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Table 25. Percent of elementary and secondary school children whose parents are involved in school activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1996 and 1999

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                                | Percent of children in 1996 whose   |Distribution of children, by parental|      Percent of children in 1999 whose
        Characteristics         |    parents\1\ report that they ...  |reports of number of times spent hel-|           parents\1\ report that they ...
      of children, parents      |                                     |ping with homework per week, 1996\2\ |
          and schools           |_____________________________________|_____________________________________|___________________________________________________
                                |Attended |Attended |Attended| Volun- |  Less   | 1 or 2 | 3 or 4 |  5 or   |  Attended  | Attended   | Attended   |  Volun-
                                |    a    | parent- |a class | teered |  than   | times  | times  |  more   |     a      |  parent-   | a class    |  teered
                                | general |teacher  | event  |   at   |once per |  per   |  per   |  times  |  general   |  teacher   |  event     |    at
                                | school  | confer- |        | school |  week   |  week  |  week  |per week |   school   |conference  |            |  school
                                | meeting |  ence   |        |        |         |        |        |         |  meeting   |            |            |
________________________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|________|________|_________|____________|____________|____________|____________
               1                |    2    |    3    |   4    |   5    |    6    |   7    |   8    |    9    |    10      |    11      |    12      |    13
________________________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|________|________|_________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Total ..........................|    76.9 |    71.8 |   66.7 |   38.7 |    26.7 |   35.1 |   25.8 |    12.3 | 78.3  (0.4)| 72.8  (0.4)| 65.4  (0.5)| 36.8  (0.4)
                                |_________|_________|________|________|_________|________|________|_________|____________|____________|____________|____________
Sex of child                    |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
  Male .........................|    76.3 |    73.1 |   65.1 |   38.1 |    27.4 |   33.5 |   26.2 |    12.9 | 78.0  (0.6)| 74.0  (0.6)| 63.4  (0.6)| 36.7  (0.6)
  Female .......................|    77.5 |    70.4 |   68.4 |   39.4 |    25.9 |   36.9 |   25.4 |    11.8 | 78.6  (0.6)| 71.5  (0.6)| 67.4  (0.6)| 37.0  (0.6)
                                |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
Race/ethnicity of child         |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
  White, non-Hispanic ..........|    79.0 |    72.6 |   71.6 |   44.1 |    28.2 |   37.0 |   24.8 |    10.1 | 80.5  (0.5)| 73.6  (0.5)| 71.6  (0.5)| 42.7  (0.6)
  Black, non-Hispanic ..........|    71.6 |    68.8 |   56.4 |   26.8 |    21.9 |   30.0 |   28.6 |    19.5 | 74.5  (1.1)| 71.1  (1.2)| 53.8  (1.3)| 26.2  (1.1)
  Hispanic .....................|    73.6 |    71.5 |   54.8 |   26.3 |    25.4 |   31.1 |   27.9 |    15.6 | 73.1  (1.0)| 71.0  (1.0)| 51.5  (1.1)| 24.5  (0.9)
  Other non-Hispanic ...........|    73.3 |    71.6 |   64.0 |   35.3 |    24.3 |   37.5 |   26.1 |    12.0 | 76.7  (1.8)| 73.2  (1.9)| 62.4  (2.0)| 30.7  (1.8)
                                |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
Highest education level         |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
  of parents                    |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
  Less than high school ........|    57.6 |    62.8 |   42.4 |   16.9 |    28.7 |   30.0 |   24.5 |    16.7 | 57.4  (1.7)| 60.0  (1.7)| 37.8  (1.6)| 12.9  (1.1)
  High school graduate .........|    71.5 |    69.2 |   60.2 |   30.1 |    26.4 |   34.2 |   25.7 |    13.6 | 72.7  (0.8)| 69.7  (0.9)| 58.7  (0.9)| 26.0  (0.8)
  Some postsecondary ...........|    77.8 |    72.5 |   69.2 |   39.2 |    26.4 |   35.8 |   26.1 |    11.6 | 79.1  (0.7)| 73.7  (0.7)| 66.8  (0.8)| 37.5  (0.8)
