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Table B.6 (continued)Characteristic (%)Full Program ControlSample Group GroupDate of high school graduation/GED receiptDuring the past year 28.0 28.0 28.0Between 1 and 5 years ago 31.9 31.7 32.2More than 5 years ago 40.1 40.3 39.8Main reason for enrolling in college dTo complete a certificate program 8.9 9.3 8.5To obtain an associate’s degree 45.2 43.5 46.9To transfer to a 4-year college/university 25.8 25.7 25.9To obtain/update job skills 14.5 15.2 13.7Other 8.5 8.7 8.3First person in family to attend college 36.0 34.9 37.1Completed any college courses/credits 44.3 46.8 41.7 *Working personal computer in home 62.5 62.9 62.2Owns or has access to a working car 86.9 88.9 85.0 *Language other than English spoken regularly in home 5.4 7.5 3.3 ***U.S. citizen 98.9 99.0 98.8Region in which respondent was bornNorth America 97.4 96.3 98.4 **Asia 0.6 0.8 0.4Latin America and the Caribbean 0.3 0.2 0.4Other e 1.7 2.7 0.8 **Region in which respondent’s mother was born fNorth America 96.0 94.8 97.2 *Asia 0.8 1.2 0.4Latin America and the Caribbean 0.6 0.8 0.4Other e 2.6 3.1 2.0Sample size 1,032 512 520(continued)101