Table C2. Percentage of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by plans for their first year after high school and family structure: 2009

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Family Size	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
Total	16.4		49.5	12.8	2.9		8.4		42.6		6.8	12.0	8.4		12.8

Size of household
Two or three	16.3		48.9	12.4	2.9		9.0		41.6		6.9	12.4	8.0		13.4
Four or five	16.3		54.5	12.5	2.9		7.1		41.4		6.6	12.1	9.1		11.6
Six or more	17.8		48.2	15.4	3.5		9.1		47.5		6.8	12.6	10.1		13.6


Type of household
Two-parent household¹	15.6		57.1	11.9	3.1		7.0		40.6		5.8	12.1	9.8		11.8
One-parent household²	17.7		45.9	14.2	2.9		8.5		44.5		7.6	12.6	7.6		13.5
No-parent household³	17.6		42.8	14.9	3.1	!	13.7		48.9		10.6	11.7	11.3		10.0


Two-parent household¹
One child	14.8		59.0	11.7	3.0		8.0		39.8		5.7	12.9	10.1		10.8
Two children	16.2		59.0	11.5	2.9		6.4		38.6		5.7	11.8	9.6		11.4
Three or four children	14.3		53.3	12.9	3.2		6.4		43.1		5.9	11.9	10.5		13.4
Five or more children	20.2		55.7	16.3	5.6	!	9.1		46.6		6.4	12.3	10.7		10.8


One-parent household²
One child	16.8		47.8	11.5	2.9		8.5		40.8		6.8	12.2	7.7		14.4
Two children	17.0		44.5	13.7	3.0		8.7		43.9		7.7	12.8	6.9		13.0
Three or four children	17.6		49.0	17.7	3.2		7.9		45.8		7.6	12.7	7.8		13.9
Five or more children	27.3		37.9	14.5	‡		11.4		52.3		9.8	15.9	10.7	!	11.0


No-parent household³
One child	19.4		41.0	12.3	1.3		12.3		43.9		10.7	6.9	9.0		10.4
Two children	17.8		42.5	13.5	2.7	!	11.6		48.3		10.1	10.2	9.0		13.1
Three or four children	10.5		43.1	15.5	‡		19.5		57.8		11.6	13.4	16.7		6.1
Five or more children	15.9	!	51.7	‡	2.5		11.6	!	22.7	!	‡	‡	‡		19.3


Number of older siblings
None	16.3		54.3	13.9	3.3		7.1		41.9		6.7	12.7	10.1		12.7
One or more	16.2		51.4	12.5	2.9		8.3		42.4		6.6	12.1	8.6		12.3
! 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 Student lives with two biological or adoptive parents.
² Student lives with only one biological or adoptive parent, with or without a partner or guardian.
³ Student does not live with a biological or adoptive parent.
NOTE: Respondents could have more than one plan for the first year after high school. Totals are weighted by W1STUDENT and other estimates 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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