Text table 5-5.
Percentage of high school graduates earning credits in science courses, by gender and race/ethnicity: 1982 and 1994
Year of graduation
and characteristic
Survey science
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
1982
All
62
77
31
14
Male
64
74
32
19
Female
61
79
30
10
White
62
79
34
17
Asian/Pacific Islander
41
84
53
35
Black
68
73
22
  8
Hispanic
63
69
16
  6
American Indian/Alaskan Native
58
67
26
  8
1994
All
71
93
56
25
Male
73
92
53
27
Female
70
95
59
22
White
72
94
58
26
Asian/Pacific Islander
62
92
69
44
Black
72
92
44
15
Hispanic
70
94
46
16
American Indian/Alaskan Native
79
92
41
10
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 1998. The 1994 High School Transcript Study: Comparative Data on Credits Earned and Demographics for 1994, 1990, 1987, and 1982 High School Graduates. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
See appendix tables 5-21 and 5-23.
Science & Engineering Indicators — 2000