Table E-39-2.  Percentage of 2003–04 beginning postsecondary undergraduates who reported various academic experiences, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2006

Sex and race/ethnicity	Ever changed major		Ever received an incomplete		Ever repeated a course for a higher grade		Ever withdrew after add/drop deadline
Total1	31.2		16.1		23.0		31.0
Sex
Male	30.4		17.3		25.0		33.2
Female	31.7		15.2		21.5		29.4
Race/ethnicity
White	32.5		14.2		20.1		30.7
Black	28.6		19.1		29.6		28.9
Hispanic	28.6		20.5		26.7		32.3
Asian	28.1		14.8		29.8		32.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		16.8	!	23.7	!	17.2	!
American Indian/Alaska Native	27.7		15.7	!	‡		31.8
Two or more races	29.2		23.7		23.4		37.9
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	31.3		15.6		23.2		32.8
Black	29.1		20.2		28.0		29.3
Hispanic	28.0		22.0		29.0		36.2
Asian	28.2		16.3		32.0		33.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	38.1	!	‡		‡		41.6	!
Two or more races	24.4		24.0	!	17.1		44.8
Female
White	33.3		13.1		17.8		29.1
Black	28.3		18.5		30.5		28.6
Hispanic	29.0		19.6		25.2		29.9
Asian	28.0		13.4		27.7		31.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	23.0	!	19.9	!	9.2	!	25.7
Two or more races	32.0		23.4		27.8		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.

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

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Academic experiences of students are from their first 2 or 3 years as undergraduates. 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).