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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