Standard errors for the percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2006

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Table S43-2. Standard errors for the percentage of 16- to 24-year-old college students who were employed, by attendance status, hours worked per week, and selected characteristics: October 2006

	Full-time college students				Part-time college students
		Hours worked per week				Hours worked per week
Selected characteristic	Percent employed	Less than 20 hours	20–34 hours	35 or more hours	Percent employed	Less than 20 hours	20–34 hours	35 or more hours

Total	0.76	0.55	0.63	0.42	1.41	0.94	1.61	1.80
Sex
Male	1.12	0.78	0.91	0.62	1.98	1.19	2.38	2.65
Female	1.04	0.76	0.87	0.56	2.00	1.41	2.19	2.43
Race/ethnicity
White	0.92	0.68	0.78	0.49	1.75	1.19	2.08	2.28
Black	2.23	1.41	1.67	1.39	4.76	2.66	4.68	5.65
Hispanic	2.73	1.79	2.38	1.61	3.78	2.22	4.24	4.68
Asian	3.09	2.17	2.47	1.43	†	†	†	†
Pacific Islander	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
More than one race	6.42	4.26	5.08	4.42	†	†	†	†
School type
2-year	1.58	1.15	1.42	0.93	2.18	1.50	2.56	2.75
Public	1.66	1.22	1.52	0.97	2.26	1.57	2.62	2.82
Private	4.84	3.25	3.63	3.16	†	†	†	†
4-year	0.87	0.62	0.70	0.47	1.86	1.20	2.06	2.36
Public	1.00	0.69	0.84	0.56	2.06	1.33	2.29	2.59
Private	1.71	1.36	1.17	0.78	4.31	2.75	4.67	5.70

School level
Undergraduate	0.79	0.57	0.66	0.42	1.53	1.02	1.75	1.91
Sex
Male	1.15	0.80	0.94	0.64	2.12	1.31	2.54	2.81
Female	1.08	0.81	0.91	0.57	2.18	1.52	2.41	2.58
Race/ethnicity
White	0.95	0.71	0.80	0.49	1.90	1.29	2.24	2.43
Black	2.30	1.48	1.71	1.40	5.19	3.15	5.35	6.14
Hispanic	2.82	1.84	2.47	1.63	3.99	2.35	4.41	4.79
Asian	3.32	2.42	2.59	1.54	†	†	†	†
Pacific Islander	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
American Indian/Alaska Native	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
More than one race	6.44	4.29	5.10	4.45	†	†	†	†
School type
2-year	1.61	1.16	1.44	0.93	2.19	1.54	2.61	2.79
Public	1.69	1.24	1.53	0.97	2.26	1.59	2.64	2.84
Private	5.09	3.31	3.95	3.25	†	†	†	†
4-year	0.90	0.65	0.73	0.47	2.13	1.35	2.34	2.62
Public	1.03	0.73	0.87	0.57	2.27	1.43	2.50	2.79
Private	1.81	1.45	1.22	0.81	6.07	4.06	6.53	7.57
Graduate	2.92	1.84	2.41	1.96	3.62	2.38	3.98	4.99

† Not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 2006.

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