Table E-33-2.  Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the household and group quarters population, by school enrollment status, sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity: 2006

Sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity	Total		Percentage enrolled in high school	Percentage enrolled in college or graduate school		Not currently enrolled in school
	Number	Percentage distribution				Percentage with less than high school completion		Percentage with high school completion only1	Percentage with some college		Percentage with an associate's degree or higher
											Total		Percentage with an associate's degree		Percentage with a bachelor's degree or higher
Total2	29,632,500	100.0	9.5	39.7		11.2		23.2	9.2		7.1		2.1		5.0
Sex
Male	15,289,800	51.6	10.2	35.6		13.3		26.0	9.1		5.9		1.9		4.0
Female	14,342,700	48.4	8.7	44.2		9.0		20.2	9.4		8.5		2.3		6.1
Race/ethnicity
White	18,053,600	60.9	8.6	44.2		7.2		21.7	9.7		8.6		2.5		6.1
Black	4,138,100	14.0	12.8	32.4		13.6		27.2	9.7		4.4		1.7		2.7
Hispanic	5,270,700	17.8	9.7	25.4		24.8		28.3	7.9		3.8		1.6		2.2
Asian	1,265,700	4.3	7.8	62.1		3.4		10.0	5.7		10.9		1.4		9.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	51,800	0.2	12.0	31.4		8.8		31.0	10.9		5.9		3.2		2.6	!
American Indian/Alaska Native3	254,500	0.9	14.0	24.6		17.9		30.2	10.3		3.0		1.7		1.3
American Indian	209,400	0.7	13.4	24.1		17.9		30.8	10.8		3.0		1.9		1.1
Alaska Native	14,200	0.1	27.2	14.7		20.4		30.5	4.7	!	2.4	!	‡		‡
Two or more races	505,500	1.7	11.4	43.2		8.6		21.3	10.1		5.3		1.7		3.6
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	9,266,100	60.6	9.4	40.3		8.3		25.0	9.8		7.2		2.3		4.9
Black	2,086,000	13.6	14.0	27.7		16.7		29.0	9.1		3.4		1.5		1.9
Hispanic	2,843,800	18.6	9.6	20.7		29.2		30.2	7.2		3.1		1.3		1.8
Asian	640,600	4.2	8.2	60.5		3.9		11.5	6.4		9.5		1.2		8.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	28,200	0.2	12.6	25.6		9.6		32.8	10.5		8.9		4.7	!	4.2	!
American Indian/Alaska Native3	127,900	0.8	15.7	21.4		20.2		30.7	9.5		2.5		1.3	!	1.2
American Indian	102,000	0.7	16.2	20.9		19.7		30.9	10.0		2.4		1.7	!	0.7	!
Alaska Native	7,500	0.1	23.7	11.4	!	24.2	!	37.0	‡		‡		#		‡
Two or more races	245,300	1.6	13.2	39.1		10.2		22.2	10.8		4.3		1.7		2.6
Female
White	8,787,500	61.3	7.8	48.2		6.1		18.1	9.7		10.1		2.6		7.5
Black	2,052,000	14.3	11.5	37.2		10.4		25.3	10.3		5.4		1.8		3.6
Hispanic	2,426,900	16.9	9.8	30.9		19.8		26.1	8.7		4.7		1.9		2.8
Asian	625,100	4.4	7.3	63.8		2.9		8.5	5.1		12.3		1.6		10.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	23,600	0.2	11.2	38.2		8.0		28.9	11.4		2.2	!	1.5	!	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native3	126,600	0.9	12.3	27.9		15.5		29.6	11.2		3.4		2.0		1.4	!
American Indian	107,300	0.8	10.8	27.1		16.3		30.6	11.7		3.5		2.1	!	1.4	!
Alaska Native	6,700	0.1	31.2	18.4	!	16.2	!	23.3	6.8	!	4.0	!	‡		‡
Two or more races	260,200	1.8	9.7	47.1		7.0		20.5	9.5		6.2		1.6		4.5
Nativity
Hispanic
Born within the United States4	3,166,800	60.1	10.9	33.1		15.2		27.3	9.4		4.1		1.8		2.4
Born outside of the United States	2,103,900	39.9	7.9	13.8		39.4		29.9	5.7		3.3		1.3		2.1

# Rounds to zero.

! 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 equivalent credential, including a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.

2 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

3  Includes persons reporting American Indian only, Alaska Native only, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.

4 Includes the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas. Also includes those born abroad of American parents.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006.