Table Q2. College entry time lag for high school class of 2013: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who enrolled in postsecondary education after high school, percentage distribution of the number of months between high school exit and postsecondary entry, by selected characteristics (June 2016)

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

Characteristic	6 or fewer months	7–12 months		13 or more months
Total	83.7	5.8		10.5
Demographic characteristics
Sex
Male	83.3	6.0		10.8
Female	84.1	5.6		10.3
Race/ethnicity¹
White	87.2	4.5		8.3
Black	76.5	9.9		13.6
Hispanic	80.7	6.7		12.6
Asian	91.3	3.0	!	5.7
Other or Two or more races	76.0	6.8		17.2
Highest education attained by either parent
High school credential or lower	77.1	7.9		15.0
Certificate or associate's degree	83.7	5.5		10.8
Bachelor's degree or higher	89.8	3.9		6.3
Family socioeconomic status quintile
Lowest quintile	73.0	9.1		17.9
Middle three quintiles	83.3	6.2		10.5
Highest quintile	92.8	2.3		5.0
Language student first learned to speak
English only	83.8	5.8		10.3
Non-English only	83.3	5.4		11.3
English and non-English equally	82.8	5.3	!	11.9
Ever had disability or special need²
Yes	82.8	6.7		10.5
No	86.4	5.0		8.7
High school characteristics
Mathematics achievement quintile
Lowest fifth	71.8	8.9		19.4
Middle three-fifths	82.3	6.5		11.2
Highest fifth	94.7	1.8		3.5
Cumulative high school grade point average
Lower than 2.50	66.5	11.3		22.2
2.50–2.99	84.5	5.5		10.1
3.00–3.49	92.7	2.9		4.4
3.50 or higher	95.9	1.6		2.5
Sector of last high school
Public	84.2	5.9		9.9
Private	94.5	2.7		2.8
High school credential type
Regular high school diploma	86.0	5.3		8.7
GED and other high school equivalency	50.8	19.2		29.9
Timing of high school completion³
On time or early	85.4	5.6		9.0
Delayed	70.9	9.1	!	20.0
State where student attended high school⁴
National (public schools only)	82.8	6.0		11.1
California	84.4	5.6		10.0
Florida	82.1	6.7		11.2
Georgia	73.1	7.6	!	19.3
Michigan	82.3	7.2		10.5
North Carolina	83.1	8.3		8.6
Ohio	81.1	7.3		11.7
Pennsylvania	85.8	7.0	!	7.2
Tennessee	83.8	5.6		10.7
Texas	80.2	7.2		12.7
Washington	81.3	8.5		10.2
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error is between 30 and 50 percent of the estimate.
¹Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Other includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and individuals who indicated Two or more races or Other. All race categories exclude Hispanic or Latino origin.
²This variable indicates if a student had a serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions; had been told by a health or education professional that he/she had ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder); had a learning disability; was deaf or had a serious difficulty hearing; was blind or had a serious difficulty seeing; or had any other disability or special need.
³On-time or early completion refers to students completing high school with a diploma, GED, certificate of attendance or completion, or other high school equivalency by August 31 of their scheduled graduation year (i.e., 2013). Delayed completion refers to students completing high school after August 31, 2013.
⁴Base-year (2009) public school and student samples are state representative for a subset of 10 states listed in the table. Students attending public schools in all other states are included in the "National (public schools only)" category.
NOTE: The number of months between high school exit and postsecondary entry is the number of months between last high school attendance date and first postsecondary attendance date. Estimates exclude students whose postsecondary enrollment was exclusively through dual or concurrent enrollment while in high school. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base Year, First Follow-Up, 2013 Update, High School Transcript Study, and Postsecondary Education Transcript Study and Student Financial Aid Records Data Collection.

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