Table E-36-1.  Percentage distribution of undergraduate postsecondary students, by enrollment intensity, sex, and race/ethnicity: Academic years 2003–04 and 2007–08

Sex and race/ethnicity	2003-04						2007-08
	Always full-time		Mixed full-time and part-time		Always part-time		Always full-time		Mixed full-time and part-time		Always part-time
Total1	48.8		16.1		35.1		47.7		16.9		35.4
Sex
Male	51.7		15.7		32.6		49.1		16.0		34.8
Female	46.7		16.4		36.9		46.6		17.6		35.8
Race/ethnicity
White	50.5		15.7		33.8		49.1		16.5		34.4
Black	47.3		15.6		37.1		44.6		17.1		38.4
Hispanic	43.3		17.5		39.2		44.6		18.0		37.4
Asian	48.4		19.0		32.6		47.8		18.6		33.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	39.3		16.8		44.0		37.4		22.2		40.4
American Indian/Alaska Native	47.8		13.1		39.2		45.8		15.0		39.2
Two or more races	48.6		16.4		35.0		51.6		17.5		30.8
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	53.4		15.1		31.5		50.6		15.7		33.7
Black	50.8		14.8		34.4		45.8		15.5		38.7
Hispanic	44.9		17.4		37.7		45.3		16.4		38.3
Asian	50.6		19.2		30.3		49.8		18.3		32.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	39.8		21.3		38.9		34.2		26.2		39.6
American Indian/Alaska Native	52.4		11.1	!	36.5		49.0		13.2		37.8
Two or more races	51.8		18.9		29.3		53.3		18.0		28.8
Female
White	48.2		16.1		35.6		47.9		17.1		35.0
Black	45.3		16.1		38.6		43.9		18.0		38.2
Hispanic	42.1		17.6		40.2		44.2		19.0		36.7
Asian	46.4		18.9		34.7		46.2		19.0		34.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	38.9		13.0		48.1		40.0		19.0		41.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	45.0		14.2		40.8		43.2		16.5		40.3
Two or more races	46.3		14.6		39.1		50.5		17.3		32.2

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

1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

NOTE: Undergraduates in this indicator are those enrolled in 4-year, 2-year, and less-than-2-year institutions in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Always full-time students refers to those who were enrolled full time during the entire enrollment duration, which could be less than the full academic year (e.g., just one term or semester). Always part-time students refers to students who were enrolled part time during the entire enrollment duration. Mixed full-time and part-time enrollment intensity indicates a change in enrollment status during the enrollment duration, regardless of whether they started as part-time students and subsequently changed to full-time students or vice versa. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Data weighted by WTA000.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 and 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04 and NPSAS:08).