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Table 104. | Percentage of high school dropouts (status dropouts) among persons 16 through 24 years old, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1960 through 2005 |
Year | Total | Male | Female | |||||||||||||||||||||
All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | All races1 | White | Black | Hispanic | |||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
19602 | 27.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 27.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
19673 | 17.0 | (—) | 15.4 | (—) | 28.6 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.5 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | 30.6 | (—) | — | (†) | 17.3 | (—) | 16.1 | (—) | 26.9 | (—) | — | (†) |
19683 | 16.2 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | 27.4 | (—) | — | (†) | 15.8 | (—) | 14.4 | (—) | 27.1 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.5 | (—) | 15.0 | (—) | 27.6 | (—) | — | (†) |
19693 | 15.2 | (—) | 13.6 | (—) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) | 14.3 | (—) | 12.6 | (—) | 26.9 | (—) | — | (†) | 16.0 | (—) | 14.6 | (—) | 26.7 | (—) | — | (†) |
19703 | 15.0 | (0.29) | 13.2 | (0.30) | 27.9 | (1.22) | — | (†) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 12.2 | (0.42) | 29.4 | (1.82) | — | (†) | 15.7 | (0.41) | 14.1 | (0.42) | 26.6 | (1.65) | — | (†) |
19713 | 14.7 | (0.28) | 13.4 | (0.29) | 24.0 | (1.14) | — | (†) | 14.2 | (0.41) | 12.6 | (0.41) | 25.5 | (1.70) | — | (†) | 15.2 | (0.40) | 14.2 | (0.42) | 22.6 | (1.54) | — | (†) |
1972 | 14.6 | (0.28) | 12.3 | (0.29) | 21.3 | (1.07) | 34.3 | (2.22) | 14.1 | (0.40) | 11.6 | (0.40) | 22.3 | (1.59) | 33.7 | (3.23) | 15.1 | (0.39) | 12.8 | (0.41) | 20.5 | (1.44) | 34.8 | (3.05) |
1973 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 11.6 | (0.28) | 22.2 | (1.06) | 33.5 | (2.24) | 13.7 | (0.38) | 11.5 | (0.39) | 21.5 | (1.53) | 30.4 | (3.16) | 14.5 | (0.38) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 22.8 | (1.47) | 36.4 | (3.16) |
1974 | 14.3 | (0.27) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 21.2 | (1.05) | 33.0 | (2.08) | 14.2 | (0.39) | 12.0 | (0.40) | 20.1 | (1.51) | 33.8 | (2.99) | 14.3 | (0.38) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 22.1 | (1.45) | 32.2 | (2.90) |
1975 | 13.9 | (0.27) | 11.4 | (0.27) | 22.9 | (1.06) | 29.2 | (2.02) | 13.3 | (0.37) | 11.0 | (0.38) | 23.0 | (1.56) | 26.7 | (2.84) | 14.5 | (0.38) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 22.9 | (1.44) | 31.6 | (2.86) |
1976 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 12.0 | (0.28) | 20.5 | (1.00) | 31.4 | (2.01) | 14.1 | (0.38) | 12.1 | (0.39) | 21.2 | (1.49) | 30.3 | (2.94) | 14.2 | (0.37) | 11.8 | (0.39) | 19.9 | (1.35) | 32.3 | (2.76) |
1977 | 14.1 | (0.27) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 19.8 | (0.99) | 33.0 | (2.02) | 14.5 | (0.38) | 12.6 | (0.40) | 19.5 | (1.45) | 31.6 | (2.89) | 13.8 | (0.37) | 11.2 | (0.38) | 20.0 | (1.36) | 34.3 | (2.83) |
1978 | 14.2 | (0.27) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 20.2 | (1.00) | 33.3 | (2.00) | 14.6 | (0.38) | 12.2 | (0.40) | 22.5 | (1.52) | 33.6 | (2.88) | 13.9 | (0.37) | 11.6 | (0.39) | 18.3 | (1.31) | 33.1 | (2.78) |
