Table B–8. Standard errors for table 9: Status completion rates, and number and distribution of completers ages 18–24 not currently enrolled in high school or below, by selected background characteristics: October 2005

Dropout Rates in the United States: 2005

NCES 2007-059
June 2007

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Characteristic	Completion rate (percent)	Number of completers (thousands)	Percent of all completers

Total	0.30	78.0	†

Sex
Male	0.45	59.0	0.48
Female	0.38	50.8	0.48

Race/ethnicity
White, non–Hispanic	0.30	49.9	0.46
Black, non–Hispanic	0.91	32.1	0.35
Hispanic	1.12	51.3	0.38
Asian/Pacific Islander,
non–Hispanic	0.93	10.5	0.22
More than one race	2.24	10.1	0.13

Age
18–19	0.60	37.2	0.41
20–21	0.53	43.7	0.45
22–24	0.45	52.8	0.48

Recency of immigration
Born outside the 50 states and
District of Columbia
Hispanic	1.79	37.6	0.24
Non–Hispanic	0.89	14.3	0.24
First generation
Hispanic	1.75	24.7	0.24
Non–Hispanic	0.78	11.4	0.23
Second generation or more
Hispanic	1.91	20.3	0.21
Non–Hispanic	0.31	57.8	0.42

Region
Northeast	0.57	26.8	0.35
Midwest	0.54	33.4	0.40
South	0.57	53.3	0.49
West	0.69	42.2	0.43
† Not applicable. The corresponding statistic refers to the total population, which is, by definition, 100 percent of the distribution. NOTE: Standard errors for population estimates in table 9 cannot be calculated. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2005.

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