Table E-10-1.  Percentage of 9th-graders whose school counselors reported selected factors as the primary goal of the school counseling program, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009

Sex and race/ethnicity	Helping students plan and prepare for postsecondary education		Helping students improve their achievement in high school
Total	48.1		35.4
Sex
Male	46.9		36.4
Female	49.3		34.3
Race/ethnicity
White	51.3		30.0
Black	43.7		43.0
Hispanic	41.2		45.0
Asian	60.2		29.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	29.1	!	23.3	!
Two or more races	50.2		34.0
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	51.2		29.9
Black	40.5		45.1
Hispanic	38.4		48.1
Asian	56.4		32.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	33.9	!	24.2	!
Two or more races	49.7		35.0
Female
White	51.3		30.1
Black	46.5		41.1
Hispanic	44.0		41.9
Asian	64.1		27.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		‡
Two or more races	50.7		33.0

! 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.

NOTE: Data weighted by W1STUDENT. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, Base-Year Public-Use Data File.