Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds living in households receiving public assistance, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009

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Table 32a.	Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds living in households receiving public assistance, by educational attainment, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009

Sex and race/ethnicity	Total		Less than high school completion	High school completion only¹		Some college/ associate's degree		Bachelor's degree		Bachelor's or higher degree
Total	6.9		9.1	8.0		4.0		2.0		1.9
Sex
Male	6.4		8.8	6.9		2.9		2.2	!	2.0	!
Female	7.5		9.4	9.4		5.1		1.9	!	1.8	!
Race/ethnicity
White	4.4		6.0	5.6		2.3		1.5	!	1.4	!
Black	14.9		17.3	16.8		9.3		4.8	!	5.2	!
Hispanic	8.1		9.6	6.9		6.2		5.0	!	4.6	!
Asian	6.9		10.4	3.7	!	6.7		‡		‡
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	15.6	!	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	17.3		19.8	15.7		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	11.1		15.0	13.7		5.4	!	‡		‡

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

¹ Includes equivalency certification.

NOTE: 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), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2010.