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Table 139. Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 through 2000
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                          |       Time spent on homework each day     |            Amount of television watched each day
                          |___________________________________________|________________________________________________________
                          |        |        |   Half|        |    More|       |        |       |       |       |       | Six or
Selected student and      |   Don't|        |   hour|        |    than|       |One hour|    Two|  Three|   Four|   Five|   more
school characteristic     |    have|Don't do|or less|One hour|one hour|   None| or less|  hours|  hours|  hours|  hours|  hours
__________________________|________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
1                         |       2|       3|      4|       5|       6|      7|       8|      9|     10|     11|     12|     13
__________________________|________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______________|_______
1992                      |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
   All students ..........|16 (1.6)| 2 (0.2)|39(1.2)|28 (0.9)|15 (0.6)| 2(0.2)|17 (0.8)|21(0.7)|19(0.6)|13(0.6)| 9(0.4)|20(0.7)
                          |________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                       |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Male ...................|18 (1.8)| 3 (0.4)|39(1.4)|26 (1.0)|14 (0.8)| 2(0.3)|16 (0.8)|20(0.9)|18(0.9)|13(0.7)| 9(0.7)|21(0.9)
  Female .................|14 (1.5)| 1 (0.3)|39(1.4)|30 (1.1)|16 (0.8)| 2(0.3)|18 (1.2)|22(0.9)|19(0.9)|13(0.8)| 8(0.6)|18(0.9)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic ....|18 (1.9)| 2 (0.3)|38(1.5)|29 (1.2)|13 (0.6)| 2(0.3)|18 (0.9)|23(1.0)|21(0.8)|14(0.7)| 9(0.6)|13(0.8)
  Black, non-Hispanic ....|10 (1.6)| 3 (0.6)|45(2.3)|24 (1.5)|18 (1.4)| 2(0.5)|11 (1.5)|11(1.0)|12(1.0)|10(1.1)| 9(1.2)|44(1.9)
  Hispanic ...............|11 (1.7)| 4 (0.5)|39(2.2)|28 (1.7)|18 (1.9)| 2(0.5)|15 (1.2)|20(1.6)|14(1.3)|13(1.2)| 9(1.0)|27(1.6)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .|10 (4.5)| 1  (#) |39(3.4)|28 (4.3)|22 (3.4)| 3(1.3)|26 (3.7)|17(2.7)|15(2.8)|11(1.9)| 7(1.6)|21(3.2)
  American Indian/        |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native .......|17 (5.0)| 4 (2.4)|31(5.7)|18 (4.2)|30 (5.7)| 1 (#) |18 (3.8)|13(3.3)|16(3.7)|17(3.3)|11(3.3)|23(4.4)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Control of school         |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Public .................|17 (1.7)| 2 (0.3)|40(1.3)|26 (0.9)|14 (0.6)| 2(0.2)|16 (0.8)|21(0.9)|19(0.7)|13(0.7)| 9(0.5)|21(0.8)
  Private ................| 7 (1.8)| 1 (0.2)|34(2.4)|38 (2.2)|21 (1.9)| 2(0.6)|21 (2.3)|24(1.5)|18(1.4)|14(1.1)| 9(1.0)|12(1.4)
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1994                      |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
   All students ..........|13 (0.9)| 3 (0.3)|39(1.0)|30 (0.7)|15 (0.6)| 2(0.2)|17 (0.6)|21(0.6)|17(0.5)|13(0.6)| 9(0.4)|21(0.7)
                          |________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                       |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Male ...................|14 (1.0)| 5 (0.5)|39(1.1)|28 (1.0)|15 (0.7)| 2(0.3)|15 (0.8)|19(0.8)|16(0.6)|13(0.7)|10(0.6)|25(0.9)
  Female .................|12 (1.1)| 2 (0.2)|40(1.2)|32 (1.0)|15 (0.8)| 2(0.3)|20 (0.9)|23(0.8)|17(0.9)|13(0.8)| 8(0.6)|17(0.9)
                          |========|========|=======|========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
1998                      |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
   All students ..........| 8 (0.8)| 2 (0.2)|43(1.0)|31 (0.8)|16 (0.6)| 3(0.5)|21 (0.6)|22(0.7)|19(0.6)|11(0.5)| 8(0.4)|16(0.6)
