Table N1. Percent of 2009 ninth-graders who participated in a science competition if available at their high school, by race/ethnicity: (2012)

  Student participated in science competition between fall 2009 and spring 2012
Student Characteristics Yes   No  
         
Total 6.3   93.7  
         
Student's race/ethnicity-composite        
Amer. Indian/Alaska Native    
Asian 13.6   86.4  
Black/African-American 7.0   93.0  
Hispanic/Latino 5.3   94.7  
More than one race 6.4   93.6  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander    
White 6.0   94.0  
‡ Reporting standards are not met.
NOTE: Includes only those students that attended the same school at BY and F1 rounds. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified. W2W1STU weight was used.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Second Follow-up Data.