| Table 301. | Percentage distribution of 1980 high school sophomores by the timing of their first postsecondary enrollment, by selected characteristics: 1982 to 1992 |
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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.)
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