1979 | 14.6 | (0.27) | 12.0 | (0.28) | 21.1 | (1.01) | 33.8 | (1.98) | 15.0 | (0.39) | 12.6 | (0.40) | 22.4 | (1.52) | 33.0 | (2.83) | 14.2 | (0.37) | 11.5 | (0.38) | 20.0 | (1.35) | 34.5 | (2.77) |
1980 | 14.1 | (0.26) | 11.4 | (0.27) | 19.1 | (0.97) | 35.2 | (1.89) | 15.1 | (0.39) | 12.3 | (0.40) | 20.8 | (1.47) | 37.2 | (2.72) | 13.1 | (0.36) | 10.5 | (0.37) | 17.7 | (1.28) | 33.2 | (2.61) |
1981 | 13.9 | (0.26) | 11.3 | (0.27) | 18.4 | (0.93) | 33.2 | (1.80) | 15.1 | (0.38) | 12.5 | (0.40) | 19.9 | (1.40) | 36.0 | (2.61) | 12.8 | (0.35) | 10.2 | (0.36) | 17.1 | (1.24) | 30.4 | (2.48) |
1982 | 13.9 | (0.27) | 11.4 | (0.29) | 18.4 | (0.97) | 31.7 | (1.93) | 14.5 | (0.40) | 12.0 | (0.42) | 21.2 | (1.50) | 30.5 | (2.73) | 13.3 | (0.38) | 10.8 | (0.40) | 15.9 | (1.26) | 32.8 | (2.71) |
1983 | 13.7 | (0.27) | 11.1 | (0.29) | 18.0 | (0.97) | 31.6 | (1.93) | 14.9 | (0.41) | 12.2 | (0.43) | 19.9 | (1.46) | 34.3 | (2.84) | 12.5 | (0.37) | 10.1 | (0.39) | 16.2 | (1.28) | 29.1 | (2.61) |
1984 | 13.1 | (0.27) | 11.0 | (0.29) | 15.5 | (0.91) | 29.8 | (1.91) | 14.0 | (0.40) | 11.9 | (0.43) | 16.8 | (1.37) | 30.6 | (2.78) | 12.3 | (0.37) | 10.1 | (0.39) | 14.3 | (1.22) | 29.0 | (2.63) |
1985 | 12.6 | (0.27) | 10.4 | (0.29) | 15.2 | (0.92) | 27.6 | (1.93) | 13.4 | (0.40) | 11.1 | (0.42) | 16.1 | (1.37) | 29.9 | (2.76) | 11.8 | (0.37) | 9.8 | (0.39) | 14.3 | (1.23) | 25.2 | (2.68) |
1986 | 12.2 | (0.27) | 9.7 | (0.28) | 14.2 | (0.90) | 30.1 | (1.88) | 13.1 | (0.40) | 10.3 | (0.42) | 15.0 | (1.33) | 32.8 | (2.66) | 11.4 | (0.37) | 9.1 | (0.39) | 13.5 | (1.21) | 27.2 | (2.63) |
1987 | 12.6 | (0.28) | 10.4 | (0.30) | 14.1 | (0.90) | 28.6 | (1.84) | 13.2 | (0.40) | 10.8 | (0.43) | 15.0 | (1.35) | 29.1 | (2.57) | 12.1 | (0.38) | 10.0 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (1.21) | 28.1 | (2.64) |
1988 | 12.9 | (0.30) | 9.6 | (0.31) | 14.5 | (1.00) | 35.8 | (2.30) | 13.5 | (0.44) | 10.3 | (0.46) | 15.0 | (1.48) | 36.0 | (3.19) | 12.2 | (0.42) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 14.0 | (1.36) | 35.4 | (3.31) |
1989 | 12.6 | (0.31) | 9.4 | (0.32) | 13.9 | (0.98) | 33.0 | (2.19) | 13.6 | (0.45) | 10.3 | (0.47) | 14.9 | (1.46) | 34.4 | (3.08) | 11.7 | (0.42) | 8.5 | (0.43) | 13.0 | (1.32) | 31.6 | (3.11) |
1990 | 12.1 | (0.29) | 9.0 | (0.30) | 13.2 | (0.94) | 32.4 | (1.91) | 12.3 | (0.42) | 9.3 | (0.44) | 11.9 | (1.30) | 34.3 | (2.71) | 11.8 | (0.41) | 8.7 | (0.42) | 14.4 | (1.34) | 30.3 | (2.70) |
1991 | 12.5 | (0.30) | 8.9 | (0.31) | 13.6 | (0.95) | 35.3 | (1.93) | 13.0 | (0.43) | 8.9 | (0.44) | 13.5 | (1.37) | 39.2 | (2.74) | 11.9 | (0.41) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 13.7 | (1.31) | 31.1 | (2.70) |
19924 | 11.0 | (0.28) | 7.7 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.95) | 29.4 | (1.86) | 11.3 | (0.41) | 8.0 | (0.42) | 12.5 | (1.32) | 32.1 | (2.67) | 10.7 | (0.39) | 7.4 | (0.40) | 14.8 | (1.36) | 26.6 | (2.56) |
19934 | 11.0 | (0.28) | 7.9 | (0.29) | 13.6 | (0.94) | 27.5 | (1.79) | 11.2 | (0.40) | 8.2 | (0.42) | 12.6 | (1.32) | 28.1 | (2.54) | 10.9 | (0.40) | 7.6 | (0.41) | 14.4 | (1.34) | 26.9 | (2.52) |
19944 | 11.4 | (0.26) | 7.7 | (0.27) | 12.6 | (0.75) | 30.0 | (1.16) | 12.3 | (0.38) | 8.0 | (0.38) | 14.1 | (1.14) | 31.6 | (1.60) | 10.6 | (0.36) | 7.5 | (0.37) | 11.3 | (0.99) | 28.1 | (1.66) |
