Characteristic | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994b | 1995b | 1996b | 1997b | 1998b | 1999b | 2000b | 2001b | 2002b | 2003b | 2004b | 2005b | 2006b | 2007b |
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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. |