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POV30: School Enrollment by Poverty Status, Sex and Age: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  Total Enrolled (25) Not Enrolled (25) Not enrolled and no high school diploma (25)
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		240,548 26,990 11.2 16,776 2,247 13.4 12,208 2,270 18.6 2,355 801 34.0
  Under 16 years 49,310 7,974 16.2 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 29,159 4,538 15.6 16,776 2,247 13.4 12,208 2,270 18.6 2,355 801 34.0
    16 to 17 years 6,843 889 13.0 6,490 761 11.7 353 127 36.1 268 104 38.9
    18 to 21 years 12,512 2,060 16.5 7,527 1,013 13.5 4,936 1,040 21.1 1,127 347 30.8
    22 to 24 years 9,804 1,590 16.2 2,759 472 17.1 6,918 1,102 15.9 960 350 36.4
  25 years and over 162,079 14,477 8.9 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		119,198 12,083 10.1 8,169 1,062 13.0 6,547 935 14.3 1,389 378 27.2
  Under 16 years 25,270 4,050 16.0 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,872 2,015 13.6 8,169 1,062 13.0 6,547 935 14.3 1,389 378 27.2
    16 to 17 years 3,509 456 13.0 3,313 384 11.6 196 72 36.8 154 53 34.6
    18 to 21 years 6,347 878 13.8 3,553 463 13.0 2,757 409 14.8 677 152 22.5
    22 to 24 years 5,016 682 13.6 1,303 215 16.5 3,594 454 12.6 557 172 30.9
  25 years and over 79,056 6,018 7.6 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		121,350 14,907 12.3 8,607 1,185 13.8 5,661 1,335 23.6 966 423 43.8
  Under 16 years 24,040 3,924 16.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,287 2,523 17.7 8,607 1,185 13.8 5,661 1,335 23.6 966 423 43.8
    16 to 17 years 3,334 433 13.0 3,177 378 11.9 157 55 35.2 114 51 44.6
    18 to 21 years 6,165 1,182 19.2 3,974 550 13.8 2,179 631 29.0 450 195 43.4
    22 to 24 years 4,788 908 19.0 1,456 257 17.7 3,325 648 19.5 402 177 44.0
  25 years and over 83,023 8,460 10.2 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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