Table 1. Plans of 2003–04 high school graduates for postsecondary enrollment immediately after high school

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Population characteristics	Percentage of 2003-04 high school graduates who:
Population characteristics	Had no plans to enroll	Were uncertain about their enrollment plans	Planned to attend a less-than-two year program	Planned to attend a two-year program	Planned to attend a four-year program
Total	1.6	5.5	7.4	21.6	62.9

Sex
Female	0.6	4.0	5.2	22.9	66.3
Male	2.6	7.2	9.8	20.3	59.3

Race ethnicity
White	1.7	5.5	7.1	19.9	64.9
Other racial/ethnic groups	1.3	5.6	8.1	24.6	59.3
Black	1.2	4.0	7.8	20.7	65.6
Hispanic	1.1	7.4	9.6	32.0	48.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.8	3.0	4.7	17.5	73.8

Family socio-economic status
Lowest quartile	3.2	8.7	12.4	30.0	44.8
Second quartile	1.9	7.4	10.3	26.5	53.2
Third quartile	1.3	4.8	6.0	21.5	65.1
Top quartile	0.4	2.3	2.8	11.4	82.3

Type of high school
Public	1.7	5.8	7.9	22.7	60.9
Catholic	0.3	2.1	2.3	10.4	84.9
Other private	0.4	2.1	2.7	10.2	84.4

Locale
Urban	0.9	4.3	6.8	20.2	66.4
Suburban	1.8	5.8	7.5	21.9	62.1
Rural	2.2	6.7	8.4	23.3	59.1
Note: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other racial/ethnic groups includes persons of more than one race. High school type is for the last high school attended.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/06).

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