Table A-1. Number of 18- through 24-year-olds who received a GED, by data source: 1990 through 2004
Year	GED Service1	CPS1,2	Standard error (CPS)
1990	222,295	111,023	16,728
1991	247,767	117,371	17,197
1992	249,470	107,030	16,425
1993	241,787	107,415	16,455
1994	247,051	211,560	23,047
1995	256,441	237,876	24,424
1996	258,957	312,645	27,957
1997	244,749	286,811	26,793
1998	254,239	340,784	24,790
1999	267,932	320,187	27,331
20003	263,465	90,810	24,831
20013	342,156	107,202	28,249
20023	176,291	70,745	12,111
20033	203,422	80,407	12,878
20043	220,714	94,587	13,937
1 These numbers represent the total number of General Educational Development (GED) credentials earned by 18- through 24-year-olds in the United States only. 2 Estimate of the number of GEDs from the Current Population Survey (CPS) may include alternative credentials other than those earned by passing the GED examination. 3 Reflects changes made to questions about GED receipt introduced in October 2002. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS) (various years); and American Council on Education, GED Testing Service, GED Statistical Report, 1990 to 1992, and Who Took the GED?, 1993 to 2001, and Who Passed the GED Tests?, 2002 to 2004.