Table 1. Sample's Socio-demographic Characteristics Compared to Total Fall Enrollment in U.S. Institutions of Higher Education 1996*

Characteristic
% Sample**
% Fall '96 U.S. Enrollment

Gender (n = 229)

Male
42 .4
44.4
Female
57.6
55.6

Age (n = 194)

14-17
0.0
1.6
18-19
28.9
21.0
20-21
22.2
18.5
22-24
17.5
16.2
25-29
14.4
14.9
30-34
5.7
8.3
35 and older
11.3
19.5

Race/Ethnicity (n = 226)

African-American
0.9
10.8
Asian
4.9
6.0
Hispanic
1.8
8.3
Native American
3.5
1.0
Other
1.8
***
White
87.2
73.9
Notes.
*U.S. Dept. of Education. Digest of Education Statistics, 1998. 34th ed. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1999:187-224.

**Because of rounding, percentages may not all total 100.

***Data not available. Not a race/ethnicity category in Digest of Education Statistics.