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| Table P50. Percentage distribution of credential-seeking undergraduates, by credential goal, curriculum area, and selected student characteristics: 2003–04 | ||||||||||||
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| Any credential goal | Bachelor's degree | Associate's degree | Certificate | |||||||||
| Student characteristic | Career education | Academic education | Undeclared | Career education | Academic education | Undeclared | Career education | Academic education | Undeclared | Career education | Academic education | Undeclared |
| All credential-seeking undergraduates | 63.6 | 23.9 | 12.5 | 60.5 | 29.9 | 9.6 | 64.5 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 81.1 | 5.7 | 13.2 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 63.0 | 23.2 | 13.8 | 62.5 | 27.4 | 10.1 | 61.2 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 78.6 | 6.0 | 15.4 |
| Female | 64.1 | 24.4 | 11.5 | 58.8 | 32.0 | 9.1 | 66.7 | 19.1 | 14.2 | 82.4 | 5.6 | 12.0 |
| Race/ethnicity1 | ||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 62.9 | 25.0 | 12.2 | 60.2 | 30.5 | 9.4 | 64.1 | 19.6 | 16.3 | 81.8 | 6.0 | 12.2 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 71.6 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 69.3 | 23.8 | 6.9 | 70.9 | 17.6 | 11.5 | 83.0 | 4.7 | 12.4 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 59.1 | 25.4 | 15.5 | 56.8 | 31.1 | 12.1 | 60.5 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 71.4 | 8.6 | 20.0 |
| Other | 60.2 | 25.3 | 14.5 | 54.4 | 33.9 | 11.6 | 64.2 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 77.6 | 5.2! | 17.3 |
| Hispanic | 61.0 | 23.4 | 15.6 | 56.8 | 31.2 | 12.1 | 60.0 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 79.8 | 5.7 | 14.5 |
| Age | ||||||||||||
| Younger than 25 | 58.5 | 27.8 | 13.7 | 56.4 | 32.7 | 10.9 | 58.8 | 22.5 | 18.7 | 80.4 | 6.9 | 12.7 |
| 25–34 | 71.6 | 18.7 | 9.7 | 69.1 | 25.7 | 5.3 | 71.5 | 15.8 | 12.7 | 82.6 | 4.6 | 12.9 |
| 35 or older | 73.4 | 15.3 | 11.3 | 74.5 | 18.1 | 7.4 | 71.1 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 80.6 | 5.1 | 14.3 |
| Parent's highest level of education | ||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 67.6 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 65.4 | 24.5 | 10.1 | 66.3 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 78.8 | 5.2 | 16.1 |
| High school diploma or equivalent | 67.3 | 20.2 | 12.5 | 65.0 | 25.7 | 9.3 | 66.7 | 18.1 | 15.3 | 81.3 | 5.4 | 13.3 |
| Some college, no bachelor's degree | 65.1 | 22.4 | 12.5 | 63.6 | 27.7 | 8.6 | 64.5 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 81.1 | 6.7 | 12.1 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 59.4 | 28.5 | 12.1 | 56.5 | 33.4 | 10.1 | 61.6 | 22.2 | 16.2 | 82.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 |
| Family income | ||||||||||||
| Lowest family income quartile | 62.7 | 25.1 | 12.2 | 57.9 | 32.4 | 9.7 | 63.6 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 82.2 | 5.8 | 12.0 |
| Second family income quartile | 63.4 | 23.6 | 13.0 | 59.9 | 30.8 | 9.4 | 64.2 | 18.9 | 16.9 | 80.8 | 5.4 | 13.8 |
| Third family income quartile | 64.0 | 23.4 | 12.6 | 61.8 | 29.1 | 9.2 | 64.5 | 18.7 | 16.8 | 79.3 | 5.8 | 14.9 |
| Highest family income quartile | 64.4 | 23.5 | 12.1 | 61.9 | 28.1 | 10.0 | 65.9 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 81.7 | 6.0 | 12.3 |
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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 63.0 percent of male credential-seeking undergraduates were in career education in 2003–04, as were 62.5 percent of male undergraduates seeking a bachelor's degree. 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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