Table A3. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009–10 ninth–graders' educational expectations, by family structure: 2009
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| Total | 14.7 |
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7.3 |
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17.2 |
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39.1 |
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21.7 |
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| Size of household | |
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| Two or three |
13.5 |
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7.8 |
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17.6 |
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40.3 |
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20.8 |
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| Four or five |
12.4 |
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7.0 |
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19.0 |
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41.8 |
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19.8 |
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| Six or more |
15.7 |
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6.9 |
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16.9 |
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37.9 |
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22.7 |
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| Parent's marital status |
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| Two-parent household5 |
10.2 |
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6.7 |
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19.8 |
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43.5 |
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19.8 |
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| One-parent household6 |
16.4 |
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7.9 |
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16.2 |
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37.2 |
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22.2 |
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| No-parent household7 |
22.6 |
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7.5 |
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16.8 |
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37.2 |
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16.0 |
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| Two-parent household5 |
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| One child |
10.3 |
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7.3 |
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22.0 |
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43.1 |
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17.3 |
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| Two children |
8.3 |
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6.1 |
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19.1 |
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47.6 |
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19.0 |
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| Three or four children |
12.0 |
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6.8 |
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19.0 |
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39.9 |
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22.3 |
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| Five or more children |
14.4 |
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6.4 |
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14.2 |
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40.4 |
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24.6 |
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| One-parent household6 |
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| One child |
14.2 |
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8.5 |
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18.0 |
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37.7 |
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21.7 |
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| Two children |
16.6 |
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8.3 |
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14.6 |
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37.5 |
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23.0 |
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| Three or four children |
15.7 |
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6.5 |
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17.5 |
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37.4 |
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22.9 |
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| Five or more children |
25.3 |
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8.5 |
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12.0 |
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32.4 |
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21.8 |
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| No-parent household7 |
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| One child |
18.0 |
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8.6 |
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17.6 |
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39.2 |
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16.5 |
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| Two children |
20.9 |
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8.9 |
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15.8 |
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36.8 |
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17.6 |
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| Three or four children |
33.7 |
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6.0 |
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17.6 |
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31.3 |
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11.6 |
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| Five or more children |
13.2 |
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40.5 |
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27.8 |
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| Number of older siblings |
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| None |
10.3 |
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5.7 |
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18.5 |
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42.6 |
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22.8 |
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| One or more |
14.4 |
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7.9 |
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18.2 |
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40.1 |
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19.3 |
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| ! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate. |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater. |
| 1 High school or less includes high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED). GED is an alternative path to attaining a high school credential. |
| 2 Some college includes the start or completion of an Associate's degree, or the start but not completion of a Bachelor's degree. |
| 3 Bachelor's degree also includes the start but not completion of a Master's degree. |
| 4 Graduate/professional degree includes completion of a Master's degree, as well as the start or completion of a Ph.D., M.D., law degree, or other high level professional degree. |
| 5 Student lives with two biological or adoptive parents. |
| 6 Student lives with only one biological or adoptive parent, with or without a partner or guardian. |
| 7 Student does not live with a biological or adoptive parent. |
| NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1PARENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to missing data. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base-Year. |
