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Table 1.15. | Percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary students, by parents' expectations for child's highest educational attainment and locale: 2003 |
Locale | Less than a high school diploma | High school diploma | Vocational or technical school | 2 or more years of college | 4- or 5- year college degree | Graduate or professional degree |
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Total | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 15.7 | 38.6 | 30.3 |
City | 0.3! | 7.5 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 36.1 | 34.1 |
Suburban | 0.5! | 5.3 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 41.3 | 34.1 |
Town | 0.6! | 9.2 | 8.9 | 18.1 | 38.7 | 24.5 |
Rural | 0.6! | 10.6 | 9.9 | 20.4 | 37.3 | 21.2 |
! Interpret data with caution. NOTE: Includes students who are homeschooled. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), "Parent and Family Involvement in Education" survey, 2003. |