United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

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Education
No. 2 8 1 . C o l l e g e E n r o l l m e n t , b y S e x a n d R a c e : i 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
(In thousands, except percent As ol October. Covers civilian noninstitutional population. Degree-credit enrollment only]
PERSONS 14-34
YEARS OLD
1960 1965 1970 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981' 19813
PERCENT
1960 1970 I960 1901'
Total’ ..................... 3,570 5,675 7,413 9,697 10,217 9,830 9,976 10,180 10,437 10,734 100,0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Male.......................... 2,338 3.503 4,401 5,342 5,369 5,124 4,993 6,025 5,193 5,372 65.6 59.4 49.4 49.4
16-24___ _______ 1,648 2.721 3,331 3,693 3,712 3,621 3,508 3,604 3,724 3,833 46.2 44.9 35.4 35.7
25-34................ .... 592 669 940 1,521 1,546 1,396 1,356 1,325 1,375 1,442 16.6 12.7 13.0 13.2
Female..................... .... 1,231 2,172 3.013 4,355 4,848 4,714 4,986 5,155 5,244 5,363 34.5 40.6 50.6 50,2
16-24................ 950 1,760 2.474 3,243 3,431 3,373 3,482 3,625 3,680 3,741 26.6 33.4 35.6 35.3
25-34.... ................ 158 261 409 947 1,255 1.173 1,319 1,378 1,431 1,485 4.4 5.5 13.5 13.7
White..................... 3,342 5,317 6,759 8,516 6,612 8,514 8,709 8,875 8,983 9,162 93.6 91.2 87.2 66.1
Male.......................... 2,214 3,326 4,066 4 ,7 7 4 4,717 4,506 4 ,4 0 0 4,438 4,514 4,820 62.0 54.8 43.6 4&2
Female.............. ........ 1,128 1,991 2,693 3,743 4,095 4,006 4,309 4,437 4,469 4,543 31.6 38.3 42.6 42.8
*907 274 59? 948 1,103 1,020 1,007 1 080 1,133