Table 3. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores, by current parental status and selected student and family characteristics: 2006

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Characteristic	Have not had biological children	Have had biological children
Total	89.6	10.4

Sex
Female	85.6	14.4
Male	93.6	6.4

Race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	92.9	7.1
Black, non-Hispanic	81.6	18.4
Hispanic	83.9	16.1
Asian, non-Hispanic	96.4	3.6
All other races, non-Hispanic	86.3	13.7

Family income in 2001
$0-20,000	80.3	19.7
$20,001-50,000	87.4	12.6
$50,001-100,000	92.9	7.1
$100,001 or more	96.7	3.3

Parental education²
High school or less	83.4	16.6
Some college	88.8	11.2
Bachelor's degree	94.5	5.5
Graduate/professional degree	95.3	4.7

Native language³
English	90.0	10.0
Non-English	87.8	12.2

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 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).
³ 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. 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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