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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 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		240,548 63,872 26.6 16,776 4,618 27.5 12,208 4,656 38.1 2,355 1,430 60.7
  Under 16 years 49,310 16,957 34.4 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 29,159 9,324 32.0 16,776 4,618 27.5 12,208 4,656 38.1 2,355 1,430 60.7
    16 to 17 years 6,843 1,942 28.4 6,490 1,740 26.8 353 203 57.5 268 162 60.5
    18 to 21 years 12,512 4,062 32.5 7,527 1,972 26.2 4,936 2,075 42.0 1,127 634 56.2
    22 to 24 years 9,804 3,319 33.9 2,759 907 32.9 6,918 2,379 34.4 960 634 66.0
  25 years and over 162,079 37,591 23.2 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		119,198 29,266 24.6 8,169 2,160 26.4 6,547 2,151 32.9 1,389 753 54.2
  Under 16 years 25,270 8,708 34.5 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,872 4,355 29.3 8,169 2,160 26.4 6,547 2,151 32.9 1,389 753 54.2
    16 to 17 years 3,509 991 28.3 3,313 874 26.4 196 117 60.0 154 91 59.1
    18 to 21 years 6,347 1,825 28.7 3,553 873 24.6 2,757 938 34.0 677 334 49.3
    22 to 24 years 5,016 1,539 30.7 1,303 413 31.7 3,594 1,096 30.5 557 329 58.9
  25 years and over 79,056 16,203 20.5 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		121,350 34,606 28.5 8,607 2,458 28.6 5,661 2,505 44.2 966 676 70.0
  Under 16 years 24,040 8,249 34.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,287 4,969 34.8 8,607 2,458 28.6 5,661 2,505 44.2 966 676 70.0
    16 to 17 years 3,334 951 28.5 3,177 866 27.2 157 85 54.3 114 71 62.2
    18 to 21 years 6,165 2,238 36.3 3,974 1,099 27.6 2,179 1,137 52.2 450 300 66.8
    22 to 24 years 4,788 1,781 37.2 1,456 494 33.9 3,325 1,283 38.6 402 305 75.8
  25 years and over 83,023 21,388 25.8 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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