Table 1. Percentage distribution of 2003-2004 high school seniors ever enrolled in a postsecondary institution, by sector of first postsecondary institution attended, student and family characteristics, and importance of financial aid: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Characteristic	Public 4-year	Private 4-year¹	Less than 4-year²
Total	40.1	19.9	40.0

Sex
Female	40.3	20.4	39.3
Male	40.3	19.4	40.3

Race/ethnicity³
White, non-Hispanic	42.4	21.8	35.8
Black, non-Hispanic	39.5	16.6	43.8
Hispanic	27.6	12.4	60.0
Asian, non-Hispanic	48.6	19.0	32.4
All other races, non-Hispanic	39.6	24.4	36.0

Family socio-economic status
Lowest quartile	29.2	12.3	58.5
Second quartile	34.4	14.0	51.6
Third quartile	42.1	18.5	39.4
Highest quartile	48.6	29.2	22.2

Importance of financial aid in choosing institution⁴
Not important	43.5	25.0	31.4
Somwhat important	45.8	18.5	35.7
Very important	37.6	20.2	42.2

¹ Private includes both private for-profit and private not-for-profit postsecondary institutions.
² Less than 4-year includes 2-year or less postsecondary institutions that are public, private for-profit, or private not-for-profit.
³ 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..
⁴ Financial aid includes school loans, scholarships, or grants.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2F1WT. The flag variable G12COHRT was used to produce data that are based on 2003-2004 high school seniors interviewed in both 2004 and 2006. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to differential item nonresponse. 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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