Table 24-2. Percentage of high school completers who were enrolled in college the October immediately following high school completion, by sex and type of institution: 1972–2006
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Male
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Female
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| Year |
Total |
2-year1 |
4-year1 |
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Total |
2-year1 |
4-year1 |
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| 1972 |
52.7 |
— |
— |
|
46.0 |
— |
— |
| 1973 |
50.0 |
14.6 |
35.4 |
|
43.4 |
15.2 |
28.2 |
| 1974 |
49.4 |
16.6 |
32.8 |
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45.9 |
13.9 |
32.0 |
| 1975 |
52.6 |
19.0 |
33.6 |
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49.0 |
17.4 |
31.6 |
| 1976 |
47.2 |
14.5 |
32.7 |
|
50.3 |
16.6 |
33.8 |
| 1977 |
52.1 |
17.2 |
35.0 |
|
49.3 |
17.8 |
31.5 |
| 1978 |
51.1 |
15.6 |
35.5 |
|
49.3 |
18.3 |
31.0 |
| 1979 |
50.4 |
16.9 |
33.5 |
|
48.4 |
18.1 |
30.3 |
| 1980 |
46.7 |
17.1 |
29.7 |
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51.8 |
21.6 |
30.2 |
| 1981 |
54.8 |
20.9 |
33.9 |
|
53.1 |
20.1 |
33.0 |
| 1982 |
49.1 |
17.5 |
31.6 |
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52.0 |
20.6 |
31.4 |
| 1983 |
51.9 |
20.2 |
31.7 |
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53.4 |
18.4 |
35.1 |
| 1984 |
56.0 |
17.7 |
38.4 |
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54.5 |
21.0 |
33.5 |
| 1985 |
58.6 |
19.9 |
38.8 |
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56.8 |
19.3 |
37.5 |
| 1986 |
55.8 |
21.3 |
34.5 |
|
51.9 |
17.3 |
34.6 |
| 1987 |
58.3 |
17.3 |
41.0 |
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55.3 |
20.3 |
35.0 |
| 1988 |
57.1 |
21.3 |
35.8 |
|
60.7 |
22.4 |
38.3 |
| 1989 |
57.6 |
18.3 |
39.3 |
|
61.6 |
23.1 |
38.5 |
| 1990 |
58.0 |
19.6 |
38.4 |
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62.2 |
20.6 |
41.6 |
| 1991 |
57.9 |
22.9 |
35.0 |
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67.1 |
26.8 |
40.3 |
| 1992 |
60.0 |
22.1 |
37.8 |
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63.8 |
23.9 |
40.0 |
| 1993 |
59.9 |
22.9 |
37.0 |
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65.2 |
22.8 |
42.4 |
| 1994 |
60.6 |
23.0 |
37.5 |
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63.2 |
19.1 |
44.1 |
| 1995 |
62.6 |
25.3 |
37.4 |
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61.3 |
18.1 |
43.2 |
| 1996 |
60.1 |
21.5 |
38.5 |
|
69.7 |
24.6 |
45.1 |
| 1997 |
63.6 |
21.4 |
42.2 |
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70.3 |
24.1 |
46.2 |
| 1998 |
62.4 |
24.4 |
38.0 |
|
69.1 |
24.3 |
44.8 |
| 1999 |
61.4 |
21.0 |
40.5 |
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64.4 |
21.1 |
43.3 |
| 2000 |
59.9 |
23.1 |
36.8 |
|
66.2 |
20.0 |
46.2 |
| 2001 |
59.7 |
18.6 |
41.1 |
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63.6 |
20.7 |
42.9 |
| 2002 |
62.1 |
20.5 |
41.7 |
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68.3 |
23.0 |
45.3 |
| 2003 |
61.2 |
21.9 |
39.3 |
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66.5 |
21.0 |
45.5 |
| 2004 |
61.4 |
21.8 |
39.6 |
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71.5 |
23.1 |
48.5 |
| 2005 |
66.5 |
24.7 |
41.8 |
|
70.4 |
23.4 |
47.0 |
| 2006 |
65.8 |
24.9 |
40.9 |
|
66.1 |
24.5 |
41.7 |
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— Not available. Data on type of institution were not collected until 1973.
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1 From 1973 through 1986, due to a skip pattern in the Current Population Survey (CPS), about 3–9 percent of high school completers ages 16–24 who enrolled in college immediately were not asked the question about the type of institutions attended. Such respondents were assumed to have the same probability of enrolling at a 2- or 4-year institution as those who were asked the question.
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NOTE: Includes those ages 16–24 completing high school in a given year. The Current Population Survey (CPS) questions about educational attainment were reworded in 1992. Before then, high school completers referred to those who had completed 12 years of schooling; beginning in 1992, the term referred to those who had received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate. In 1994, the survey methodology for the CPS was changed and weights were adjusted. See supplemental note 2 for further information. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 1972–2006.
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