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Peer reviewedLeppel, Karen – Review of Higher Education, 2002
Examined factors influencing college persistence of men and women. Having children has a negative impact on men's persistence but a positive impact on women's persistence. Being Black raises persistence significantly only for women. Age, marriage, and hours worked have a negative impact; and family income, GPA, and being Asian have a positive…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Females, Higher Education
