Percentage of 1995–96 beginning postsecondary students at 4-year institutions who took various steps to prepare academically for college, by parents' highest level of education

* See the technical note at the end of this essay for a description of curriculum levels.

SOURCE: Warburton, Bugarin, and Nuñez (2001), figure 1 and tables 4 and 5. Data from U.S. Department of Education, NCES. Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, "First Follow-up" (BPS:1996/1998).