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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 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		240,548 37,460 15.6 16,776 2,998 17.9 12,208 2,936 24.0 2,355 987 41.9
  Under 16 years 49,310 10,850 22.0 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 29,159 5,965 20.5 16,776 2,998 17.9 12,208 2,936 24.0 2,355 987 41.9
    16 to 17 years 6,843 1,193 17.4 6,490 1,052 16.2 353 141 39.9 268 116 43.3
    18 to 21 years 12,512 2,695 21.5 7,527 1,339 17.8 4,936 1,347 27.3 1,127 440 39.0
    22 to 24 years 9,804 2,078 21.2 2,759 607 22.0 6,918 1,448 20.9 960 431 44.9
  25 years and over 162,079 20,645 12.7 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		119,198 16,828 14.1 8,169 1,411 17.3 6,547 1,255 19.2 1,389 475 34.2
  Under 16 years 25,270 5,542 21.9 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,872 2,691 18.1 8,169 1,411 17.3 6,547 1,255 19.2 1,389 475 34.2
    16 to 17 years 3,509 613 17.5 3,313 533 16.1 196 80 41.1 154 60 39.2
    18 to 21 years 6,347 1,154 18.2 3,553 606 17.1 2,757 542 19.7 677 197 29.2
    22 to 24 years 5,016 923 18.4 1,303 272 20.9 3,594 633 17.6 557 217 39.0
  25 years and over 79,056 8,595 10.9 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		121,350 20,632 17.0 8,607 1,588 18.4 5,661 1,680 29.7 966 512 53.0
  Under 16 years 24,040 5,308 22.1 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,287 3,274 22.9 8,607 1,588 18.4 5,661 1,680 29.7 966 512 53.0
    16 to 17 years 3,334 579 17.4 3,177 519 16.3 157 60 38.4 114 56 49.0
    18 to 21 years 6,165 1,540 25.0 3,974 733 18.5 2,179 805 36.9 450 242 53.9
    22 to 24 years 4,788 1,154 24.1 1,456 335 23.0 3,325 815 24.5 402 214 53.2
  25 years and over 83,023 12,050 14.5 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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