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

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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

Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment	November 2004		November 2008
Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment	Registered	Voted	Registered	Voted
Total	57.6	46.7	58.5	48.5
Sex
Male	54.4	43.8	55.3	45.1
Female	60.7	49.7	61.7	52.0
Race/ethnicity
White	60.7	49.8	60.0	49.5
Black	56.9	47.3	61.8	56.2
Hispanic	44.6	33.0	50.0	38.8
Asian	42.9	34.4	50.3	39.4
Pacific Islander	‡	‡	‡	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	53.7	36.6	51.0	27.1
Two or more races	60.3	45.8	60.9	52.9
Educational attainment
Less than high school	35.0	24.8	35.1	27.0
High school completion only¹	50.0	38.3	50.2	39.9
Some college	68.6	57.2	67.5	56.6
Bachelor's degree	73.3	67.6	78.7	71.1
Bachelor's or higher degree	73.1	67.4	77.5	70.2

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate 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), Voting and Registration Supplement, November 2004 and 2008.