19954 | 12.0 | (0.27) | 8.6 | (0.28) | 12.1 | (0.74) | 30.0 | (1.15) | 12.2 | (0.38) | 9.0 | (0.40) | 11.1 | (1.05) | 30.0 | (1.59) | 11.7 | (0.37) | 8.2 | (0.39) | 12.9 | (1.05) | 30.0 | (1.66) |
19964 | 11.1 | (0.27) | 7.3 | (0.27) | 13.0 | (0.80) | 29.4 | (1.19) | 11.4 | (0.38) | 7.3 | (0.38) | 13.5 | (1.18) | 30.3 | (1.67) | 10.9 | (0.38) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 12.5 | (1.08) | 28.3 | (1.69) |
19974 | 11.0 | (0.27) | 7.6 | (0.28) | 13.4 | (0.80) | 25.3 | (1.11) | 11.9 | (0.39) | 8.5 | (0.41) | 13.3 | (1.16) | 27.0 | (1.55) | 10.1 | (0.36) | 6.7 | (0.37) | 13.5 | (1.11) | 23.4 | (1.59) |
19984 | 11.8 | (0.27) | 7.7 | (0.28) | 13.8 | (0.81) | 29.5 | (1.12) | 13.3 | (0.40) | 8.6 | (0.41) | 15.5 | (1.24) | 33.5 | (1.59) | 10.3 | (0.36) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 12.2 | (1.05) | 25.0 | (1.56) |
19994 | 11.2 | (0.26) | 7.3 | (0.27) | 12.6 | (0.77) | 28.6 | (1.11) | 11.9 | (0.38) | 7.7 | (0.39) | 12.1 | (1.10) | 31.0 | (1.58) | 10.5 | (0.36) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 13.0 | (1.08) | 26.0 | (1.54) |
20004 | 10.9 | (0.26) | 6.9 | (0.26) | 13.1 | (0.78) | 27.8 | (1.08) | 12.0 | (0.38) | 7.0 | (0.37) | 15.3 | (1.20) | 31.8 | (1.56) | 9.9 | (0.35) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 11.1 | (1.00) | 23.5 | (1.48) |
20014 | 10.7 | (0.25) | 7.3 | (0.26) | 10.9 | (0.71) | 27.0 | (1.06) | 12.2 | (0.38) | 7.9 | (0.39) | 13.0 | (1.12) | 31.6 | (1.55) | 9.3 | (0.34) | 6.7 | (0.36) | 9.0 | (0.90) | 22.1 | (1.42) |
20024 | 10.5 | (0.24) | 6.5 | (0.24) | 11.3 | (0.70) | 25.7 | (0.93) | 11.8 | (0.35) | 6.7 | (0.35) | 12.8 | (1.07) | 29.6 | (1.32) | 9.2 | (0.32) | 6.3 | (0.34) | 9.9 | (0.91) | 21.2 | (1.27) |
20034,5 | 9.9 | (0.23) | 6.3 | (0.24) | 10.9 | (0.69) | 23.5 | (0.90) | 11.3 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.35) | 12.5 | (1.05) | 26.7 | (1.29) | 8.4 | (0.30) | 5.6 | (0.32) | 9.5 | (0.89) | 20.1 | (1.23) |
20044,5 | 10.3 | (0.23) | 6.8 | (0.24) | 11.8 | (0.70) | 23.8 | (0.89) | 11.6 | (0.34) | 7.1 | (0.35) | 13.5 | (1.08) | 28.5 | (1.30) | 9.0 | (0.31) | 6.4 | (0.34) | 10.2 | (0.92) | 18.5 | (1.18) |
20054,5 | 9.4 | (0.22) | 6.0 | (0.23) | 10.4 | (0.66) | 22.4 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (0.33) | 6.6 | (0.34) | 12.0 | (1.02) | 26.4 | (1.26) | 8.0 | (0.29) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 9.0 | (0.86) | 18.1 | (1.16) |
—Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Includes other racial/ethnic categories not separately shown. 2 Based on the April 1960 decennial census. 3 White and Black include persons of Hispanic origin. 4 Because of changes in data collection procedures, data may not be comparable with figures for years prior to 1992. 5 White and Black exclude persons identifying themselves as more than one race. NOTE: "Status" dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program regardless of when they left school. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. All data except for 1960 are based on October counts. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and other persons not living in households. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin except where otherwise noted. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 1967 through October 2005, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2006.) |