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Table 1 Youth and young adult population, by age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2010
Table 2 Population estimates and projections for 14- to 24-year-olds, by age group and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 2005 through 2025
Table 3 Percentage of population in the United States, by age group, nativity, and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009
Table 4 Living arrangements of 15- to 24-year-olds, by age group and sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2010
Table 5 Number and percentage distribution of total population, by mobility status and age group: Selected years, 1981 through 2009
Table 6 Percentage of 15- to 29-year-olds who have never married, by sex and age group, and median age of the total population at first marriage, by sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 7 Birth rates for females 15 to 29 years old by marital status, age group, and race/ethnicity of mother: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 8 Percentage of the population 14 to 24 years old enrolled in school, by age group and sex: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2009
Table 9 Actual and projected numbers for enrollment in grades 9–12, by control of school: Selected years, fall 1980 through fall 2020
Table 10 Percentage of public and private high school graduates taking selected mathematics and science courses in high school: Selected years, 1982 through 2009
Table 11 Advanced Placement examinations, student performance, and participation, by sex: Selected school years, 1996–97 through 2009–10
Table 12a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading scores, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest level of parental education: Selected years, 1980 through 2008
Table 12b National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics scores, by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and highest level of parental education: Selected years, 1982 through 2008
Table 13 Average scale scores among 15-year-olds on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) reading, mathematics, and science literacy assessments, by participating country and race/ethnicity in the United States: 2009
Table 14 Percentage of public school students in 9th through 12th grade who had ever been suspended or expelled, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1999, 2003, and 2007
Table 15 Percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who were high school status dropouts, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009
Table 15a Number and percentage of institutionalized and noninstitutionalized 16- to 24-year-olds who were high school status dropouts, by race/ethnicity: 2009
Table 16 Number of students who took the ACT and percentage of ACT test-taking population meeting college readiness benchmark scores, by subject: Academic years 1996–97 through 2009–10
Table 17 Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in 2- or 4-year colleges in the October immediately following high school completion, by sex and level of institution: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 17a Residence and migration of all freshman students in degree-granting institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 1992 and 2008
Table 18 Undergraduate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions and the percentage of undergraduates who are female, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 19 Average annual total price, loans, grants, and net access price (in constant 2009–10 dollars) for full-time, full-year dependent undergraduates, by institution control and level: Academic years 1999–2000, 2003–04, and 2007–08
Table 20 Percentage of full-time, full-year undergraduates receiving financial aid and average amount of financial aid awarded, by type and source of aid and control and level of institution: Academic year 2007–08
Table 21 Percentage of full-time and part-time undergraduates receiving federal aid, by Title IV aid program and control and level of institution: Academic year 2007–08
Table 22 Graduation rates of first-time postsecondary students who started as full-time degree-seeking students, by race/ethnicity, sex, time between starting and graduating, and level of institution: Selected cohort entry years, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2004
Table 23 First-time college graduation rates among 30 OECD countries: 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2008
Table 24 Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds according to highest level of educational attainment, by sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 24a Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds according to highest level of educational attainment, by nativity, sex, and citizenship status: 2009
Table 25 Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who were employed, by sex and hours worked per week: Selected years, October 1980 through 2009
Table 25a Percentage of 16- and 17-year-old students who were employed, by hours worked per week and race/ethnicity: 2009
Table 26 Labor force participation and unemployment rates of persons 16 years old and over, by sex and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2010
Table 27 Unemployment rate of 16- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, age group, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010
Table 28 Labor status of 16- to 24-year-old high school dropouts in the civilian labor force in the year that they dropped out: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 29 Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the armed forces, by age group and sex: 2000 through 2008
Table 30 Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers, by sex and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 30a Median annual earnings of full-time, full-year wage and salary workers ages 16 to 24, by educational attainment and sex: 1999 and 2009
Table 31 Number and percentage of people in poverty, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 31a Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in poverty, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009
Table 32 Number and percentage of people receiving public assistance, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 32a Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds living in households receiving public assistance, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009
Table 33 Percentage of high school seniors who participated in various afterschool activities, by type of activity and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009
Table 34 Percentage of 9th- through 12th-grade students who played video or computer games or used a computer for something other than schoolwork, by sex and hours per day: 2009
Table 35 Average hours spent on homework per week and percentage of 9th- through 12th-grade students who did homework outside of school and whose parents checked that homework was done, by frequency of doing homework and race/ethnicity: 2007
Table 36 Percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who volunteered, by sex and age group: September 2002 through 2009
Table 37 Percentage of high school seniors reporting various levels of importance of religion in their life, by sex: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 38 Percentage of U.S. citizens ages 18 to 24 who reported that they registered to vote and that they voted by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: November 2004 and 2008
Table 39 Number of arrests per 1,000 persons in the U.S. 14- to 24-year-old population, by age group: Selected years, 1995 through 2009
Table 40 Number of violent crime victims per 1,000 persons, by type of crime, age group, and sex: Selected years, 1995 through 2008
Table 41 Number and percentage of people not covered by health insurance, by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group: 2000 through 2009
Table 42 Percentage distribution of health status among persons ages 18 to 24, by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2008
Table 43 Percentage distribution of body mass index categories among persons ages 18 to 24, by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2008
Table 44 Percentage distribution of periods of vigorous physical activity per week among persons ages 18 to 24, by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2008
Table 45 Number of newly reported cases and incidence rate of selected notifiable diseases among persons ages 15 to 24: Selected years, 1995 through 2007
Table 46 Percentage of children ages 12 to 17 ever having been diagnosed with a learning disability or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 1999 through 2008
Table 47 Percentage of 14- to 25-year-olds who experienced a Major Depressive Episode (MDE) in their lifetime and in the past year, by sex, year, and age group: 2006 through 2009
Table 48 Percentage of persons ages 12 to 25 reporting substance use in the past month, by age group and type of substance: Selected years, 1995 through 2009
Table 49 Percentage of high school students involved in behaviors that may endanger their safety, by type of behavior and sex: Selected years, 1991 through 2009
Table 50 Percentage of high school students reporting selected sexual behaviors, by sex: Selected years, 1991 through 2009
Table 51 Number of deaths per 100,000 persons ages 15 to 24, by selected causes of death: Selected years, 1980 through 2009
Table 51a Number of deaths per 100,000 persons ages 15 to 24, by race/ethnicity, selected causes, and sex: 2007
Table 52 Percentage of high school seniors expecting to complete various educational levels, by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES): 1972, 1980, 1992, and 2004
Table 53 Percentage of high school seniors reporting various values as very important, by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES): 1972, 1980, 1992, and 2004
Table 54 Percentage of spring 2002 high school sophomores, by high school completion status and selected student characteristics: 2006
Table 55 Percentage of spring 2002 high school sophomores, by timing of first postsecondary enrollment and selected student characteristics: 2006

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