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Table 127.--Scholastic Aptitude Test score averages for college-bound													
"            high school seniors, by sex:  1966-67 to 1992-93"													
													
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             |        Verbal score         |      Mathematical score													
 School year |_____________________________|_____________________________													
             |  Total  |  Male   | Female  |  Total  |  Male   | Female													
_____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________													
      1      |    2    |    3    |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7													
_____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________													
             	|	         	         	|	         	|	         	|	         	|		|	
             	|	         	         	|	         	|	         	|	         	|		|	
             	|	         	         	|	         	|	         	|	         	|		|	
             	|	         	         	|	         	|	         	|	         	|		|	
             	|	         	         	|	         	|	         	|	         	|		|	
Year	Diff	SAT-M Males	_________	|	_________	|	_________	|	_________	|		|	_________
1966-67 .....	47	514 	466 	|	463 	|	468 	|	492 	|		|	467 
1967-68 .....	42	512 	466 	|	464 	|	466 	|	492 	|		|	470 
1968-69 .....	43	513 	463 	|	459 	|	466 	|	493 	|		|	470 
1969-70 .....	44	509 	460 	|	459 	|	461 	|	488 	|		|	465 
1970-71 .....	41	507 	455 	|	454 	|	457 	|	488 	|		|	466 
1971-72 .....	44	505 	453 	|	454 	|	452 	|	484 	|		|	461 
1972-73 .....	42	502 	445 	|	446 	|	443 	|	481 	|		|	460 
1973-74 .....	42	501 	444 	|	447 	|	442 	|	480 	|		|	459 
1974-75 .....	46	495 	434 	|	437 	|	431 	|	472 	|		|	449 
1975-76 .....	51	497 	431 	|	433 	|	430 	|	472 	|		|	446 
1976-77 .....	52	497 	429 	|	431 	|	427 	|	470 	|		|	445 
1977-78 .....	50	494 	429 	|	433 	|	425 	|	468 	|		|	444 
1978-79 .....	50	493 	427 	|	431 	|	423 	|	467 	|		|	443 
1979-80 .....	48	491 	424 	|	428 	|	420 	|	466 	|		|	443 
1980-81 .....	49	492 	424 	|	430 	|	418 	|	466 	|		|	443 
1981-82 .....	50	493 	426 	|	431 	|	421 	|	467 	|		|	443 
1982-83 .....	48	493 	425 	|	430 	|	420 	|	468 	|		|	445 
1983-84 .....	46	495 	426 	|	433 	|	420 	|	471 	|		|	449 
1984-85 .....	47	499 	431 	|	437 	|	425 	|	475 	|		|	452 
1985-86 .....	50	501 	431 	|	437 	|	426 	|	475 	|		|	451 
1986-87 .....	47	500 	430 	|	435 	|	425 	|	476 	|		|	453 
1987-88 .....	43	498 	428 	|	435 	|	422 	|	476 	|		|	455 
1988-89 .....	46	500 	427 	|	434 	|	421 	|	476 	|		|	454 
1989-90 .....	44	499 	424 	|	429 	|	419 	|	476 	|		|	455 
1990-91 .....	44	497 	422 	|	426 	|	418 	|	474 	|		|	453 
1991-92 .....	43	499 	423 	|	428 	|	419 	|	476 	|		|	456 
1992-93 .....	45	502 	424 	|	428 	|	420 	|	478 	|		|	457 
NOTE.--Possible scores on each part of the SAT range from 200 to 800.													
Data for the years 1966-67 through 1970-71 are estimates derived from													
the test scores of all participants.

"SOURCE:  College Entrance Examination Board, National Report on"
"College-Bound Seniors, various years.  (Copyright @ 1993 by the College"
Entrance Examination Board.  All rights reserved.)  (This table was
prepared April 1994.)