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Table H158. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 public school ninth-graders in 2012 according to the highest level of education their parents would like the student to attain, by student, family, and school characteristics: 2012
Characteristic Less than
high school
completion		   High school
diploma/GED/
alternative
high school
credential		   Any post-
secondary
credential		   Certificate/
diploma from
school
providing
occupational
training		   Associate's
degree		   Bachelor's
degree or
higher		   Don't know/It
is child's
decision		  
                             
Total #   2.1   74.3   1.6   2.6   70.1   23.5  
                             
Student sex                            
Male #   2.9   74.2   2.0   3.1   69.1   22.9  
Female #   1.4   74.3   1.1   2.0   71.3   24.2  
                             
Student race/ethnicity                            
White #   1.9   74.0   1.3   2.3   70.3   24.0  
Black or African American #   2.7 ! 73.4   2.0 ! 1.8 ! 69.6   23.9  
Hispanic or Latino #   2.6   74.9   1.9 ! ‡   69.6   22.5  
Asian #   ‡   81.5   ‡   ‡   79.3   18.0  
All other races1 #   2.2 ! 72.9   1.9 ! 3.1   67.9   24.9  
                             
Student mathematics achievement (quintile rank)                            
Lowest fifth #   5.1   67.4   3.3   3.6   60.5   27.3  
Middle three-fifths #   1.7   74.3   1.4   3.0   69.8   23.9  
Highest fifth #   ‡   81.6   ‡   ‡   81.1   18.3  
                             
Student main activity for fall of 20132                            
Postsecondary education #   1.0   77.5   0.8   2.0   74.7   21.5  
Work #   3.7   67.4   4.3   4.2   59.0   28.6  
Other #   9.3   58.9   ‡   3.6 ! 52.8   31.8  
                             
Parent's highest education                            
High school diploma, GED, or less #   3.7   66.5   2.4   3.9   60.2   29.7  
Associate's degree #   1.8 ! 74.9   0.8 ! 2.7   71.4   23.1  
Bachelor's degree #   ‡   83.8   0.9 ! 0.7 ! 82.3   16.0  
Graduate/professional degree #   ‡   86.5   0.4 ! 0.5 ! 85.7   13.4  
                             
Family socioeconomic status                            
Lowest fifth #   5.2   63.5   3.1   4.3 ! 56.1   31.2  
Middle three-fifths #   1.5   75.5   1.3   2.6   71.6   22.9  
Highest fifth #   ‡   84.2   ‡   0.3 ! 83.6   15.8  
                             
School locale                            
City #   1.8   77.2   1.4 ! 2.9 ! 72.9   20.9  
Suburb #   1.9   75.5   1.6   1.7   72.3   22.5  
Town #   3.1 ! 68.9   2.2 ! 4.0   62.7   28.0  
Rural #   2.4   71.6   1.4   2.7   67.5   25.9  
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is 50 or greater.
1 "All other races" includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and persons of two or more races.
2 Indicates the one activity that students expect will be their main focus in fall 2013. "Work" includes military service; "Other" includes starting a family, caring for own children, or attending high school or a GED completion course.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) First Follow-up Restricted-Use Data File.

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