Title page
Contents
Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 11
Focus of this Report 11
Study Design 12
Selected Findings 14
References 32
Appendix A. Estimates and Standard Errors for Figure 1 and Standard Errors for Tables 1-13 33
Appendix B. Analysis Variables 50
Appendix C. Technical Notes and Methodology 54
Table 1. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' high school completion status as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 17
Table 2. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' enrollment in postsecondary education as of February 2016, and among those who had not enrolled, percentage reporting various reasons for not enrolling, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 19
Table 3. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' postsecondary enrollment and labor force participation status in February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 20
Table 4. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education but were employed in February 2016, median hours worked, percentage distribution of self-assessment of relationship between February job and job they expected to have at age 30, and percentage whose 2015 income was $10,000 or less, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 21
Table 5. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who had been unemployed for at least 1 month between leaving high school and February 2016, and among those, percentage who had received unemployment compensation, median number of months of longest unemployment... 22
Table 6. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who reported experiencing various financial circumstances during 2015, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 23
Table 7. Percentage of fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education reporting that their parents regularly helped cover various needs in 2015, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 24
Table 8. Percentage of fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in postsecondary education, and among them, percentage distribution of the number of months between completing or leaving high school and first entering postsecondary education, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 25
Table 9. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of control and level of institution in which they first enrolled after high school, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 26
Table 10. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program between completing or leaving high school and February 2016, percentage distribution of major field of study in their most recent undergraduate degree or certificate program, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 27
Table 11. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of attainment and retention at first institution as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 29
Table 12. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of attainment and persistence at any institution as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 30
Table 13. Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who had not attained a postsecondary credential and were no longer enrolled as of February 2016, and among these, percentage reporting various reasons for not being enrolled, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 31
Figure 1. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' postsecondary enrollment and labor force participation status in February 2016, by high school completion, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary attainment status: 2016 18
Table A-1. Standard errors for table 1: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' high school completion status as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 34
Table A-2. Standard errors for table 2: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' enrollment in postsecondary education as of February 2016, and among those who had not enrolled, percentage reporting various reasons for not enrolling, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 35
Table A-3. Standard errors for table 3: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' postsecondary enrollment and labor force participation status in February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 36
Table A-4. Standard errors for table 4: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education but were employed in February 2016, median hours worked, percentage distribution of self-assessment of relationship between February job and job they expected to have at age 30, and percentage... 37
Table A-5. Standard errors for table 5: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who had been unemployed for at least 1 month between leaving high school and February 2016, and among those, percentage who had received unemployment compensation, median number of months of longest unemployment... 38
Table A-6. Standard errors for table 6: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who reported experiencing various financial circumstances during 2015, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 39
Table A-7. Standard errors for table 7: Percentage of fall 2009 ninth-graders who never enrolled in postsecondary education reporting that their parents regularly helped cover various needs in 2015, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 40
Table A-8. Standard errors for table 8: Percentage of fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in postsecondary education, and among them, percentage distribution of the number of months between completing or leaving high school and first entering postsecondary education, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 41
Table A-9. Standard errors for table 9: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of control and level of institution in which they first enrolled after high school, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 42
Table A-10. Standard errors for table 10: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who had enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program between completing or leaving high school and February 2016, percentage distribution of major field of study in their most recent undergraduate degree or certificate program, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 43
Table A-11. Standard errors for table 11: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of attainment and retention at first institution as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 45
Table A-12. Standard errors for table 12: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage distribution of attainment and persistence at any institution as of February 2016, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 46
Table A-13. Standard errors for table 13: Among fall 2009 ninth-graders who ever enrolled in postsecondary education, percentage who had not attained a postsecondary credential and were no longer enrolled as of February 2016, and among these, percentage reporting various reasons for not being enrolled, by student and high school characteristics: 2016 47
Table A-14. Estimates for figure 1: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' postsecondary enrollment and labor force participation status in February 2016, by high school completion, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary attainment status: 2016 48
Table A-15. Standard errors for table A-14 and figure 1: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders' postsecondary enrollment and labor force participation status in February 2016, by high school completion, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary attainment status: 2016 49
Table C-1. Summary of HSLS:09 response rates by data collection round and instrument 59
Table C-2. Summary statistics for unit nonresponse bias analyses before and after weight adjustments for nonresponse, by HSLS:09 second follow-up and supplemental 2013 update analytic weights 61