Table 6. Percentage of 2002 high school sophomores who delayed postsecondary enrollment and percentage distribution of their main reason for delaying enrollment, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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		Reasons for transferring¹
Characteristic	Percent attending more than one postsecondary institution	Completed degree or certificate		Finished taking desired classes	To pursue bachelor's degree at 4-year college	Academic problems	Classes not available²	Dissatis- faction with program/ school/ campus/ faculty	Location	Financial reasons	Family responsi-bilities	Personal health reasons		Traumatic experience		Another reason
Total	16.9	7.2		15.1	13.7	12.9	13.6	30.0	22.7	19.1	9.4	5.4		4.3		28.8

Sex
Female	17.2	7.3		12.9	12.2	10.7	12.7	30.8	24.4	18.0	10.2	7.2		4.7		31.9
Male	17.2	7.6		18.5	15.2	15.6	14.8	28.9	20.6	20.4	9.0	3.5		3.7		25.4

Race/ethnicity³
White, non-Hispanic	17.2	6.0		13.3	12.0	12.5	14.3	33.0	23.3	18.4	8.9	5.9		4.6		30.8
Black, non-Hispanic	18.9	8.9		13.4	15.6	13.3	13.8	24.7	19.8	27.2	14.0	7.1		3.0	!	26.3
Hispanic	15.4	11.2		20.8	14.8	13.7	8.6	25.1	21.1	13.9	10.4	3.2		4.3	!	24.9
Asian, non-Hispanic	14.6	7.5	!	20.2	13.2	15.8	14.5	15.6	22.4	14.2	9.7	4.4	!	4.3	!	27.2
All other races, non-Hispanic	20.0	8.9	!	29.8	22.6	14.6	14.8	28.6	26.3	21.1	6.3	1.5		3.4	!	23.8

Family income in 2001
$0-20,000	16.1	12.7		25.1	17.2	11.0	18.7	22.1	20.6	20.6	14.7	5.7		3.1	!	24.5
$20,001-50,000	17.0	8.5		15.5	13.0	11.0	14.0	28.4	22.5	20.6	10.0	3.7		4.1		28.5
$50,001-100,000	17.7	5.9		12.2	12.5	14.1	11.5	31.5	22.5	20.2	7.6	6.1		4.8		30.5
$100,001 or more	15.3	4.6		15.3	16.6	15.1	15.1	35.2	25.4	11.5	9.1	6.9		4.4	!	27.8

Parental education⁴
High school or less	15.2	9.9		20.9	13.3	9.5	14.5	21.9	22.8	20.8	13.5	3.4		5.0	!	24.2
Some college	17.5	7.0		11.8	9.9	12.4	14.0	30.8	23.8	22.8	9.9	5.2		5.7		29.3
Bachelor's degree	19.0	6.0		17.3	14.4	14.9	14.4	31.7	23.5	17.2	7.9	6.5		3.1		28.8
Graduate/professional degree	16.5	7.8		14.4	19.1	14.6	11.2	33.4	19.3	13.7	8.1	6.1		2.7	!	32.8

Native language⁵
English	17.6	7.1		14.4	13.3	12.7	13.8	31.3	23.1	19.4	9.3	5.7		4.3		29.0
Non-English	14.5	8.5		23.7	15.0	15.4	11.7	18.4	19.3	17.1	12.2	3.3		4.1	!	28.5

High school sector
Public	17.0	7.7		15.6	13.9	12.9	13.7	29.6	22.8	19.4	9.7	5.0		4.3		28.3
Catholic	16.0	2.7		7.7	9.4	13.2	13.7	38.1	23.6	15.8	6.8	9.0		5.1		33.5
Other Private	15.6	6.0	!	15.6	16.1	12.2	13.3	27.3	19.9	15.9	7.2	7.4		2.8		33.5

! 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 Respondents could give more than one reason for transferring.
² Classes not available includes Scheduling not convenient.
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 Parental education is the highest level of education attained by either the student’s mother or father (including guardians); or, if data are available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent (or guardian).
⁵ The first language the student learned to speak.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT. The flag variable G10COHRT was used to produce data that are based on 2002 high school sophomores interviewed in both 2002 and 2006.
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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