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| Table P51. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by sex, race/ethnicity, age, curriculum area, credential goal, and career field of study: 2003–04 | |||||||||||
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| Sex | Race/ethnicity1 | Age | |||||||||
| Curriculum area, credential goal, and career field of study | Male | Female | White, non- Hispanic |
Black, non- Hispanic |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Other | Hispanic | Younger than 25 |
25–34 | 35 or older | Average age (in years) |
| All credential-seeking undergraduates | 42.4 | 57.6 | 63.7 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 11.5 | 63.1 | 20.5 | 16.4 | 25.9 |
| Career education | 42.1 | 57.9 | 63.0 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 58.0 | 23.1 | 18.9 | 26.8 |
| Academic education | 41.4 | 58.6 | 66.5 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 73.5 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 24.2 |
| Undeclared | 46.9 | 53.1 | 62.1 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 69.3 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 24.7 |
| Credential goal and curriculum area | |||||||||||
| Certificate | 35.3 | 64.7 | 50.6 | 22.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 18.4 | 44.2 | 28.6 | 27.2 | 29.3 |
| Career education | 34.2 | 65.8 | 51.1 | 22.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 18.1 | 43.8 | 29.2 | 27.0 | 29.3 |
| Academic education | 36.9 | 63.1 | 53.1 | 18.2 | 6.5! | 3.9 | 18.4 | 53.1 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 28.3 |
| Undeclared | 41.2 | 58.8 | 46.7 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 20.2 | 42.5 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 29.5 |
| Associate's degree | 40.2 | 59.8 | 59.2 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 13.9 | 54.3 | 24.5 | 21.2 | 27.4 |
| Career education | 38.1 | 61.9 | 58.9 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 12.9 | 49.5 | 27.2 | 23.3 | 28.2 |
| Academic education | 41.2 | 58.9 | 59.8 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 15.2 | 62.9 | 19.9 | 17.2 | 26.1 |
| Undeclared | 47.1 | 52.9 | 60.1 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 16.2 | 63.2 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 25.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 45.4 | 54.6 | 69.0 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 72.6 | 16.2 | 11.1 | 24.3 |
| Career education | 46.9 | 53.1 | 68.6 | 13.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 67.8 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 25.2 |
| Academic education | 41.6 | 58.4 | 70.3 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 79.3 | 13.9 | 6.7 | 23.2 |
| Undeclared | 47.9 | 52.2 | 67.6 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 11.0 | 82.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 22.3 |
| Career field of study | |||||||||||
| Agriculture and natural resources | 55.5 | 44.5 | 83.4 | 3.9 | 0.9! | 3.2 | 8.6 | 77.6 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 23.3 |
| Business and marketing | 45.2 | 54.8 | 61.5 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 57.0 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 27.1 |
| Communications and design | 41.4 | 58.6 | 65.7 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 82.0 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 23.0 |
| Computer and information sciences | 73.1 | 26.9 | 58.1 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 10.4 | 50.9 | 26.9 | 22.2 | 28.0 |
| Consumer services | 29.7 | 70.3 | 60.4 | 17.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 64.1 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 25.7 |
| Education | 19.8 | 80.2 | 70.9 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 66.7 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 25.7 |
| Engineering, architecture, and science technologies | 80.5 | 19.5 | 65.5 | 11.9 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 69.9 | 18.5 | 11.7 | 24.5 |
| Health sciences | 16.6 | 83.4 | 61.1 | 18.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 11.2 | 47.3 | 29.1 | 23.6 | 28.3 |
| Manufacturing, construction, repair, and transportation | 92.3 | 7.7 | 65.4 | 15.9 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 51.6 | 26.1 | 22.4 | 27.8 |
| Protective services | 54.9 | 45.1 | 62.2 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 13.6 | 60.9 | 25.7 | 13.5 | 25.6 |
| Public, legal, and social services | 29.8 | 70.2 | 56.3 | 22.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 11.6 | 48.6 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 29.2 |
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1 All other races includes American Indian, Alaska Native, those of more than one race, and those of other (unspecified) race. Race categories exclude those of Hispanic origin. ! Interpret data with caution. Standard error is more than one-third the estimate. NOTE: This table shows, for example, that 42.1 percent of credential-seeking career education undergraduates in 2003–04 were male. There were approximately 16,820,000 credential-seeking undergraduates in 2003-04. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003–04 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04) Data Analysis System (DAS). | |||||||||||
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