Table D18. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by years of planned high school science, participation in special programs, and peer influences: 2009
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| Total |
6.1 |
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16.1 |
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32.6 |
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45.2 |
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| Participation in Talent Search programs |
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| Yes |
11.0 |
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21.9 |
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25.5 |
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41.6 |
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| No |
5.8 |
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15.5 |
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33.2 |
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45.4 |
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| Participation in Upward Bound programs |
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| Yes |
14.3 |
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27.3 |
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27.7 |
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30.7 |
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| No |
5.9 |
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15.6 |
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32.9 |
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45.6 |
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| Participation in Gear Up programs |
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| Yes |
17.1 |
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21.5 |
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31.2 |
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30.2 |
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| No |
5.7 |
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15.8 |
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32.7 |
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45.8 |
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| Participation in AVID programs1 |
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| Yes |
9.4 |
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23.8 |
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32.3 |
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34.6 |
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| No |
6.0 |
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15.5 |
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32.7 |
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45.8 |
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| Participation in MESA programs2 |
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| Yes |
15.0 |
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25.0 |
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26.5 |
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33.5 |
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| No |
5.7 |
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15.6 |
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32.9 |
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45.7 |
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| Your closest friend... |
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| Gets good grades |
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| True |
5.4 |
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15.4 |
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32.4 |
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46.9 |
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| False |
10.5 |
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19.9 |
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34.4 |
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35.2 |
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| Is interested in school |
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| True |
5.3 |
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14.6 |
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31.8 |
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48.3 |
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| False |
7.5 |
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18.6 |
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34.5 |
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39.4 |
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| Attends class regularly |
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| True |
5.7 |
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15.5 |
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32.7 |
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46.1 |
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| False |
13.2 |
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23.4 |
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32.1 |
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31.3 |
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| Plans to go to college |
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| True |
5.5 |
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14.7 |
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32.6 |
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47.3 |
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| False |
11.4 |
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27.4 |
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33.4 |
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27.8 |
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| 1 AVID stands for "Advancement in Individual Determination." |
| 2 MESA stands for "Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement." |
| NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1STUDENT. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding. The survey item on planned high school science does not include a response option for less than one year. The question on planned years of high school science 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. |
