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                          |  All  |      |Before| Novem- | June  | June  | June  | June  | June  | June  | June  | June  |June
  Student and institution | 1980  |Never |Novem-|  ber   |1983 to|1984 to|1985 to|1986 to|1987 to|1988 to|1989 to|1990 to|1991
      characteristics     |sopho- | en-  | ber  |1982 to |  May  |  May  |  May  |  May  |  May  |  May  |  May  |  May  | or
                          | mores |rolled| 1982 |May 1983| 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989  | 1990  | 1991  |later
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             1            |   2   |  3   |  4   |   5    |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   | 14
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   Total .................| 100.0 | 35.5 | 44.1 |    3.5 |   6.5 |   2.7 |   2.4 |   1.3 |   1.1 |   0.9 |   1.0 |   0.6 | 0.5
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 College expectations in  |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
        sixth grade       |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Decided to go............| 100.0 | 18.0 | 64.4 |    3.4 |   6.1 |   2.1 |   2.3 |   1.2 |   0.7 |   0.8 |   0.5 |   0.3 | 0.2
 Planned not to go .......| 100.0 | 54.4 | 24.6 |    3.3 |   6.4 |   2.6 |   2.6 |   1.4 |   1.4 |   0.9 |   1.0 |   0.9 | 0.6
 Not sure.................| 100.0 | 35.9 | 43.7 |    4.3 |   6.5 |   2.6 |   2.0 |   1.5 |   1.0 |   0.4 |   1.3 |   0.6 | 0.3
 Hadn't thought about it..| 100.0 | 30.6 | 46.3 |    4.2 |   6.4 |   3.7 |   2.8 |   1.4 |   1.1 |   1.3 |   1.2 |   0.5 | 0.5
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  Postsecondary expecta-  |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
       tions in 1982      |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 None.....................| 100.0 | 75.7 |  4.7 |    1.8 |   4.5 |   2.5 |   3.0 |   1.5 |   1.6 |   1.3 |   1.5 |   1.0 | 0.9
 Vocational/technical.....| 100.0 | 43.6 | 27.1 |    5.5 |   8.7 |   4.2 |   3.6 |   1.8 |   1.6 |   1.6 |   1.1 |   0.7 | 0.5
 Less-than-4-year degree..| 100.0 | 23.5 | 51.8 |    5.2 |   8.8 |   2.9 |   2.9 |   1.3 |   1.0 |   0.6 |   1.0 |   0.4 | 0.7
 Bachelor's degree........| 100.0 |  9.0 | 76.7 |    3.1 |   5.0 |   2.2 |   1.4 |   1.3 |   0.4 |   0.6 |   0.3 |   0.1 | 0.1
 Advanced degree..........| 100.0 |  7.3 | 80.4 |    2.5 |   5.5 |   1.5 |   1.2 |   0.4 |   0.4 |   0.2 |   0.4 |   0.2 | ---
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   First postsecondary    |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
     institution type     |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Never enrolled...........| 100.0 |100.0 |  --- |    --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- |   --- | ---
 Private for-profit.......| 100.0 |  --- | 39.6 |   10.1 |  15.8 |  10.7 |   7.8 |   3.6 |   4.1 |   1.1 |   3.9 |   2.3 | 1.0
 Private not-for-profit   |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  less-than-4-year........| 100.0 |  --- | 66.2 |    3.8 |  15.0 |   5.9 |   2.7 |   0.3 |   0.3 |   2.4 |   2.7 |   0.9 | ---
 Public less-than-2-year..| 100.0 |  --- | 48.5 |    8.3 |  13.6 |   8.8 |   7.2 |   4.7 |   2.6 |   0.7 |   3.5 |   1.6 | 0.4
 Public 2-year............| 100.0 |  --- | 58.6 |    7.7 |  12.5 |   4.5 |   5.2 |   2.4 |   2.2 |   2.5 |   1.8 |   1.3 | 1.2
 Public 4-year............| 100.0 |  --- | 84.5 |    2.2 |   6.4 |   2.2 |   1.3 |   1.2 |   0.5 |   0.8 |   0.4 |   0.4 | 0.2
 Private not-for-profit   |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  4-year..................| 100.0 |  --- | 86.9 |    2.3 |   5.3 |   1.7 |   1.2 |   0.9 |   0.7 |   0.3 |   0.2 |   0.1 | 0.5
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  Number of applications  |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
    to college in 1982    |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 Did not apply............| 100.0 | 56.3 | 17.9 |    3.7 |   7.8 |   3.4 |   3.5 |   1.8 |   1.6 |   1.3 |   1.3 |   0.9 | 0.6
 1 college................| 100.0 |  9.9 | 77.0 |    3.8 |   4.6 |   1.6 |   1.1 |   0.6 |   0.3 |   0.3 |   0.3 |   0.3 | 0.2
 2 or 3 colleges..........| 100.0 |  5.6 | 82.7 |    2.8 |   3.9 |   2.3 |   1.0 |   0.7 |   0.2 |   0.5 |   0.3 |   --- | 0.1
 4 or more colleges.......| 100.0 |  5.0 | 89.9 |    0.7 |   3.2 |   0.3 |   0.8 |   --- |   0.1 |   --- |   --- |   0.1 | ---
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  Accepted at 1982 first  |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
      choice college      |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
 No applications..........| 100.0 | 62.4 | 10.2 |    3.3 |   7.1 |   4.0 |   4.1 |   2.1 |   1.9 |   1.7 |   1.4 |   1.1 | 0.9
 Attended first choice....| 100.0 |  --- | 89.7 |    3.8 |   5.0 |   0.8 |   0.3 |   0.2 |   0.1 |   --- |   0.1 |   0.1 | ---
 Accepted, but did not    |       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  attend first choice.....| 100.0 | 23.3 | 51.0 |    5.3 |   8.2 |   4.3 |   2.3 |   1.8 |   1.2 |   1.0 |   0.9 |   0.4 | 0.3
 Was not accepted at first|       |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  choice..................| 100.0 | 12.8 | 73.1 |    2.7 |   7.1 |   1.9 |   1.0 |   0.4 |   0.1 |   0.4 |   --- |   0.5 | ---
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---Data not available or not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to 100.0 percent.

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond, Educational Attainment of 1980 High School Sophomores by 1992. (This table was prepared May 1995.)