Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth

List of Tables

Table 1 Population, by age group: Various years, 1960 to 2002
Table 2 Population projections, birth to age 24, by race/ethnicity and age group: Various years, 2000 to 2020
Table 3 Living arrangements of 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex: Various years,1960 to 2003
Table 4 Number of marriages, percentage of persons who are married, and median age at first marriage: Various years, 1950 to 2003
Table 5 Formation of families by persons 20 to 24 years old, by race/ethnicity of householder: 1990 and 2000
Table 6 Birth rates for females 15 to 44 years old, by age group and race/ethnicity of mother: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 7 Percentage distribution of 1988 male and female eighth-graders, by timing of parenthood and selected individual characteristics: 2000
Table 8 Birth rates for unmarried females 15 to 44 years old, by age group and race/ethnicity of mother: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 9 Percentage of population 14 to 29 years old enrolled in school, by selected age group: Various years, October 1960 to October 2003
Table 10 Percentage of students 3 to 34 years old, by level of school enrollment and race/ethnicity: Various years, October 1975 to October 2003
Table 11 Pupil/teacher ratios and total expenditures per student in public elementary and secondary schools: Various years, 1965 to 2002
Table 12 Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates, by academic subject, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2000
Table 13 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1971 to 2004
Table 14 Average scores on reading literacy assessments, by sex, and percentage at selected literacy proficiency levels among 15-year-old students in selected countries: 2003
Table 15 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1973 to 2004
Table 16 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1973 to 1999
Table 17 Average scores on mathematics and science literacy assessments among 15-year-old students in selected countries, by sex: 2003
Table 18 Percentage of 10th-graders who expected to attain various levels of education, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1980, 1990, and 2002
Table 19 Percentage of persons ages 16 to 24 years who were status dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1972 to 2003
Table 20 Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who have completed high school and college, by race/ethnicity: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 21 Percentage distribution of 1988 eighth-graders’ educational attainment by 2000, by eighth-grade mathematics achievement and selected student characteristics: 2000
Table 22 Enrollment of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions as a percentage of all 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1970 to 2003
Table 23 Enrollment of 18- to 29-year-olds in higher education as a percentage of all 18- to 29-year-olds, by country: 1994, 1999, and 2001
Table 24 Average net college price and average net tuition and fees (in 1999 constant dollars) for dependent full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type of institution and family income: 1989–90 and 1999–2000
Table 25 Number of degrees conferred and percentage of degrees awarded to females by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Various years, 1959–60 to 2001–02
Table 26 Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who are employed, by sex, race, and full-time/part-time status: Various years, 1970 to 2001
Table 27 Labor force participation and unemployment rates of persons 16 years old and over, by sex and age group: Various years, 1960 to 2003
Table 28 Unemployment rates of 16- to 24-year-olds, by race/ethnicity, age group, and sex: Various years, 1960 to 2003
Table 29 Employment status of high school completers in year of completion, by college enrollment status: Various years, October 1965 to October 2003
Table 30 Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status and hours worked per week: October 1970 to October 2003
Table 31 Labor force status of high school dropouts in the year that they dropped out: Various years, October 1970 to October 2003
Table 32 Median income of full-time, year-round workers, by sex and age group: Various years, 1955 to 2002
Table 33 Number and percentage of people in poverty, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Various years, 1985 to 2002
Table 34 Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various school-related extracurricular activities, by sex: Various years, 1990 to 2001
Table 35 Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various recreational activities at least once a week: Various years, 1979 to 2001
Table 36 Percentage of high school seniors who participated in community affairs or volunteer work, by sex, race, and frequency of participation: Various years, 1980 to 2001
Table 37 Percentage of persons using home computers and employing specific applications, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2003
Table 38 Percentage distribution of spending patterns of employed high school seniors on selected activities or expenses, by sex, race, and college plans: Various years, 1991 to 2001
Table 39 Average annual expenditures of households, by age of head of household and type of expense: Various years, 1984 to 2001
Table 40 Percentage of high school seniors reporting religious involvement: 1976 to 2001
Table 41 Percentage of U.S. citizens 18 to 24 years old who reported being registered to vote and voting, by sex, race/ethnicity, and school enrollment status: November 2000 and 2002
Table 42 Number of arrests per 1,000 persons in the U.S. population, ages 14 to 34 years old, by age group: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 43 Number of violent crime victims per 1,000 persons, by type of crime, sex, race of victim, and age group: Various years, 1995 to 2002
Table 44 Percentage of persons 18 years and over who reported being in excellent or very good health, by educational attainment and selected characteristics: 2002
Table 45 Percentage of high school students who participated in various levels of physical activities, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 46 Percentage of high school students with weight concerns, by race/ethnicity, specific concern, and sex: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 47 Number and rate of newly reported cases of selected diseases among 5- to 24-year-olds: Various years, 1985 to 2002
Table 48.1 Percentage of high school seniors reporting substance use at least once during the past 30 days: Various years, 1975 to 2004
Table 48.2 Percentage of high school seniors who currently use alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit drugs, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004
Table 49 Percentage of high school students who participated in behaviors that may endanger their safety, by race/ethnicity and sex: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 50 Percentage of high school students reporting selected sexual behaviors and receiving HIV/AIDS education, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1991 to 2003
Table 51 Number of deaths per 100,000 persons 5 to 14 and 15 to 24 years old, by sex, race, and cause of death: Various years, 1960 to 2001

