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ED5.B Youth enrolled in schoola and working: Percentage of youth ages 16–19 who are enrolled in schoola and working by age, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1985–2007

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Characteristic 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994b 1995b 1996b 1997b 1998b 1999b 2000b 2001b 2002b 2003b 2004b 2005b 2006b 2007b
Ages 16–19
Total 26 28 26 26 27 29 29 29 29 29 31 30 28 26 25 25 25.0 25.2 23.5
Gender
Male 26 27 25 26 26 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 26 24 23 22 22.8 22.9 21.4
Female 26 28 28 27 27 30 30 30 30 33 32 32 30 28 27 27 27.3 27.4 25.8
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 30 33 32 31 32 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 34 31 30 30 30.5 30.5 28.6
Black, non-Hispanic 12 15 12 13 13 16 16 15 16 19 17 19 16 15 14 14 12.7 15.2 13.0
Hispanic 15 17 16 17 16 17 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 17 15 16 17.0 16.7 16.6
Ages 16–17
Total 29 29 27 26 27 30 30 30 29 31 31 31 28 25 24 23 22.6 23.2 21.4
Gender
Male 29 29 26 26 26 29 29 28 29 30 30 29 27 22 22 21 20.3 21.2 19.7
Female 29 30 28 27 27 31 31 31 30 32 31 32 30 27 26 24 25.1 25.2 23.2
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 34 36 34 32 33 37 37 37 36 38 37 37 34 30 29 28 28.5 28.8 27.1
Black, non-Hispanic 12 15 12 11 13 16 16 16 15 17 17 19 16 13 13 11 10.2 13.1 11.0
Hispanic 15 17 14 15 13 15 14 15 15 17 17 18 17 15 14 13 13.7 14.7 13.3
Ages 18–19
Total 23 26 25 26 26 28 28 28 28 30 30 30 28 28 27 27 27.8 27.5 26.1
Gender
Male 23 25 24 25 25 27 27 28 27 27 28 28 26 25 24 24 25.9 25.0 23.4
Female 23 26 27 27 27 29 30 29 30 33 32 31 30 30 30 30 29.8 30.0 28.9
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 26 30 30 30 31 33 33 34 33 35 36 35 33 33 32 32 33.0 32.7 30.4
Black, non-Hispanic 12 15 13 14 13 16 17 15 16 21 18 18 16 16 16 17 15.8 17.9 15.7
Hispanic 15 16 18 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 20 22 19 17 20 20.7 19.2 20.2
a School refers to both high school and college.
b Data for 1994 and subsequent years are not strictly comparable with data for prior years, because of major revisions in the Current Population Survey questionnaire and data collection methodology, and because of the inclusion of 1990 Census-based population controls in the estimation process.
c For data before 2003, the 1977 OMB Standards for Data on Race and Ethnicity were used to classify persons into one of the following four racial groups: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The revised 1997 OMB standards were used for data from 2003 to 2006. Persons could select one or more of five racial groups: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Included in the total, but not shown separately, are American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Two or more races. From 2003 onward, people who responded to the question on race indicated only one race unless otherwise specified. Data from 2003 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
NOTE: School refers to high school and college. The information relates to the labor force and enrollment status of persons ages 16–19 in the civilian noninstitutionalized population during an "average" week of the school year. The figures represent an average based on responses to the survey questions for the months that youth are usually in school (January through May and September through December). Results are based on uncomposited estimates and are not comparable to data from published tables.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.