Percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who were high school status dropouts, by race/ethnicity and sex: Selected years, 1990 through 2009

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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

Year and sex	Total		White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander		American Indian/ Alaska Native
Total
1990	12.1		9.0	13.4	32.4	4.9	!	16.4	!
1995	12.0		8.6	12.1	30.0	3.9		13.4	!
2000	10.9		6.9	13.1	27.8	3.8		14.0
2001	10.7		7.3	10.9	27.0	3.6		13.1
2002	10.5		6.5	11.3	25.7	3.9		16.8
2003	9.9	¹	6.3	10.9	23.5	3.9		15.0
2004	10.3	¹	6.8	11.8	23.8	3.6		17.0
2005	9.4	¹	6.0	10.4	22.4	2.9		14.0
2006	9.3	¹	5.8	10.7	22.1	3.6		14.7
2007	8.7	¹	5.3	8.4	21.4	6.1		19.3
2008	8.0	¹	4.8	9.9	18.3	4.4		14.6
2009	8.1	¹	5.2	9.3	17.6	3.4		13.2

Males
1990	12.3		9.3	12.0	34.3	‡		11.4	!
1995	12.2		9.0	11.1	30.0	3.2	!	14.7	!
2000	12.0		7.0	15.3	31.8	4.9		10.9	!
2001	12.2		7.9	13.0	31.6	5.4		10.3	!
2002	11.8		6.7	12.8	29.6	4.9		21.4
2003	11.3	¹	7.1	12.5	26.7	5.5		17.4	!
2004	11.6	¹	7.1	13.5	28.5	2.2	!	12.6	!
2005	10.8	¹	6.6	12.0	26.4	2.8	!	16.6
2006	10.5	¹	6.4	9.7	25.7	4.7		16.8	!
2007	9.8	¹	6.0	8.0	24.7	5.8		21.4
2008	8.5	¹	5.4	8.7	19.9	3.9		18.6
2009	9.1	¹	6.3	10.6	19.0	3.3		12.3	!

Females
1990	11.8		8.7	14.6	30.3	7.2		20.3
1995	11.7		8.2	12.9	30.0	4.6	!	12.1	!
2000	9.9		6.9	11.1	23.5	2.6	!	17.8	!
2001	9.3		6.7	9.0	22.1	1.6	!	14.9
2002	9.2		6.3	9.9	21.2	2.8	!	12.7
2003	8.4	¹	5.6	9.5	20.1	2.3	!	12.7	!
2004	9.0	¹	6.4	10.2	18.5	4.9		21.7
2005	8.0	¹	5.3	9.0	18.1	3.0	!	11.3	!
2006	8.5	¹	5.3	11.7	18.1	2.5	!	12.1	!
2007	7.7	¹	4.5	8.8	18.0	6.4		17.6
2008	7.5	¹	4.2	11.1	16.7	4.9		11.6	!
2009	7.0	¹	4.1	8.1	16.1	3.4		14.1	!

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater.
¹ For 2003 through 2009, totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
NOTE: The data presented here represent status dropout rates, which is the percentage of civilian, noninstitutionalized 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in high school and who have not earned a high school credential (either a diploma or equivalency credential such as a General Educational Development [GED] certificate). The status dropout rate includes all dropouts (regardless of when they last attended school), as well as individuals who may have never attended school in the United States, such as immigrants who did not complete a high school diploma in their home country. Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, selected years, 1990–2009.