Table 1	Population, by age group: Various years, 1960 to 2002
Table 2	Population projections, birth to age 24, by race/ethnicity and age group: Various years, 2000 to 2020
Table 3	Living arrangements of 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex: Various years,1960 to 2003
Table 4	Number of marriages, percentage of persons who are married, and median age at first marriage: Various years, 1950 to 2003
Table 5	Formation of families by persons 20 to 24 years old, by race/ethnicity of householder: 1990 and 2000
Table 6	Birth rates for females 15 to 44 years old, by age group and race/ethnicity of mother: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 7	Percentage distribution of 1988 male and female eighth-graders, by timing of parenthood and selected individual characteristics: 2000
Table 8	Birth rates for unmarried females 15 to 44 years old, by age group and race/ethnicity of mother: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 9	Percentage of population 14 to 29 years old enrolled in school, by selected age group: Various years, October 1960 to October 2003
Table 10	Percentage of students 3 to 34 years old, by level of school enrollment and race/ethnicity: Various years, October 1975 to October 2003
Table 11	Pupil/teacher ratios and total expenditures per student in public elementary and secondary schools: Various years, 1965 to 2002
Table 12	Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates, by academic subject, sex, and race/ethnicity: 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2000
Table 13	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1971 to 2004
Table 14	Average scores on reading literacy assessments, by sex, and percentage at selected literacy proficiency levels among 15-year-old students in selected countries: 2003
Table 15	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1973 to 2004
Table 16	National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scores, by age and selected student characteristics: Various years, 1973 to 1999
Table 17	Average scores on mathematics and science literacy assessments among 15-year-old students in selected countries, by sex: 2003
Table 18	Percentage of 10th-graders who expected to attain various levels of education, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1980, 1990, and 2002
Table 19	Percentage of persons ages 16 to 24 years who were status dropouts, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1972 to 2003
Table 20	Percentage of 25- to 29-year-olds who have completed high school and college, by race/ethnicity: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 21	Percentage distribution of 1988 eighth-graders’ educational attainment by 2000, by eighth-grade mathematics achievement and selected student characteristics: 2000
Table 22	Enrollment of 18- to 24-year-olds in degree-granting institutions as a percentage of all 18- to 24-year-olds, by sex and race/ethnicity: Various years, 1970 to 2003
Table 23	Enrollment of 18- to 29-year-olds in higher education as a percentage of all 18- to 29-year-olds, by country: 1994, 1999, and 2001
Table 24	Average net college price and average net tuition and fees (in 1999 constant dollars) for dependent full-time, full-year undergraduates, by type of institution and family income: 1989–90 and 1999–2000
Table 25	Number of degrees conferred and percentage of degrees awarded to females by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Various years, 1959–60 to 2001–02
Table 26	Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who are employed, by sex, race, and full-time/part-time status: Various years, 1970 to 2001
Table 27	Labor force participation and unemployment rates of persons 16 years old and over, by sex and age group: Various years, 1960 to 2003
Table 28	Unemployment rates of 16- to 24-year-olds, by race/ethnicity, age group, and sex: Various years, 1960 to 2003
Table 29	Employment status of high school completers in year of completion, by college enrollment status: Various years, October 1965 to October 2003
Table 30	Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status and hours worked per week: October 1970 to October 2003
Table 31	Labor force status of high school dropouts in the year that they dropped out: Various years, October 1970 to October 2003
Table 32	Median income of full-time, year-round workers, by sex and age group: Various years, 1955 to 2002
Table 33	Number and percentage of people in poverty, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Various years, 1985 to 2002
Table 34	Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various school-related extracurricular activities, by sex: Various years, 1990 to 2001
Table 35	Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various recreational activities at least once a week: Various years, 1979 to 2001
Table 36	Percentage of high school seniors who participated in community affairs or volunteer work, by sex, race, and frequency of participation: Various years, 1980 to 2001
Table 37	Percentage of persons using home computers and employing specific applications, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2003
Table 38	Percentage distribution of spending patterns of employed high school seniors on selected activities or expenses, by sex, race, and college plans: Various years, 1991 to 2001
Table 39	Average annual expenditures of households, by age of head of household and type of expense: Various years, 1984 to 2001
Table 40	Percentage of high school seniors reporting religious involvement: 1976 to 2001
Table 41	Percentage of U.S. citizens 18 to 24 years old who reported being registered to vote and voting, by sex, race/ethnicity, and school enrollment status: November 2000 and 2002
Table 42	Number of arrests per 1,000 persons in the U.S. population, ages 14 to 34 years old, by age group: Various years, 1950 to 2002
Table 43	Number of violent crime victims per 1,000 persons, by type of crime, sex, race of victim, and age group: Various years, 1995 to 2002
Table 44	Percentage of persons 18 years and over who reported being in excellent or very good health, by educational attainment and selected characteristics: 2002
Table 45	Percentage of high school students who participated in various levels of physical activities, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 46	Percentage of high school students with weight concerns, by race/ethnicity, specific concern, and sex: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 47	Number and rate of newly reported cases of selected diseases among 5- to 24-year-olds: Various years, 1985 to 2002
Table 48.1	Percentage of high school seniors reporting substance use at least once during the past 30 days: Various years, 1975 to 2004
Table 48.2	Percentage of high school seniors who currently use alcohol, cigarettes, or illicit drugs, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004
Table 49	Percentage of high school students who participated in behaviors that may endanger their safety, by race/ethnicity and sex: Various years, 1993 to 2003
Table 50	Percentage of high school students reporting selected sexual behaviors and receiving HIV/AIDS education, by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade: Various years, 1991 to 2003
Table 51	Number of deaths per 100,000 persons 5 to 14 and 15 to 24 years old, by sex, race, and cause of death: Various years, 1960 to 2001