This report presents new information on recent changes in rates of school participation in the United States by age, sex, marital status, race, and income, and changes in field of study of college students, Information is also presented for the first time on the enrollment status of persons 35 years old and over, and on the enrollment level of persons of Spanish origin. The information presented in this report was derived from a supplement to the Census Bureau's October 1972 Current Population Survey and refers to the civilian noninstitutional population.

Detailed Tables

Table 1. Enrollment status of the population 3 to 34 years old, by age, race, Spanish origin, sex, and selected educational characteristics: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Enrollment status of the population 3 to 34 years old, by level of education, age, race, Spanish origin, and metropolitan-nonmetropolitan residence: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Fall school enrollment of the population 3 to 34 years old, by level and control of school, race, Spanish origin, sex, and metropolitan-nonmetropolitan residence: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. Fall school enrollment of the population 3 to 6 years old in nursery school and kindergarten, by whether attending full day, level and control of school, age, race, Spanish origin, and sex: October I 972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Fall college enrollment of the population 16 to 34 years old, by whether attending full time, year and control of college, age, race, Spanish origin, sex, and metropolitan-nonmetropolitan residence: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Enrollment status in 1972 of the population 14 to 24 years old, by enrollment status in 197 l, level of school, years of school completed, age, race, Spanish origin, and sex: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Enrollment in special schools of the population 3 to 34 years old, by age, race, Spanish origin, and sex: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Percent of the population 3 to 34 years old enrolled in school, by region of residence, age, and race for the South: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Marital status of the population 14 to 34 years old, by enrollment status, age, and sex: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Enrollment status and level of education of members of primary families 3 to 34 years ·old, by race, Spanish origin, years of school completed, and sex of family head: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. Primary families by enrollment status of family members 18 to 24 years old, by race, Spanish origin, and family income: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. Enrollment status and level of education of primary family members 18 to 24 years old, by family income, marital status, race, Spanish origin, and sex: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. Enrollment status of primary family members 3 to 17 years old, by age, race, Spanish origin, sex, family income, and selected educational characteristics: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. Enrollment status of the population 3 to 34 years old, by single year of age and grade, race, sex, and selected educational characteristics: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. Enrollment status of the population 3 to 21 years old, by age, race, sex, and modal grade of enrollment: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. Enrollment status of the population 3 years old and over by level of school, and age: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. Field of study of college students 14 to 34 years old by sex, race, and year of college: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Field of study of college students 14 to 34 years old by region of residence, type of college, whether attending full or part time and race: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Field of study of college students 35 years old or older by region of residence, sex, type of college, and whether attending full or part time: October 1972 [<1.0 MB]

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Appendixes

Table A-1. Percent enrolled in school for the population 5 to 34 years old, by age, race, and sex: October 1960 to October 1972
Table B-1. School enrollment by level for October 197 l by single years of age

Tables A-1 and B-1. [<1.0 MB]

A Note on Language

Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.

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