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The Opening Doors DemonstrationTable 2.1Selected Characteristics of Sample Members at BaselineLorain County Community College and Owens Community College ReportCharacteristic (%)Full Lorain OwensSample Sample SampleGenderMale 24.3 18.9 28.1 ***Female 75.7 81.1 71.9 ***Age in years18-20 28.1 14.4 38.0 ***21-25 35.0 38.6 32.4 ***26-30 23.8 29.8 19.5 ***31-34 13.1 17.2 10.2 ***Marital statusMarried 19.9 27.3 14.5 ***Unmarried 80.1 72.7 85.5 ***Race/ethnicity aHispanic/Latino 10.9 14.4 8.3 ***Black, non-Hispanic 29.9 21.1 36.4 ***White, non-Hispanic 54.1 58.8 50.7 ***Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6 0.2 0.9 **Other b 4.5 5.5 3.7 **Has one child or more 64.3 82.2 51.4 ***Household receiving any government benefits c 48.3 54.9 43.5 ***Financially dependent on parents 17.6 9.6 23.4 ***Ever employed 98.3 99.6 97.4 ***Currently employed 55.9 54.3 57.1Highest grade completed8th or lower 1.4 1.6 1.39th 3.8 4.5 3.310th 5.8 6.9 5.0 *11th 8.5 11.0 6.6 ***12th 80.5 76.0 83.8 ***Diplomas/degrees earned dHigh school diploma 75.7 70.7 79.3 ***General Educational Development (GED) certificate 22.9 27.7 19.3 ***Occupational/technical certificate 10.8 15.8 7.1 ***(continued)18
Table 2.1 (continued)Characteristic (%)Full Lorain OwensSample Sample SampleDate of high school graduation/GED certificate receiptDuring the past year 21.5 12.9 27.8 ***Between 1 and 5 years ago 31.3 29.3 32.8 *More than 5 years ago 47.2 57.8 39.4 ***Main reason for enrolling in college dTo complete a certificate program 9.8 11.0 8.8 *To obtain an associate’s degree 49.0 55.9 44.0 ***To transfer to a 4-year college/university 24.4 20.0 27.5 ***To obtain/update job skills 12.5 10.0 14.3 ***Other 7.2 5.6 8.4 **First person in family to attend college 35.9 37.0 35.1Completed any college courses/credits 43.6 43.5 43.6Working personal computer in home 64.2 65.6 63.2Owns or has access to a working car 88.3 90.3 86.9 **Language other than English spoken regularly in home 8.1 10.9 6.1 ***U.S. citizen 98.8 98.8 98.9Region in which respondent was bornNorth America 96.9 96.8 97.0Asia 0.4 0.1 0.7 *Latin America and the Caribbean 1.0 2.0 0.3 ***Other e 1.6 1.1 2.0Region in which respondent’s mother was born fNorth America 94.0 91.8 95.7 ***Asia 0.7 0.3 0.9Latin America and the Caribbean 2.8 5.6 0.6 ***Other e 2.6 2.3 2.8Sample size 2,139 898 1,241(continued)19
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ReferencesAdelman, Clifford. 2004.
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