                          |________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                       |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Male ...................| 9 (1.0)| 3 (0.3)|41(1.1)|30 (1.0)|16 (0.8)| 3(0.5)|18 (0.9)|22(0.9)|18(1.0)|12(0.7)| 8(0.6)|18(1.0)
  Female .................| 7 (0.7)| 1 (0.2)|44(1.2)|32 (1.0)|16 (0.7)| 3(0.5)|24 (0.8)|22(0.8)|19(0.7)|10(0.6)| 7(0.5)|14(0.7)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic ....| 9 (1.0)| 2 (0.2)|43(1.2)|32 (1.1)|15 (0.7)| 3(0.7)|23 (0.9)|24(0.8)|20(0.8)|12(0.7)| 7(0.6)|11(0.8)
  Black, non-Hispanic ....| 6 (0.9)| 3 (0.5)|45(1.9)|27 (1.5)|19 (1.5)| 2(0.5)|14 (1.2)|14(1.1)|14(1.2)|11(0.8)|12(0.9)|34(1.5)
  Hispanic ...............| 7 (1.1)| 3 (0.5)|42(1.9)|30 (1.5)|18 (1.2)| 3(0.5)|21 (1.2)|19(1.0)|18(1.2)|11(0.9)| 8(0.8)|19(1.0)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .| 4 (1.7)| 1  (#) |39(3.1)|36 (2.6)|20 (2.3)| 4(1.1)|26 (2.8)|20(3.0)|16(2.5)|10(2.8)| 9(1.9)|14(2.4)
  American Indian/        |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native .......| 8 (2.2)| 7 (2.0)|40(4.9)|27 (2.8)|19 (3.6)| 1 (#) |19 (3.6)|19(2.3)|15(2.6)| 8(2.1)|12(3.1)|27(3.4)
                          |========|========|=======|========|========|=======|========|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
2000                      |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
   All students ..........|10 (0.9)| 2 (0.2)|43(0.9)|29 (0.6)|16 (0.7)| 2(0.2)|23 (0.7)|23(0.6)|17(0.4)|11(0.5)| 6(0.4)|18(0.6)
                          |________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Sex                       |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Male ...................|11 (0.9)| 3 (0.3)|43(1.2)|27 (0.8)|16 (0.9)| 2(0.3)|20 (1.1)|21(0.8)|18(0.7)|11(0.6)| 7(0.5)|22(0.9)
  Female .................| 9 (1.0)| 1 (0.2)|43(1.1)|31 (0.9)|16 (0.7)| 2(0.3)|26 (0.9)|24(0.8)|17(0.7)|10(0.6)| 6(0.4)|15(0.7)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Race/ethnicity            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  White, non-Hispanic ....|11 (1.1)| 1 (0.2)|43(1.2)|30 (0.8)|15 (0.9)| 2(0.3)|25 (0.9)|25(0.9)|19(0.6)|11(0.6)| 6(0.5)|13(0.7)
  Black, non-Hispanic ....| 8 (0.9)| 4 (0.8)|45(1.8)|26 (1.3)|17 (1.0)| 1(0.2)|14 (0.9)|13(1.0)|13(0.9)|10(0.9)| 8(0.8)|42(1.5)
  Hispanic ...............| 7 (1.0)| 3 (0.5)|43(1.4)|29 (1.3)|18 (1.3)| 2(0.4)|22 (1.2)|21(1.2)|16(1.1)|10(1.0)| 7(0.6)|22(1.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .| 1 (0.7)| 1 (0.7)|42(3.2)|35 (3.2)|21 (3.4)| 6(1.4)|29 (2.7)|28(3.1)|15(2.8)| 8(1.6)| 7(1.7)| 8(1.8)
  American Indian/        |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
     Alaska Native .......|15 (4.7)| 7 (2.2)|42(5.4)|24 (4.5)|13 (2.6)| 1 (#) |20 (3.6)|18(2.2)|21(3.8)|11(3.4)| 7(2.2)|23(3.4)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Control of school         |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Public .................|10 (1.0)| 2 (0.2)|44(1.0)|29 (0.7)|15 (0.7)| 2(0.2)|22 (0.8)|22(0.7)|17(0.5)|11(0.5)| 6(0.4)|19(0.7)
  Private ................| 8 (1.6)| 1 (0.4)|37(1.6)|34 (1.5)|20 (1.7)| 5(1.0)|25 (1.4)|24(0.9)|19(0.8)|10(0.9)| 6(0.7)|11(1.3)
                          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
Type of location          |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |       |       |       |       |
  Central city ...........| 8 (1.0)| 3 (0.4)|41(1.4)|30 (1.1)|18 (1.2)| 2(0.4)|21 (0.9)|21(1.1)|16(0.6)|10(0.8)| 7(0.6)|24(1.3)
  Urban fringe/large town | 8 (1.3)| 2 (0.3)|44(1.3)|30 (1.2)|16 (1.1)| 3(0.3)|24 (1.3)|24(1.0)|18(0.8)|10(0.7)| 6(0.6)|15(1.0)
  Rural/small town .......|15 (2.3)| 2 (0.5)|44(2.0)|27 (1.4)|12 (1.2)| 2(0.4)|22 (1.8)|23(1.4)|19(1.0)|13(1.1)| 6(0.7)|16(1.5)
__________________________|________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992 through 2000 Reading Assessments, unpublished tabulations, NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved October 2001. (This table was prepared November 2001.)


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