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ERIC Number: ED298240
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Aug
Pages: 125
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School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 1986. Current Population Reports: Population Characteristics.
Bruno, Rosalind R.
Current Population Reports, Series P-20 n429 Aug 1988
This report presents detailed tabulations of data from the Current Population Survey on school enrollment in October 1986, and summary time series of data collected since the inception of the survey in 1946. School enrollment data are shown by the following personal and school characteristics: (1) age; (2) race; (3) Hispanic origin; (4) sex; (5) marital status; (6) family income; (7) educational attainment of householder; (8) metropolitan residency; (9) level and grade of school; (10) full-time attendance status; (11) public/private school; and (12) two-year/four-year college. Among the highlights of the data presented are the following: (1) in October 1986, there were 60.1 million persons enrolled in school, including 12.4 million college students and 6.5 million children enrolled in pre-primary school; (2) no level of school demonstrated a significant change in enrollment from 1985 to 1986; (3) between 1981 and 1986, pre-primary enrollment grew by one-fourth; (4) in the same period, elementary and high school enrollment declined by about 3 percent; (5) total college enrollment was not different in 1986 from any year since 1981, even though the traditional college-age population has declined; and (6) Black elementary school enrollment decreased less than White enrollment since the peak enrollment year, 1970--the Black elementary school-age population will increase proportionately more than the comparable White population during the next decade. Data are presented on 41 tables and figures. Appendices present supplementary tables, provide definitions and explanations, and discuss the source and reliability of the estimates. (BJV)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div.
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