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(19 KB)| Table 25. | Percent of elementary and secondary school children whose parents are involved in school activities and distribution ofchildren by average grades, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996 |
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| Percent of children whose |Distribution of children, by paren- |Distribution of children, by
Characteristics |parents\1\ report that they ... |tal reports of number of times spent|parental reports of average
of children, parents, and |___________________________________| helping with homework per week\2\ | grades in all subjects\2,3\
schools |Attended| Attended |Attended|Volun-|____________________________________|____________________________
| a | parent- |a class |teered| Less | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 | 5 or |Mostly|Mostly |Mostly|Mostly
|general | teacher | event | at | than | times | times | more | A's | B's | C's |D's or
| school |conference| |school|once per| per | per | times | | | | F's
|meeting | | | | week | week | week |per week| | | |
________________________________|________|__________|________|______|________|________|_________|________|______|_______|______|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
________________________________|________|__________|________|______|________|________|_________|________|______|_______|______|______
Total ..........................| 76.4 | 70.6 | 66.1 | 39.6 | 26.7 | 35.1 | 25.8 | 12.3 | 39.5 | 37.7 | 18.5 | 4.2
|________|__________|________|______|________|________|_________|________|______|_______|______|______
Sex of child | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male .........................| 75.6 | 71.9 | 64.5 | 38.7 | 27.4 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 12.9 | 32.5 | 38.3 | 23.5 | 5.7
Female .......................| 77.3 | 69.3 | 67.8 | 40.6 | 25.9 | 36.9 | 25.4 | 11.8 | 46.9 | 37.2 | 13.2 | 2.7
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Race/ethnicity of child | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ..........| 78.5 | 71.2 | 70.9 | 44.5 | 28.2 | 37.0 | 24.8 | 10.1 | 43.7 | 36.1 | 16.5 | 3.7
Black, non-Hispanic ..........| 71.9 | 68.0 | 56.0 | 29.5 | 21.9 | 30.0 | 28.6 | 19.5 | 27.0 | 41.0 | 26.2 | 5.8
Hispanic .....................| 72.7 | 70.7 | 54.8 | 27.7 | 25.4 | 31.1 | 27.9 | 15.6 | 31.9 | 43.6 | 19.6 | 4.9
Other non-Hispanic ...........| 72.6 | 71.4 | 63.4 | 36.2 | 24.3 | 37.5 | 26.1 | 12.0 | 44.7 | 33.7 | 17.1 | 4.5
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Highest education level | | | | | | | | | | | |
of parents | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than high school ........| 57.6 | 62.5 | 42.4 | 18.3 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 16.7 | 29.0 | 39.0 | 23.9 | 8.1
High school graduate .........| 71.1 | 68.2 | 59.5 | 31.1 | 26.4 | 34.2 | 25.7 | 13.6 | 30.5 | 40.5 | 23.1 | 5.9
Some postsecondary ...........| 77.4 | 71.1 | 68.4 | 40.2 | 26.4 | 35.8 | 26.1 | 11.6 | 36.9 | 40.1 | 19.1 | 3.9
College graduate .............| 86.1 | 75.1 | 75.5 | 52.2 | 25.4 | 38.8 | 25.3 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 32.9 | 12.7 | 1.9
Graduate/professional ........| 87.6 | 75.1 | 81.0 | 56.8 | 27.9 | 35.1 | 26.8 | 10.2 | 58.2 | 30.9 | 9.8 | 1.1
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Family Income | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $5,000 .............| 67.0 | 68.3 | 49.8 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 20.4 | 28.9 | 38.8 | 23.3 | 8.9
$5,001 to $10,000 ............| 63.8 | 67.4 | 49.6 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 32.1 | 27.6 | 13.7 | 26.6 | 41.9 | 24.6 | 6.9
$10,001 to 15,000 ............| 67.4 | 66.9 | 60.3 | 29.9 | 26.8 | 36.0 | 22.7 | 14.6 | 28.0 | 39.8 | 26.0 | 6.2
$15,001 to 20,000 ............| 69.1 | 67.4 | 55.8 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 15.6 | 32.7 | 38.4 | 21.6 | 7.3
$20,001 to 25,000 ............| 69.0 | 68.7 | 58.5 | 29.2 | 25.9 | 34.9 | 26.5 | 12.7 | 34.4 | 40.8 | 20.6 | 4.2
$25,001 to 30,000 ............| 72.0 | 69.2 | 61.7 | 33.0 | 28.1 | 34.8 | 27.3 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 42.0 | 19.8 | 5.2
$30,001 to 35,000 ............| 79.0 | 69.1 | 68.8 | 41.6 | 27.9 | 35.6 | 24.8 | 11.6 | 40.0 | 38.0 | 18.1 | 3.9
$35,001 to 40,000 ............| 78.9 | 72.8 | 69.6 | 41.7 | 24.9 | 37.3 | 27.0 | 10.7 | 40.4 | 37.3 | 19.4 | 2.8
$40,001 to 50,000 ............| 80.7 | 73.9 | 72.8 | 45.3 | 27.1 | 35.3 | 25.3 | 12.4 | 43.2 | 36.0 | 16.8 | 4.0
$50,001 to 75,000 ............| 83.9 | 72.2 | 75.0 | 49.1 | 25.9 | 37.0 | 26.3 | 10.8 | 50.2 | 32.7 | 14.9 | 2.2
Over $75,000 .................| 88.2 | 73.8 | 79.1 | 57.3 | 28.3 | 36.6 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 51.0 | 36.8 | 10.9 | 1.3
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Child attending public | | | | | | | | | | | |
schools \4\....................| 75.3 | 70.6 | 64.8 | 35.4 | 26.6 | 35.9 | 25.4 | 12.1 | 38.2 | 37.9 | 19.3 | 4.6
Elementary (kindergarten | | | | | | | | | | | |
to grade 8) \4\ ............| 80.2 | 79.8 | 67.8 | 39.4 | 15.5 | 35.1 | 33.2 | 16.2 | 43.2 | 36.6 | 16.3 | 3.9
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) \4\| 63.2 | 47.7 | 57.5 | 25.5 | 52.0 | 37.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 29.6 | 40.2 | 24.5 | 5.7
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Child attending private | | | | | | | | | | | |
schools \4\....................| 90.2 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 66.4 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 14.9 | 50.8 | 36.1 | 11.8 | 1.3
Elementary (kindergarten | | | | | | | | | | | |
to grade 8) \4\ ............| 92.2 | 87.8 | 86.1 | 70.8 | 14.5 | 28.5 | 37.0 | 19.9 | 55.7 | 35.3 | 7.5 | 1.4
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) \4\| 85.0 | 67.4 | 73.7 | 54.4 | 57.4 | 29.0 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 40.9 | 37.7 | 20.4 | 1.0
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\1\The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the child's education.
The responding parent reported on their own and their spouse's or other household
adults' activities. Except where noted, includes children enrolled in nursery
school through grade 12. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey, 1996, unpublished data. (This table was prepared December 1998.)
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