Table 1. Percentage of 2002 high school sophomores, by enrollment in postsecondary institutions and employment status at the time of the second follow-up in 2006, and selected student, family, and school characteristics: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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	Enrolled in postsecondary institutions at time of second follow-up in 2006				Not enrolled in postsecondary institutions at time of second follow-up in 2006
		Employment status				Employment status
Characteristic	Percent of 2002 sophomores	Percent employed	Percent not employed		Percent of 2002 sophomores	Percent employed	Percent not employed
Total	55.1	72.7	27.3		44.9	72.5	27.5

Sex
Female	60.2	76.0	24.0		39.8	66.6	33.4
Male	49.6	69.3	30.7		50.4	77.8	22.2

Parent's or guardian's race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	61.2	73.8	26.2		38.8	77.7	22.3
Black, non-Hispanic	43.9	73.1	26.9		56.1	65.0	35.0
Hispanic	41.3	73.4	26.6		58.7	71.7	28.3
Asian, non-Hispanic	75.1	60.8	39.2		24.9	61.9	38.1
All other races, non-Hispanic	43.5	73.1	26.9		56.5	67.7	32.3

Family income in 2008
$0-20,000	35.0	74.8	25.2		65.0	67.3	32.7
$20,001-50,000	46.3	76.8	23.2		53.7	73.3	26.7
$50,001-100,000	63.5	75.0	25.0		36.5	74.5	25.5
$100,001 or more	81.5	59.6	40.4		18.5	79.1	20.9

Parent's or guardian's education²
High school, GED, or less	37.2	77.9	22.1		62.8	72.1	27.9
Associate's degree	49.2	78.6	21.4		50.8	73.6	26.4
Bachelor's degree	68.5	71.1	28.9		31.5	75.1	24.9
Graduate/professional degree	79.5	63.9	36.1		20.5	70.5	29.5

Home language³
English	56.2	73.6	26.4		43.8	73.5	26.5
Non-English	48.9	68.9	31.1		51.1	71.7	28.3

Highest math course taken in high school⁴
No math	10.5	58.7	41.3	!	89.5	62.2	37.8
Basic math/pre-algebra	14.5	77.2	22.8		85.5	68.4	31.6
Algebra I, geometry, or algebra II	41.4	78.3	21.7		58.6	73.7	26.3
Trigonometry, statistics, pre-calculus	76.2	72.2	27.8		23.8	75.1	24.9
Calculus	91.9	62.6	37.4		8.1	70.1	29.9

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 30 percent or more of the estimate).
¹ Black, non-Hispanic includes African American. Hispanic includes Latino. All other races, non-Hispanic includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races.
² Parent's or guardian's education is the highest level of education attained by either the student’s mother, father, or guardian; if data is available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent or guardian is used.
³ The first language the student learned to speak.
⁴ Sample members for whom no high school transcript was received are not included in the estimates.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT, except for highest math course taken in high school, which is weighted by F2QTSCWT. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, ""Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) Second Follow-up, 2006."

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