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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Econ Perspect. 2009 FALL;23(4):119–146. doi: 10.1257/jep.23.4.119

Table 7.

Fraction of Students Who Sent at Least 6, 8, 10, or 15 SAT Score Reports, by Score

SAT score range
# SAT score
reports sent
900–990 1000–1090 1100–1190 1200–1290 1300–1390 1400–1490 1500–1600
6+ 0.244 0.295 0.370 0.461 0.570 0.680 0.783
8+ 0.095 0.128 0.178 0.251 0.343 0.450 0.560
10+ 0.032 0.048 0.076 0.117 0.177 0.247 0.318
15+ 0.003 0.004 0.008 0.014 0.023 0.035 0.045

Source: Tabulations by Jesse Rothstein of College Board microdata of SAT takers.

Notes: The sample is restricted to states in which students primarily take the SAT. (See Data Appendix available at ⟨http://e-jep.org⟩ for a definition and list of SAT states.) The data cover SAT I tests taken in the period 1996 through 2001. The test allows up to four score reports to be sent at no charge beyond the test fee.