Characteristic | Completion rate (percent) |
Number of completers (thousands) |
Percent of all completers |
Percent of population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 0.28 | 75 | † | † |
Sex | ||||
Male | 0.42 | 56 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
Female | 0.37 | 50 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White, non-Hispanic | 0.28 | 47 | 0.45 | 0.43 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 0.80 | 30 | 0.34 | 0.32 |
Hispanic | 1.07 | 51 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
1.17 | 13 | 0.20 | 0.19 |
Age | ||||
18–19 | 0.53 | 37 | 0.41 | 0.39 |
20–21 | 0.50 | 40 | 0.43 | 0.40 |
22–24 | 0.43 | 52 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
Recency of immigration | ||||
Born outside the 50 states and District of Columbia |
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Hispanic | 1.80 | 38 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
Non-Hispanic | 1.10 | 18 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
First generation | ||||
Hispanic | 1.51 | 22 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
Non-Hispanic | 0.65 | 10 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
Second generation or higher | ||||
Hispanic | 1.68 | 21 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
Non-Hispanic | 0.28 | 54 | 0.42 | 0.40 |
Region | ||||
Northeast | 0.58 | 28 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
Midwest | 0.54 | 33 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
South | 0.51 | 50 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
West | 0.62 | 39 | 0.40 | 0.38 |
† 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 2007. |