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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		240,548 70,185 29.2 16,776 5,033 30.0 12,208 5,004 41.0 2,355 1,502 63.8
  Under 16 years 49,310 18,372 37.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 29,159 10,099 34.6 16,776 5,033 30.0 12,208 5,004 41.0 2,355 1,502 63.8
    16 to 17 years 6,843 2,121 31.0 6,490 1,914 29.5 353 207 58.7 268 166 62.1
    18 to 21 years 12,512 4,369 34.9 7,527 2,133 28.3 4,936 2,218 44.9 1,127 673 59.7
    22 to 24 years 9,804 3,610 36.8 2,759 987 35.8 6,918 2,579 37.3 960 662 69.0
  25 years and over 162,079 41,714 25.7 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		119,198 32,370 27.2 8,169 2,371 29.0 6,547 2,332 35.6 1,389 802 57.7
  Under 16 years 25,270 9,420 37.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,872 4,757 32.0 8,169 2,371 29.0 6,547 2,332 35.6 1,389 802 57.7
    16 to 17 years 3,509 1,083 30.9 3,313 963 29.1 196 121 61.6 154 94 61.2
    18 to 21 years 6,347 1,978 31.2 3,553 953 26.8 2,757 1,010 36.6 677 360 53.2
    22 to 24 years 5,016 1,696 33.8 1,303 455 34.9 3,594 1,202 33.4 557 347 62.3
  25 years and over 79,056 18,193 23.0 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		121,350 37,815 31.2 8,607 2,663 30.9 5,661 2,672 47.2 966 700 72.5
  Under 16 years 24,040 8,952 37.2 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 14,287 5,342 37.4 8,607 2,663 30.9 5,661 2,672 47.2 966 700 72.5
    16 to 17 years 3,334 1,037 31.1 3,177 951 29.9 157 87 55.1 114 72 63.3
    18 to 21 years 6,165 2,391 38.8 3,974 1,179 29.7 2,179 1,208 55.4 450 313 69.6
    22 to 24 years 4,788 1,914 40.0 1,456 533 36.6 3,325 1,377 41.4 402 315 78.3
  25 years and over 83,023 23,521 28.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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