Table 2. School or training enrollment status during the October when age 24 in 2004-2009 by school enrollment
status during the October when age 23, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

(Percent distribution)

School enrollment status                  School enrollment status during 
During the October                            the October when age 24              Earned bachelor's degree
when age 23                           Not enrolled      Enrolled   Enrolled in  Not enrolled    Enrolled in
                            Total     in school or        in        training     in graduate    graduate or
                                     training program  college (2) program (3)    program      professional
                                                                                                 program

High School graduates, not
enrolled in college (1) ..  100.0         87.4           6.9          5.3            0.4             (4)

Men ....................... 100.0         87.6           5.8          6.3            0.3             (4)
Women ..................... 100.0         87.2           8.2          4.1            0.5             (4)

White, non-Hispanic ....... 100.0         88.0           6.4          5.2            0.4             (4)
  Men ..................... 100.0         87.5           5.9          6.5            0.2             (4)
  Women ................... 100.0         88.5           7.1          3.6            0.7             (4)
Black, non-Hispanic ....... 100.0         88.3           6.9          4.5            0.3             (4)
  Men ..................... 100.0         92.4           3.5          3.6            0.4             (4)
  Women ................... 100.0         83.5          10.9          5.5            0.2             (4)
Hispanic or Latino ........ 100.0         85.3           8.6          5.8            (4)             0.2
  Men ..................... 100.0         84.1           8.7          7.1            (4)             0.1
  Women ................... 100.0         86.9           8.5          4.3            (4)             0.3

Enrolled in college ....... 100.0         22.6          49.9          1.6           21.8             4.0

Men ....................... 100.0         21.9          49.7          1.8           21.2             5.3
Women ..................... 100.0         23.4          50.1          1.4           22.4             2.6
 
White, non-Hispanic ....... 100.0         20.4          48.0          1.7           25.4             4.5
  Men ..................... 100.0         19.9          47.4          2.1           24.2             6.3
  Women ................... 100.0         20.9          48.6          1.2           26.7             2.6
Black, non-Hispanic ....... 100.0         32.8          49.9          2.4           13.2             1.7
  Men ..................... 100.0         34.9          45.0          0.8           17.4             2.0
  Women ................... 100.0         31.1          53.9          3.8            9.8             1.4
Hispanic or Latino ........ 100.0         26.2          58.6          1.3           10.5             3.4
  Men ..................... 100.0         25.6          58.0          2.5            9.0             4.9
  Women ................... 100.0         26.9          59.2          (4)           12.1             1.8

   1 Respondents who have received a General Educational Development (GED) credential are counted as high
school graduates.
   2 A small percent of respondents were enrolled in both formal schooling (that is, high school or
college) and training. They are counted in the formal schooling categories only.
   3 Training includes any courses, training programs, or apprenticeships designed to help people find a
job, improve their job skills, or learn a new job. Training also may include a GED preparation course.
   4 Less than .05 percent.
   NOTE: This table excludes individuals who had earned a bachelor's degree by the October when age 23.
The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 consists of young men and women who were ages 12 to 16
on December 31, 1996. Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups are mutually exclusive but not
exhaustive. Other race groups, which are included in the overall totals, are not shown separately because
their representation in the survey sample is not sufficiently large to provide statistically reliable
estimates.