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| Table A-6.1b. Percentage of total public and private degree-granting institution enrollment that is male, percentage that is female, and difference between male and female percentages, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1976 through 2006 |
|---|
| Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent male | ||||||
| 1976 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 45.5 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 50.6 |
| 1980 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 41.9 | 49.1 | 52.8 | 45.0 |
| 1990 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 38.9 | 45.2 | 51.5 | 42.0 |
| 2000 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 36.7 | 42.9 | 47.6 | 40.7 |
| 2001 | 43.7 | 44.2 | 36.3 | 42.6 | 47.2 | 40.2 |
| 2002 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 35.8 | 42.1 | 46.9 | 39.6 |
| 2003 | 42.9 | 43.7 | 35.3 | 41.3 | 46.3 | 38.9 |
| 2004 | 42.8 | 43.7 | 35.0 | 41.2 | 46.1 | 38.9 |
| 2005 | 42.6 | 43.6 | 35.0 | 41.2 | 46.0 | 38.8 |
| 2006 | 42.7 | 43.6 | 34.9 | 41.2 | 46.0 | 39.3 |
| Percent female | ||||||
| 1976 | 47.3 | 47.0 | 54.5 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 49.4 |
| 1980 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 58.1 | 50.9 | 47.2 | 55.0 |
| 1990 | 54.5 | 54.7 | 61.1 | 54.8 | 48.5 | 58.0 |
| 2000 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 63.3 | 57.1 | 52.4 | 59.3 |
| 2001 | 56.3 | 55.8 | 63.7 | 57.4 | 52.8 | 59.8 |
| 2002 | 56.6 | 56.0 | 64.2 | 57.9 | 53.1 | 60.4 |
| 2003 | 57.1 | 56.3 | 64.7 | 58.7 | 53.7 | 61.1 |
| 2004 | 57.2 | 56.3 | 65.0 | 58.8 | 53.9 | 61.1 |
| 2005 | 57.4 | 56.4 | 65.0 | 58.8 | 54.0 | 61.2 |
| 2006 | 57.3 | 56.4 | 65.1 | 58.8 | 54.0 | 60.7 |
| Difference | ||||||
| 1976 | 5.5 | 6.1 | -9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 1.3 |
| 1980 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -16.2 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -10.0 |
| 1990 | -9.1 | -9.3 | -22.3 | -9.5 | 3.0 | -16.1 |
| 2000 | -12.2 | -11.4 | -26.6 | -14.2 | -4.7 | -18.7 |
| 2001 | -12.6 | -11.6 | -27.3 | -14.9 | -5.6 | -19.5 |
| 2002 | -13.3 | -12.1 | -28.4 | -15.9 | -6.2 | -20.8 |
| 2003 | -14.1 | -12.6 | -29.3 | -17.3 | -7.4 | -22.3 |
| 2004 | -14.5 | -12.7 | -29.9 | -17.6 | -7.7 | -22.1 |
| 2005 | -14.7 | -12.9 | -30.1 | -17.7 | -8.0 | -22.4 |
| 2006 | -14.7 | -12.8 | -30.2 | -17.5 | -8.0 | -21.4 |
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data from 1976 to 1990 are for institutions of higher education that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. Data after 1996 are for degree-granting institutions. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate's or higher degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2007, based on Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities," 1976 and 1980; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey," 1990, and Spring 2001 through Spring 2007. |
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