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March 19, 1998
| Number of Hours Worked per Week | First Semester GPA (n) |
| Not Working | 2.57 (6630) |
| 5-10 hrs a week | 2.73 (930) |
| 11-15 hrs a week | 2.63 (611) |
| 16-20 hrs a week | 2.63 (805) |
| 21-25 hrs a week | 2.53 (547) |
| 26 + hrs a week | 2.28 (522) |
| All Students | 2.58 (10045) |
Comparison of Average First Semester
GPA Across High School Students by Number of
Hours Worked Outside School in a Week and Ethnicity
Hours Worked |
Ethnicity |
Row |
||||
White/Anglo |
African American |
Hispanic |
Native American |
Asian American |
Totals |
|
| Not Working | 3386 |
423 |
2413 |
175 |
233 |
6630 |
| Column % | 61.74% |
70.15% |
70.56% |
75.76% |
75.90% |
66.0% |
| 5-10 hrs | 577 |
54 |
258 |
15 |
26 |
930 |
| Column % | 10.52% |
8.96% |
7.54% |
6.49% |
8.47% |
9.26% |
| 11-15 hrs | 372 |
39 |
176 |
11 |
13 |
611 |
| Column % | 6.78% |
6.47% |
5.15% |
4.76% |
4.23% |
6.08% |
| 16-20 hrs | 497 |
42 |
235 |
13 |
18 |
805 |
| Column % | 9.06% |
6.97% |
6.87% |
5.63% |
5.86% |
8.01% |
| 21-25 hrs | 343 |
14 |
173 |
9 |
8 |
547 |
| Column % | 6.25% |
2.32% |
5.06% |
3.90% |
2.61% |
5.45% |
| 26 + hrs | 309 |
31 |
165 |
8 |
9 |
522 |
| Column % | 5.63% |
5.14% |
4.82% |
3.46% |
2.93% |
5.20% |