Table E-38-1.  Percentage of 2003–04 beginning postsecondary students who left school by 2004 without completing a program and the reported reasons for leaving, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2004

Sex and race/ethnicity	Percentage who left in 2004		Reasons for leaving without completing
			Academic problems		Scheduling problems		Not satisfied		Financial reasons		Family responsibilities		Personal reasons		Finished classes		Other reason
Total1	16.0		13.0		8.0		16.7		30.8		21.0		53.4		3.6		24.0
Sex
Male	17.3		9.7		8.9		18.1		40.0		21.4		42.7		1.6	!	29.9
Female	15.1		15.9		7.2		15.6		22.8		20.8		62.6		5.3		19.0
Race/ethnicity
White	15.0		11.2		11.0		15.4		30.7		19.3		52.2		4.3		24.2
Black	20.5		10.3		3.7	!	19.8		28.7		24.7		46.0		2.8		31.2
Hispanic	18.0		26.0		6.0		23.9		35.2		19.1		53.9		2.8		12.6
Asian	10.4		‡		‡		5.0	!	18.6	!	28.9	!	89.4		‡		26.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	22.7	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	15.6	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	16.4		‡		#		‡		37.7		30.2		63.3		#		34.8
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	16.8		10.9		13.9		17.5		36.0		18.8		43.5		2.1	!	32.0
Black	21.7		7.0	!	‡		24.6		33.1		35.6		28.2		#		39.1
Hispanic	19.5		11.7	!	‡		22.4		59.2		16.8		39.6		#		12.1
Asian	8.9		‡		#		‡		38.0		‡		87.1		‡		25.7	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	17.2	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	20.2		#		#		‡		56.4		22.3	!	60.4		#		34.4
Female
White	13.6		11.5		8.2		13.5		25.5		19.7		60.7		6.4		16.7
Black	19.7		12.5		5.7	!	16.5		25.7		17.3		58.1		4.7		25.9
Hispanic	17.1		36.6		8.9		25.0		17.6		20.8		64.4		4.9		12.9
Asian	11.8		‡		‡		‡		‡		33.4	!	91.0		‡		26.6	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	14.5	!	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	13.5		‡		#		‡		16.2	!	39.3	!	66.6		#		35.4	!

# 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.

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

NOTE: Respondents were able to choose more than one reason for leaving school. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data weighted by WTA000.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, First Follow-up (BPS:04/06).