Standard errors for the percentage distribution of 1989–90 and 1995–96 beginning postsecondary students by their status at the end of 5 years, by student characteristics and year first enrolled

Trends in Undergraduate Persistence and Completion

Table S19-2. Standard errors for the percentage distribution of 1989–90 and 1995–96 beginning postsecondary students by their status at the end of 5 years, by student characteristics and year first enrolled

	Completed (highest level)			No degree or certificate
Student characteristic and year first enrolled	Bachelor’s degree	Associate’s degree	Vocational certificate	Still enrolled at 4-year institution	Still enrolled at 2-year institution or less	Not enrolled

Sex
Male
1989–90	1.34	0.89	1.13	0.85	0.95	1.58
1995–96	1.14	1.00	0.92	0.93	0.76	1.42
Female
1989–90	1.26	1.19	1.11	0.63	0.72	1.49
1995–96	1.15	0.88	0.99	0.69	0.76	1.27

Race/ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander
1989–90	4.44	2.96	3.36	3.20	3.09	5.27
1995–96	3.42	3.39	2.63	3.23	2.93	3.97
Black
1989–90	2.06	2.07	2.45	1.48	1.74	3.53
1995–96	1.58	1.14	2.36	1.70	1.27	2.69
White
1989–90	1.18	0.89	0.93	0.59	0.55	1.19
1995–96	1.08	0.81	0.79	0.68	0.65	1.14
Hispanic
1989–90	2.90	2.70	3.11	1.90	3.14	4.39
1995–96	1.45	1.85	2.57	1.56	1.54	2.86

Family income
Lowest quarter
1989–90	1.31	1.43	1.57	0.92	1.14	2.06
1995–96	0.97	1.57	1.38	0.97	0.81	1.76
Middle two quarters
1989–90	1.19	1.06	1.12	0.73	0.76	1.44
1995–96	1.02	0.84	0.98	0.81	0.92	1.35
Highest quarter
1989–90	2.02	1.59	1.21	1.21	1.15	2.05
1995–96	1.95	1.07	0.87	1.19	1.12	2.01

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 1989/90 and 1995/96 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Studies (BPS:90/94 and BPS:96/01).