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Excerpted from Trends in College Pricing 1999, The College Board..
Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Education Opportunity, based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

Figure 3. College participation rates for unmarried 18-24-year-old high school graduates, 1970 to 1997, by Family income quartile