Table D10. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by years of planned high school science and selected student and family characteristics: 2009

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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	Years of planned high school science
Student and family characteristics	One year		Two years	Three years	Four or more years
Total	6.1		16.1	32.6	45.2

Student's sex
Male	7.1		16.8	33.3	42.9
Female	5.2		15.3	32.0	47.5


Student's race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	3.4		11.7	32.7	52.2
Black, non-Hispanic	11.2		22.0	30.5	36.4
Hispanic	9.3		23.2	33.9	33.7
Asian, non-Hispanic	3.1		11.3	31.1	54.5
All other races, non-Hispanic	7.9		16.8	33.0	42.3


Parent's or guardian's race/ethnicity¹
White, non-Hispanic	3.0		10.8	32.6	53.6
Black, non-Hispanic	11.2		20.8	29.1	38.9
Hispanic	8.1		23.9	32.6	35.4
Asian, non-Hispanic	1.4	!	10.7	31.3	56.7
All other races, non-Hispanic	10.1	!	17.6	30.6	41.7


Parent's marital status²
Married	4.3		13.6	31.6	50.6
Not married	8.3		19.1	33.4	39.3


Family income in 2008
$0-$35,000	10.0		22.3	33.1	34.7
$35,001 - $75,000	5.0		15.1	33.0	46.9
$75,001 - $115,000	2.0		10.1	32.5	55.4
$115,001 or more	1.2		7.6	28.0	63.2


Parent's or guardian's education³
High school, GED, or less	8.6		20.5	33.0	37.9
Associate's degree	3.4		15.5	35.1	45.9
Bachelor's degree	2.2		9.9	31.1	56.7
Graduate/professional degree	2.5	!	6.6	27.3	63.6


Home language⁴
English	4.9		13.2	31.9	50.0
Non-English	6.8		20.5	32.5	40.3
! 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).
¹ Black, non-Hispanic includes African American. Hispanic includes Latino. All other races, non-Hispanic includes American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, 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 is available for only one parent or guardian, the educational attainment of that parent or guardian is used.
⁴ Home language inquires if there is another language other than English regularly spoken in the student's home. Responses of "yes" were coded as non-English.
NOTE: Totals, student's sex, and student 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 differential item nonresponse. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. The survey item on planned high school mathematics does not include a response option for less than one year. The question on planned years of high school mathematics includes the student's current year.
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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