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Table C1. Percentage of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by plans for their first year after high school and selected student and family characteristics: 2009
| Characteristic | Enroll in an Associate's degree program | Enroll in a Bachelor's degree program | Obtain a license or certificate in a career field | Attend a registered appren-ticeship program | Join the armed services | Get a job | Start a family | Travel | Do volunteer or missionary work | Not sure | ||||||||||
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| Total | 16.4 | 49.5 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 42.6 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 12.8 | ||||||||||
| Student's sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 15.0 | 44.7 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 13.0 | 43.0 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 13.2 | ||||||||||
| Female | 17.9 | 54.4 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 42.3 | 6.1 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 12.4 | ||||||||||
| Student's race/ethnicity1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 14.9 | 52.1 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 9.1 | 39.3 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 8.5 | 12.2 | ||||||||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 16.6 | 47.5 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 46.4 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 10.6 | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 19.4 | 42.9 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 47.3 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 15.2 | ||||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 14.4 | 63.0 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 38.9 | 3.6 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 17.3 | ||||||||||
| All other races, non-Hispanic |
18.3 | 48.6 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 46.6 | 9.4 | 17.2 | 10.2 | 11.8 | ||||||||||
| Parent's or guardian's race/ethnicity1 |
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| White, non-Hispanic | 14.8 | 55.2 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 39.8 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 11.6 | ||||||||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 16.9 | 52.4 | 21.4 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 45.6 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 10.6 | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 21.7 | 41.9 | 14.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 47.2 | 6.4 | 13.5 | 8.7 | 14.7 | ||||||||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 12.7 | 67.7 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 39.9 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 15.4 | ||||||||||
| All other races, non-Hispanic |
13.7 | 49.6 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 42.7 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 7.9 | 16.0 | ||||||||||
| Parent's marital status2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | 15.6 | 55.7 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 41.0 | 6.2 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 12.0 | ||||||||||
| Not married | 18.4 | 43.8 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 45.0 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 13.6 | ||||||||||
| Family income in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $0 - $35,000 | 19.9 | 39.0 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 47.7 | 8.9 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 14.0 | ||||||||||
| $35,001 - $75,000 | 18.0 | 51.0 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 8.6 | 43.9 | 6.8 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 11.9 | ||||||||||
| $75,001 - $115,000 | 13.5 | 60.5 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 38.1 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 12.2 | ||||||||||
| $115,001 or more | 10.8 | 70.2 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 34.3 | 4.1 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 10.3 | ||||||||||
| Parent's or guardian's education3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| High school, GED, or less | 19.9 | 42.0 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 9.8 | 47.0 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 7.6 | 13.1 | ||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 17.0 | 47.8 | 15.1 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 44.4 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 8.8 | 13.4 | ||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 12.5 | 64.1 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 37.8 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 11.2 | ||||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 11.5 | 70.1 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 13.1 | 11.6 | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Home language4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| English | 15.3 | 54.2 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 41.4 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 11.5 | ||||||||||
| Non-English | 19.7 | 47.0 | 14.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 45.0 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 15.3 | ||||||||||
| 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. Parent's or guardian's race/ethnicity is the race/ethnicity of the interviewed parent or guardian. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The marital status of the interviewed parent/guardian only. Not married includes divorced, separated, never married, or widowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Parent's or guardian's education is the highest level of education attained by either the student’s mother, father, or guardian; if data are available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent or guardian. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Home language asks whether there is a language other than English regularly spoken in the student's home. Responses of "yes" are coded as non-English. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Respondents could have more than one plan for the first year after high school. Totals, student's sex, and student's race/ethnicity are weighted by W1STUDENT and other variables are weighted by W1PARENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to missing data. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base-Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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