Table 13a. Number and percent change of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by race/ethnicity: 1999-2005

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Table 13a.

Number and percent change of students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, by race/ethnicity: 1999-2005

Race/ethnicity	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	Percent change 1999 to 2005
Total ¹	685,981	747,922	820,880	913,251	998,329	1,081,102	1,197,439	74.6
White	445,880	504,600	549,065	607,816	660,225	702,489	762,548	71.0
Total minority ¹	240,101	243,322	271,815	305,435	338,104	378,613	434,891	81.1
Black	31,023	36,158	40,078	45,271	51,160	57,001	67,702	118.2
Hispanic	62,853	74,852	86,018	98,495	114,246	130,042	148,960	137.0
Asian	75,875	85,756	92,762	102,653	111,704	121,038	135,815	79.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	3,136	3,584	3,472	3,896	4,530	4,974	5,654	80.3
¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Data reported are for all students who completed an Advanced Placement exam. The College Board collects racial/ethnic information based on the categories American Indian/Alaskan; Asian/Asian American; Black/Afro-American; Latino: Chicano/Mexican, Puerto Rican, Other Latino; White; and Other. Black, non-Hispanic refers to test-takers who identified themselves as Black/Afro-American, and Hispanic refers to the sum of all Latino subgroups. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: The College Board, Advanced Placement Program, National Summary Report, 1999–2005.