Table 19.2. Percentage of high school students ages 16 years and older who were employed and the percentage distribution of those who were employed, by hours worked per week and race/ethnicity: 2008

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Table 19.2.

Percentage of high school students ages 16 years and older who were employed and the percentage distribution of those who were employed, by hours worked per week and race/ethnicity: 2008

			Percentage distribution of hours worked per week
Race/ethnicity	Percent employed		Less than 10 hours		10–20 hours		More than 20 hours
Total¹	23.8		20.0		40.7		39.3
White	28.8		21.8		42.8		35.4
Black	14.2		12.8	!	37.2		50.1
Hispanic	17.6		14.0		32.0		54.0
Asian	13.8		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	13.6	!	‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	22.5		‡		‡		‡
‡ Reporting standards not met. ! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Reporting standards for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders were not met; therefore, data for this group are not shown in the table. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to 100 percent because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2008.