Table:
characteristic
master's
doctoral
postdocs

2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19
2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19
2017
2018
2019
percent change 2017-19

all
378587
391211
408228
7.8
270525
277096
281889
4.2
64733
64783
66247
2.3

male
200748
201314
205768
2.5
155699
158019
159227
2.3
38870
38661
39173
0.8

female
177839
189897
202460
13.8
114826
119077
122662
6.8
25863
26122
27074
4.7

u.s. citizens and permanent residentsa
251896
271290
287370
14.1
164585
167291
169134
2.8
30110
29622
29452
-2.2

male
119906
126552
131686
9.8
86517
86601
86651
0.2
16378
15934
15570
-4.9

female
131990
144738
155684
18
78068
80690
82483
5.7
13732
13688
13882
1.1

hispanic or latino
29622
32923
36777
24.2
14999
16161
17690
17.9
1659
1856
1924
16

not hispanic or latino

american indian or alaska native
1136
1219
1327
16.8
714
713
750
5
125
81
69
-44.8

asian
26093
28557
31301
20
15952
16750
17543
10
6045
6020
5891
-2.5

black or african american
23266
25878
27598
18.6
9483
10065
10450
10.2
1019
1104
1088
6.8

native hawaiian or other pacific islander
468
497
542
15.8
235
233
202
-14
112
55
52
-53.6

white
148031
156010
163836
10.7
109271
109725
108709
-0.5
17313
17232
16972
-2

more than one race
8119
9120
9593
18.2
5420
5744
6020
11.1
730
506
519
-28.9

unknown race and ethnicity
15161
17086
16396
8.1
8511
7900
7770
-8.7
3107
2768
2937
-5.5

temporary visa holders
126691
119921
120858
-4.6
105940
109805
112755
6.4
34623
35161
36795
6.3

male
80842
74762
74082
-8.4
69182
71418
72576
4.9
22492
22727
23603
4.9

Statement: the decline between 2017 and 2019 in the number and proportion of temporary visa holders among seh master's students was driven largely by an 8.4% decrease in the number of men with temporary visas who enrolled in master's programs.
Question: how many percentage points of decreasing was the decline between 2017 and 2019 in the number and proportion of temporary visa holders among seh master's students driven in the number of men with temporary visas who enrolled in master's programs?
Answer: [8.4]