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Table 6-B. Status dropout rates and number and distribution of dropouts of 16- through 24-year-olds, by selected background characteristics: October 2002
Characteristic	Status dropout rate (percent)	Number of status dropouts (thousands)	Population (thousands)	Percent of all dropouts	Percent of population
Total	10.5	3,721	35,495	100.0	100.0
Sex
Male	11.8	2,108	17,893	56.7	50.4
Female	9.2	1,612	17,602	43.3	49.6
Race/ethnicity1
White, non-Hispanic	6.5	1,457	22,358	39.2	63.0
Black, non-Hispanic	11.3	564	4,991	15.1	14.1
Hispanic	25.7	1,572	6,120	42.3	17.2
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.9	65	1,652	1.7	4.7
Age
16	3.1	125	4,072	3.4	11.5
17	5.4	221	4,056	5.9	11.4
18	10.3	417	4,031	11.2	11.4
19	12.1	467	3,876	12.6	10.9
20–24	12.8	2,491	19,461	66.9	54.8
Recency of immigration
Born outside the 50 states and    District of Columbia
Hispanic	41.4	1,127	2,721	30.3	7.7
Non-Hispanic	5.3	113	2,107	3.0	5.9
First generation2
Hispanic	14.4	284	1,978	7.6	5.6
Non-Hispanic	3.5	69	1,997	1.9	5.6
Second generation or higher2
Hispanic	11.3	160	1,421	4.3	4.0
Non-Hispanic	7.8	1,967	25,272	52.9	71.2
Region
Northeast	9.5	622	6,518	16.7	18.4
Midwest	9.0	758	8,460	20.4	23.8
South	12.2	1,458	11,997	39.2	33.8
West	10.4	882	8,520	23.7	24.0
1 Due to small sample sizes, American Indians/Alaska Natives are included in the total but are not shown separately. 2 Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, and one or both of their parents were born outside the 50 states or the District of Columbia. Individuals defined as "second generation or higher" were born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, as were both of their parents. NOTE: The status dropout rate indicates the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and who lack a high school credential relative to all 16- through 24-year-olds. High school credential includes a high school diploma or equivalent credential such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2002.