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Table E-41-1.  Percentage of 16- to 24-year-old undergraduates who were employed, by hours worked per week, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010

Sex and race/ethnicity Percent employedı   Hours worked per week²  
  Less than 20 hours   20–34 hours   35 or more hours  
Total3 71.3   21.0   31.0   19.3  
Sex                
Male 69.9   18.0   29.8   22.2  
Female 72.5   23.5   32.2   16.9  
                 
Race/ethnicity                
White 77.7   23.2   33.8   20.6  
Black 60.0   15.4   27.1   17.6  
Hispanic 64.4   15.7   29.0   19.7  
Asian 50.6   21.4   18.5   10.7  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 61.0   16.7   29.4   14.8  
American Indian/Alaska Native4 65.8   16.9   23.9   25.0  
American Indian 66.2   15.8   24.3   26.1  
Alaska Native        
Two or more races 73.4   24.1   31.7   17.5  
                 
Race/ethnicity by sex                
Male                
White 76.2   19.4   32.4   24.4  
Black 57.3   14.4   25.1   17.8  
Hispanic 64.1   13.7   28.1   22.3  
Asian 49.0   19.1   18.5   11.4  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 61.8   12.6 ! 34.2   15.0  
American Indian/Alaska Native4 63.9   14.9   23.7   25.4  
American Indian 65.3   15.3   23.4   26.6  
Alaska Native        
Two or more races 72.0   22.1   29.5   20.3  
                 
Female                
White 79.1   26.7   35.1   17.3  
Black 62.0   16.1   28.5   17.4  
Hispanic 64.7   17.3   29.8   17.6  
Asian 52.2   23.7   18.4   10.0  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 60.3   20.4   25.1   14.7  
American Indian/Alaska Native4 67.3   18.5   24.1   24.8  
American Indian 66.9   16.1   24.9   25.9  
Alaska Native        
Two or more races 74.6   25.8   33.5   15.2  
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
1Includes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week.
2Excludes those who were employed but not at work during the survey week; therefore, detail may not sum to total percentage employed. Hours worked per week refers to the number of hours the respondent worked at all jobs during the survey week.
3Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.
Includes persons reporting American Indian only, Alaska Native only, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.
NOTE: College includes both 2- and 4-year institutions. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2010.