Table 2. Percentages of 2003–04 high school graduates who did not file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year 2004–05, by postsecondary enrollment status and level: 2004

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 2. Percentages of 2003–04 high school graduates who did not file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the academic year 2004–05, by postsecondary enrollment status and level: 2004–05

Population characteristics	Percentage of 2003–04 high school graduates who:
	Did not file a FAFSA application for academic year 2004-05	Did not file a FAFSA application for academic year 2004–05 and:
		Enrolled in postsecondary education in 2004–05, who:					Did not attend a post- secondary program in 2004–05
		Enrolled first in any post- secondary program	Enrolled first in a four-year program	Enrolled first in a two-year program	Enrolled first in a less-than-two year program		Did not attend a post- secondary program in 2004–05
Total	43.1	23.9	12.8	10.3	0.8		19.2

Sex
Female	38.3	22.6	12.8	9.1	0.7		15.7
Male	48.2	25.3	12.8	11.6	0.9		22.9

Race ethnicity
White	44.3	26.1	14.4	11.1	0.7		18.1
Other racial/ethnic groups	40.9	19.7	9.8	8.9	0.9		21.2
Black	36.0	15.8	8.9	5.8	1.0		20.2
Hispanic	45.0	20.6	7.4	12.3	0.7		24.5
Asian/Pacific Islander	40.2	31.2	20.2	10.6	0.4	!	8.9

Family socio-economic status
Lowest quartile	46.8	13.8	5.1	7.6	1.1		33.0
Second quartile	44.6	18.5	5.9	11.5	1.0		26.1
Third quartile	39.9	24.9	12.0	12.0	0.8		15.0
Top quartile	42.1	35.1	25.1	9.7	0.3		7.0

Type of high school
Public	43.2	22.7	11.5	10.5	0.8		20.5
Catholic	36.4	32.3	22.9	9.2	‡		4.1
Other private	48.6	40.7	31.4	8.5	0.6	!	8.0

Locale
Urban	43.7	24.6	14.4	9.1	1.0		19.1
Suburban	43.0	24.5	13.2	10.9	0.4		18.5
Rural	42.4	21.4	9.2	10.8	1.3		21.0
! Interpret data with caution. (estimates are unstable).
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases)
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Other racial/ethnic groups include American Indians/Alaskan Natives and persons of more than one race. High school type is for the last high school attended. Subtotals of those who enrolled in postsecondary education in 2004–05 may include some who attended an unknown type of institution.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/06).

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