72 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 1.55 | 0.07 | 0.63 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.10
Vocational\2\| 8.38 | 1.00 | 0.61 | 6.78 | 1.01 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.65 | 3.14 | 0.19 | 0.21
Both\3\ .....| 6.48 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 5.30 | 0.45 | 1.61 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 2.04 | 0.28 | 0.08
Neither\4\ ..| 5.92 | 2.22 | 1.18 | 2.53 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.59 | 0.16 | 0.48
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\1\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses, but less than 3 Carnegie units in any
specific labor market preparation field.
\2\Includes students who complete at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field, but less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses. \3\Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and at least 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field. \4\Includes students who complete less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and less than 3 Carnegie units in a specific labor market preparation field. NOTE.--The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study" and the "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey. (This table was prepared August 1994.)
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