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Among public school teachers born in 1946 or later, total number of teachers, average years of teaching experience, average age, and percentage distribution by sex, marital status, years of teaching experience, race/ethnicity, and selected year of birth: 2011–12
 
  Sex   Marital status   Years of teaching experience
Year of birth Number of teachers   Average years of teaching experience   Average age   Male   Female   Married   Unmarried   5 or fewer   More than 5
Total 3,354,000   13.6   42.2   23.6   76.4   69.8   30.2   21.3   78.7
                                   
Year of birth                                  
1982–2000 518,000   3.7   26.5   21.1   78.9   48.7   51.3   80.0   20.0
1965–1981 1,593,000   11.0   37.6   25.1   74.9   74.0   26.0   15.3   84.7
1946–1964 1,243,000   21.1   54.6   22.8   77.2   73.3   26.7   4.6   95.4
   
  Race/Ethnicity
Year of birth Hispanic, regardless of race   White, non-Hispanic   Black, non-Hispanic   Asian, non-Hispanic   Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
  American Indian/
Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
  Two or more races, non-Hispanic
Total 7.8   81.9   6.8   1.8   0.1   0.5   1.0
                           
Year of birth                          
1982–2000 7.1   84.9   4.8   1.6     0.2 ! 1.3
1965–1981 9.5   79.7   6.8   2.2   0.2 ! 0.5   1.2
1946–1964 6.0   83.5   7.7   1.4   0.1 ! 0.6   0.7
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate).
Note: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2011–12.