Table E13. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by enrolled science course and students' educational expectations and plans after high school: 2009
| Total |
17.9 |
|
34.0 |
|
12.4 |
|
19.5 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.6 |
|
4.9 |
|
|---|
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|
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| Student's expectation2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| High school or less |
24.7 |
|
24.8 |
|
13.2 |
|
20.9 |
|
‡ |
|
10.8 |
|
4.1 |
|
| Some college |
22.5 |
|
30.9 |
|
15.3 |
|
18.6 |
|
1.2 |
|
6.7 |
|
4.7 |
|
| Bachelor's degree |
16.5 |
|
35.3 |
|
12.3 |
|
19.8 |
|
1.3 |
! |
10.0 |
|
4.9 |
|
| Graduate/professional degree |
13.9 |
|
40.1 |
|
10.9 |
|
18.7 |
|
2.1 |
|
8.5 |
|
5.8 |
|
| Don't know |
20.4 |
|
29.2 |
|
13.5 |
|
20.1 |
|
1.5 |
! |
11.3 |
|
4.0 |
|
|
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|
|
|
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| Student's plans for the first year after high school |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| Enroll in an associate degree program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
19.6 |
|
32.6 |
|
13.7 |
|
19.3 |
|
1.1 |
! |
9.5 |
|
4.1 |
|
| No |
17.6 |
|
34.3 |
|
12.0 |
|
19.6 |
|
1.8 |
|
9.6 |
|
5.1 |
|
| Enroll in a bachelor's degree program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
14.5 |
|
39.5 |
|
10.8 |
|
19.2 |
|
1.9 |
|
8.4 |
|
5.6 |
|
| No |
21.3 |
|
28.6 |
|
13.8 |
|
19.9 |
|
1.5 |
! |
10.7 |
|
4.2 |
|
| Obtain a license or certificate in a career field |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
17.5 |
|
33.5 |
|
10.4 |
|
19.9 |
|
1.5 |
! |
10.4 |
|
6.7 |
|
| No |
18.0 |
|
34.1 |
|
12.6 |
|
19.5 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.4 |
|
4.7 |
|
| Attend a registered apprenticeship program |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
10.7 |
|
39.6 |
|
11.1 |
|
18.0 |
|
1.2 |
! |
9.2 |
|
10.2 |
|
| No |
18.2 |
|
33.9 |
|
12.3 |
|
19.6 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.6 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Join the armed services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
21.0 |
|
29.1 |
|
12.6 |
|
22.2 |
|
0.8 |
! |
8.9 |
|
5.4 |
|
| No |
17.7 |
|
34.5 |
|
12.3 |
|
19.3 |
|
1.8 |
|
9.6 |
|
4.9 |
|
| Get a job |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
19.4 |
|
32.6 |
|
12.2 |
|
19.8 |
|
1.2 |
|
9.7 |
|
5.1 |
|
| No |
16.8 |
|
35.1 |
|
12.4 |
|
19.4 |
|
2.1 |
! |
9.4 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Start a family |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
24.2 |
|
30.2 |
|
12.2 |
|
17.8 |
|
1.0 |
! |
8.4 |
|
6.2 |
|
| No |
17.5 |
|
34.3 |
|
12.3 |
|
19.7 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.6 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Travel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
20.2 |
|
34.0 |
|
11.1 |
|
17.2 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.8 |
|
6.0 |
|
| No |
17.6 |
|
34.0 |
|
12.5 |
|
19.9 |
|
1.7 |
|
9.5 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Do volunteer or missionary work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
14.0 |
|
39.1 |
|
10.4 |
|
18.7 |
|
3.1 |
! |
8.4 |
|
6.5 |
|
| No |
18.3 |
|
33.6 |
|
12.5 |
|
19.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
9.7 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Not sure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
20.3 |
|
31.3 |
|
13.6 |
|
18.3 |
|
2.1 |
! |
10.9 |
|
3.6 |
|
| No |
17.6 |
|
34.4 |
|
12.1 |
|
19.7 |
|
1.6 |
|
9.4 |
|
5.1 |
|
| ! 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). |
| ‡ Reporting standards are not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 50 percent or more of the estimate). |
| 1 Other science includes courses such as general science, integrated science, and principles of technology. |
| 2 High school or less includes high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED). GED is an alternative path to attaining a high school credential. Some college includes the start or completion of an associate's degree, or the start but not completion of a bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree also includes the start but not completion of a master's degree. 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. |
| NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1STUDENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to differential item nonresponse. 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. |
