Table 3. Description of 2017/2018 HS-STEP-UP high school student characteristics.
| Characteristics | 2017 STEP-UP students, N=99 | 2018 STEP-UP students, N=94 |
| Female, % | 69 | 64 |
| Race | ||
| African American/Black, % | 31 | 29 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native, % | 8 | 7 |
| Asian, % | 4 | 16 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, % | 28 | 19 |
| White, % | 1 | 15 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Latino/Hispanic, % | 27 | 30 |
| First generation college, % | 30 | 15 |
| Low family SES (<$33,000/yr), %a | 65 | 31 |
a. About only half of the students each year report family income.
HS-STEP-UP, High School Short-Term Research Experience for Underrepresented Persons; SES, socioeconomic status.