Standard errors for the percentage distribution of 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 public and private K–12 teachers who did not teach in the same school the following school year, by turnover category and reason for leaving

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Table S31-2. Standard errors for the percentage distribution of 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, and 2003–04 public and private K–12 teachers who did not teach in the same school the following school year, by turnover category and reason for leaving

Turnover category and reason for leaving	1987–88	1990–91	1993–94	1999–2000	2003–04

Total turnover at the end of the year	0.43	0.44	0.44	0.51	0.53
Transfers at the end of the year	0.38	0.31	0.31	0.39	0.45
Leavers	0.29	0.32	0.29	0.32	0.51
Took other job	0.14	0.15	0.24	0.26	0.38
Pursued further education	0.04	0.08	0.04	0.05	0.05
Left for family reasons	0.18	0.17	0.16	0.13	0.23
Retired	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.14	0.17
Other	0.09	0.11	0.16	0.13	0.15

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS), “Current Teacher Data File” and “Former Teacher Data File,” 1988–89, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2000–01, and 2004–05.