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  1. <text id=93AC0065>
  2. <title>
  3. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores:1975-93
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--United States Statistics         
  7. Education                                            
  8. </history>
  9. <article>
  10. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  11. <hdr>
  12. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Scores & 
  13. Characteristics of College Bound Seniors: 1975 - 1993
  14. </hdr>
  15. <body>
  16. <table>
  17. <tblhdr><cell>Type of Test & Characteristic<cell>Unit<cell type=i>1975<cell type=i>1980<cell type=i>1985<cell type=i>1990<cell type=i>1992<cell type=i>1993
  18. <row><cell type=a>TEST SCORES(1)<cell type=a><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i><cell type=i>
  19. <row><cell>Verbal, total<cell>Point<cell>434<cell>424<cell>431<cell>424<cell>423<cell>424
  20. <row><cell>Male<cell>Point<cell>437<cell>428<cell>437<cell>429<cell>428<cell>428
  21. <row><cell>Female<cell>Point<cell>431<cell>420<cell>425<cell>419<cell>419<cell>420
  22. <row><cell>Math, total<cell>Point<cell>472<cell>466<cell>475<cell>476<cell>476<cell>478
  23. <row><cell>Male<cell>Point<cell>495<cell>491<cell>499<cell>499<cell>499<cell>502
  24. <row><cell>Female<cell>Point<cell>449<cell>443<cell>452<cell>455<cell>456<cell>457
  25. <row><cell>PARTICIPANTS<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  26. <row><cell>Total<cell>1,000<cell>996<cell>992<cell>977<cell>1,134<cell>1,026<cell>1,044
  27. <row><cell>Male<cell>Percent<cell>49.9<cell>48.2<cell>48.3<cell>47.8<cell>47.6<cell>47.4
  28. <row><cell>White(3)<cell>Percent<cell>86.0<cell>82.1<cell>81.0<cell>73.0<cell>71.5<cell>70.4
  29. <row><cell>Black<cell>Percent<cell>7.9<cell>9.1<cell>7.5<cell>10.0<cell>10.4<cell>10.8
  30. <row><cell>OBTAINING SCORES(1) OF-<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  31. <row><cell>600 or above:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  32. <row><cell>Verbal<cell>Percent<cell>7.9<cell>7.2<cell>7.9<cell>7.4<cell>7.3<cell>7.8
  33. <row><cell>Math<cell>Percent<cell>15.6<cell>15.1<cell>17.1<cell>18.4<cell>18.1<cell>18.8
  34. <row><cell>Below 400:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  35. <row><cell>Verbal<cell>Percent<cell>37.8<cell>41.8<cell>39.4<cell>41.2<cell>14.3<cell>41.3
  36. <row><cell>Math<cell>Percent<cell>28.5<cell>30.2<cell>28.2<cell>28.4<cell>28.2<cell>27.7
  37. <row><cell>SELECTED INTENDED AREA OF STUDY:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  38. <row><cell>Business & commerce<cell>Percent<cell>11.5<cell>18.6<cell>21.0<cell>21.0<cell>16.8<cell>15.0
  39. <row><cell>Engineering<cell>Percent<cell>6.7<cell>11.1<cell>11.7<cell>10.0<cell>10.5<cell>10.2
  40. <row><cell>Social science<cell>Percent<cell>7.7<cell>7.8<cell>7.5<cell>13.0<cell>12.1<cell>12.2
  41. <row><cell>Education<cell>Percent<cell>9.1<cell>6.1<cell>4.7<cell>7.0<cell>8.1<cell>8.0
  42. <row><cell>SAT AVERAGE(1) BY HIGH SCHOOL RANK:<cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell><cell>
  43. <row><cell>Top tenth<cell>Point<cell>(NA)<cell>539<cell>547<cell>549<cell>549<cell>550
  44. <row><cell>Second tenth<cell>Point<cell>(NA)<cell>470<cell>482<cell>481<cell>480<cell>481
  45. <row><cell>Second fifth<cell>Point<cell>(NA)<cell>431<cell>442<cell>438<cell>438<cell>439
  46. <row><cell>Third fifth<cell>Point<cell>(NA)<cell>386<cell>396<cell>392<cell>392<cell>393
  47. </table>
  48. <list>
  49. <item>NA=Not available.
  50. <item>1. Minimum score, 200; maxium score, 800.
  51. </list>
  52. <p>Source: College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY.
  53. </p>
  54. </body>
  55. </article>
  56. </text>
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