Table 3. Percentage distribution of 2003–2004 high school seniors who intended to pursue a STEM major upon beginning postsecondary study, by educational expectation in 2006 and selected student and family characteristics: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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	Educational expectation in 2006
Characteristic	Some College		Bachelor's degree	Graduate/ professional degree	Don't know
Total	9.9		33.3	51.7	5.0

Sex
Female	6.6		26.1	61.4	6.0
Male	11.2		36.1	47.8	4.6

Race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	10.2		33.9	49.8	5.8
Black, non-Hispanic	8.4		31.1	56.8	3.8	!
Hispanic	15.8		38.6	41.7	‡
Asian, non-Hispanic	5.4	!	25.0	64.4	5.2
All other races, non-Hispanic	4.5	!	33.3	61.6	‡

Family socio-economic status
Lowest quartile	12.8		38.6	44.9	3.7	!
Second quartile	19.6		36.0	36.6	7.8
Third quartile	10.3		35.7	46.8	6.4
Highest quartile	3.7		28.5	64.7	3.1

Native language²
English	9.9		33.2	51.5	5.2
Non-English	10.4		34.1	51.7	3.7	!

Mathematics acheievement quartile
Lowest quartile	24.6		36.7	27.5	9.1
Second quartile	21.8		37.6	36.8	3.9	!
Third quartile	11.8		35.6	48.8	3.9
Highest quartile	2.8		30.5	61.6	5.1

! 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).
‡ Reporting standards are not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 50 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 The first language the student learned to speak.
NOTE: High school or less column not shown: reporting standards not met or percentages round to zero in all cases. 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. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding or because the high school or less column is not included.
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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