Table 4. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores, by current parental status and selected high school characteristics: 2006

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

High school sector
Public	88.8	11.2
Catholic	98.1	1.9
Other Private	96.7	3.3

Locale
Urban	87.7	12.3
Suburban	90.4	9.6
Rural	89.7	10.3

Geographic region
Northeast	93.8	6.2
Midwest	89.5	10.5
South	86.8	13.2
West	89.7	10.3

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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