Table 1.
Respondent characteristics by completion and compared to 2010 United States Census*
| Dropout | Terminated | Completed | p-value | US 2010 Census/American Community Survey % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=805 % (#) | N=247 % (#) | N=4155 % (#) | |||
| Age in years | |||||
| 18 to 34 | 23.85 (192) | 31.17 (77) | 27.34 (1136) | 0.017 | 30.58 |
| 35 to 54 | 33.66 (271) | 35.22 (87) | 35.64 (1481) | 36.70 | |
| 55 and older | 42.48 (342) | 33.6 (83) | 37.02 (1538) | 32.72 | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 49.32 (397) | 49.8 (123) | 48.45 (2013) | 0.843 | 48.53 |
| Female | 50.68 (408) | 50.2 (124) | 51.55 (2142) | 51.47 | |
| Race | |||||
| White | 80.87 (651) | 76.92 (190) | 81.68 (3394) | 0.337 | 74.66 |
| Black or African American | 13.04 (105) | 17.41 (43) | 11.87 (493) | 11.97 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.62 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.55 (23) | 0.87 | |
| Asian | 2.61 (21) | 3.24 (8) | 2.74 (114) | 4.87 | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1.24 (10) | 0.40 (1) | 0.94 (39) | 0.16 | |
| Some other race | – | – | – | 5.39 | |
| Two or more races | 1.61 (13) | 2.02 (5) | 2.21 (92) | 2.06 | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.05 (97) | 13.36 (33) | 11.65 (484) | 0.699 | 14.22 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 87.95 (708) | 86.64 (214) | 88.35 (3671) | 85.78 | |
| Educational attainment among age 25 or older | |||||
| Less than high school | 10.68 (86) | 12.55 (31) | 9.24 (384) | 0.001 | 14.42 |
| High school graduate | 26.21 (211) | 23.89 (59) | 20.39 (847) | 28.50 | |
| Some college, no degree | 18.26 (147) | 21.86 (54) | 18.29 (760) | 21.28 | |
| Associate’s degree | 8.2 (66) | 5.67 (14) | 9.92 (412) | 7.61 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 26.83 (216) | 24.29 (60) | 31.14 (1294) | 17.74 | |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2.73 (22) | 2.43 (6) | 3.44 (143) | 10.44 | |
| Refused/Don’t know | 0.50 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.26 (11) | – | |
| Household income | |||||
| $14,999 or less | 9.57 (77) | 11.74 (29) | 10.35 (430) | 0.129 | 13.46 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 15.28 (123) | 14.57 (36) | 14.22 (591) | 11.49 | |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 13.04 (105) | 14.98 (37) | 12.90 (536) | 10.76 | |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 18.14 (146) | 14.17 (35) | 18.00 (748) | 14.24 | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 11.43 (92) | 14.98 (37) | 14.10 (586) | 18.28 | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 10.68 (86) | 4.45 (11) | 8.98 (373) | 11.81 | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 6.09 (49) | 8.50 (21) | 7.75 (322) | 11.82 | |
| $150,000 or more | 5.47 (44) | 6.48 (16) | 4.96 (206) | 8.14 | |
| Refused/Don’t know | 10.31 (83) | 10.12 (25) | 8.74 (363) | – |
*
Age, sex, race, and ethnicity estimates for the US are based on 2010 Census Summary File 1. Educational attainment and household income are based on 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Unlike the US Census, the American Community Survey excluded adults not in the community (e.g., institutionalized) and describes income by the proportion of households, not adults.