  College graduate .............|    87.4 |    77.4 |   76.3 |   52.2 |    25.4 |   38.8 |   25.3 |    10.5 | 87.3  (0.8)| 80.3  (0.9)| 75.6  (1.0)| 49.7  (1.1)
  Graduate/professional ........|    88.5 |    76.3 |   81.9 |   56.7 |    27.9 |   35.1 |   26.8 |    10.2 | 88.8  (0.7)| 75.9  (1.0)| 78.9  (0.9)| 54.3  (1.1)
                                |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
Family Income                   |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
  Less than $5,000 .............|    66.8 |    69.3 |   50.4 |   24.3 |    23.7 |   28.3 |   27.7 |    20.4 | 67.0  (2.6)| 66.7  (2.6)| 47.4  (2.9)| 17.6  (2.0)
  $5,001 to $10,000 ............|    64.2 |    68.3 |   49.8 |   22.5 |    26.7 |   32.1 |   27.6 |    13.7 | 66.8  (2.0)| 67.6  (2.0)| 50.7  (2.1)| 23.3  (1.8)
  $10,001 to 15,000 ............|    66.7 |    67.5 |   61.1 |   28.0 |    26.8 |   36.0 |   22.7 |    14.6 | 67.1  (1.8)| 70.0  (1.7)| 49.9  (1.9)| 20.4  (1.5)
  $15,001 to 20,000 ............|    69.7 |    68.8 |   56.6 |   25.8 |    27.7 |   33.3 |   23.4 |    15.6 | 71.1  (1.7)| 70.4  (1.7)| 55.1  (1.9)| 25.3  (1.7)
  $20,001 to 25,000 ............|    69.3 |    69.4 |   59.5 |   27.6 |    25.9 |   34.9 |   26.5 |    12.7 | 70.6  (1.6)| 67.0  (1.7)| 53.4  (1.7)| 26.2  (1.5)
  $25,001 to 30,000 ............|    72.6 |    69.9 |   62.6 |   32.5 |    28.1 |   34.8 |   27.3 |     9.8 | 74.3  (1.5)| 71.6  (1.5)| 59.1  (1.7)| 30.9  (1.6)
  $30,001 to 35,000 ............|    79.3 |    71.4 |   69.4 |   40.9 |    27.9 |   35.6 |   24.8 |    11.6 | 79.0  (1.4)| 73.8  (1.5)| 67.6  (1.6)| 37.9  (1.7)
  $35,001 to 40,000 ............|    78.9 |    74.3 |   69.8 |   40.6 |    24.9 |   37.3 |   27.0 |    10.7 | 79.4  (1.3)| 73.7  (1.4)| 68.4  (1.5)| 36.1  (1.6)
  $40,001 to 50,000 ............|    81.6 |    75.5 |   73.3 |   44.7 |    27.1 |   35.3 |   25.3 |    12.4 | 81.6  (1.0)| 75.1  (1.1)| 72.8  (1.2)| 40.1  (1.3)
  $50,001 to 75,000 ............|    85.1 |    74.0 |   75.8 |   48.9 |    25.9 |   37.0 |   26.3 |    10.8 | 84.6  (0.8)| 74.8  (0.9)| 72.6  (0.9)| 43.8  (1.0)
  Over $75,000 .................|    88.8 |    74.5 |   79.5 |   57.6 |    28.3 |   36.6 |   25.1 |     9.9 | 88.5  (0.7)| 77.3  (0.8)| 79.3  (0.8)| 54.9  (1.0)
                                |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
Child attending public          |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
 schools .......................|    75.3 |    70.6 |   64.8 |   35.4 |    26.6 |   35.9 |   25.4 |    12.1 | 76.8  (0.4)| 71.4  (0.5)| 63.5  (0.5)| 33.8  (0.5)
  Elementary (kindergarten      |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
    to grade 8) ................|    80.1 |    79.8 |   67.7 |   39.3 |    15.5 |   35.1 |   33.1 |    16.2 | 81.7  (0.5)| 80.8  (0.5)| 66.7  (0.6)| 38.0  (0.6)
  Secondary (grades 9 to 12) ...|    63.3 |    47.6 |   57.7 |   25.6 |    52.0 |   37.7 |    7.8 |     2.5 | 65.7  (0.9)| 50.0  (0.9)| 56.2  (0.9)| 24.1  (0.8)
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Child attending private         |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
 schools .......................|    90.2 |    82.3 |   82.8 |   66.4 |    27.2 |   28.7 |   29.2 |    14.9 | 91.4  (0.8)| 85.0  (0.9)| 81.7  (1.0)| 63.8  (1.3)
  Elementary (kindergarten      |         |         |        |        |         |        |        |         |            |            |            |
    to grade 8) ................|    92.2 |    87.8 |   86.1 |   70.8 |    14.5 |   28.5 |   37.0 |    19.9 | 93.0  (0.8)| 90.2  (0.8)| 84.1  (1.1)| 68.8  (1.4)
  Secondary (grades 9 to 12) ...|    85.0 |    67.4 |   73.7 |   54.4 |    57.4 |   29.0 |   10.8 |     2.8 | 85.8  (2.1)| 66.7  (2.8)| 73.3  (2.5)| 46.3  (3.0)
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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.
\2\Includes children enrolled in grades 1 through 12.

NOTE: Except where noted, includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Excludes home-schooled children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey, 1996 and 1999, unpublished data. (This table was prepared May 2003.)


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