Voices from the pipeline: high school completion among rural Latinos

Journal of Cultural Diversity, Summer, 2003 by Mary D. Lagerwey, Elizabeth Phillips, Kathi Fuller

Table 1. Demographic Data

CHARACTERISTIC                                           Group One

Sex                                   Female                 4
                                       Male                  3

Age Range                                                  12-23

Status in School                  Middle School              2
                                   High School               2
                                    Graduated                2
                                   Dropped Out               1
                                    No Answer                0

Language at Home                   Spanish Only              2
                                   English Only              0
                               Spanish and English           5

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       Spanish                4.5

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       English                4.9

CHARACTERISTIC                                           Group Two

Sex                                   Female                 7
                                       Male                  3

Age Range                                                  13-24

Status in School                  Middle School              2
                                   High School               5
                                    Graduated                2
                                   Dropped Out               0
                                    No Answer                1

Language at Home                   Spanish Only              4
                                   English Only              0
                               Spanish and English           6

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       Spanish                4.3

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       English                3.2

CHARACTERISTIC                                          Group Three

Sex                                   Female                 7
                                       Male                  5

Age Range                                                  12-24

Status in School                  Middle School              2
                                   High School               5
                                    Graduated                3
                                   Dropped Out               1
                                    No Answer                1

Language at Home                   Spanish Only              1
                                   English Only              0
                               Spanish and English          11

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       Spanish                3.7

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       English                4.7

CHARACTERISTIC                                             TOTALS

Sex                                   Female                18
                                       Male                 11

Age Range                                                  12-24

Status in School                  Middle School              6
                                   High School              12
                                    Graduated                7
                                   Dropped Out               2
                                    No Answer                2

Language at Home                   Spanish Only              7
                                   English Only              0
                               Spanish and English          22

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       Spanish

Average Self-Assessment
of Language Proficiency
(scale of 1-5)                       English