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| Table 23. | Percentage of elementary and secondary school children whose parents were involved in school activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999 and 2003 |
| Child, parent, and school characteristic | Percent of children in 1999 whose parents1 report that they . . . | Percent of children in 2003 whose parents1 report that they . . . | Percentage distribution of children, by parental reports of number of times spent helping with homework per week, 20032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attended a general school meeting | Attended parent-teacher conference | Attended a class event | Volunteered at school | Attended a general school meeting | Attended parent-teacher conference | Attended a class event | Volunteered at school | No help given | Less than once per week | 1 to 2 days a week | 3 to 4 days a week | 5 or more days a week | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 78.3 | (0.49) | 72.8 | (0.45) | 65.4 | (0.44) | 36.8 | (0.40) | 87.7 | (0.37) | 77.1 | (0.42) | 69.9 | (0.42) | 41.8 | (0.60) | 4.9 | (0.23) | 24.6 | (0.42) | 33.9 | (0.61) | 25.2 | (0.50) | 11.4 | (0.36) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 78.0 | (0.62) | 74.0 | (0.60) | 63.4 | (0.62) | 36.7 | (0.65) | 87.4 | (0.49) | 77.7 | (0.63) | 67.4 | (0.75) | 41.2 | (0.87) | 5.4 | (0.36) | 24.4 | (0.58) | 32.7 | (0.74) | 25.5 | (0.69) | 11.9 | (0.49) |
| Female | 78.6 | (0.69) | 71.5 | (0.56) | 67.4 | (0.59) | 37.0 | (0.61) | 87.9 | (0.55) | 76.5 | (0.63) | 72.6 | (0.63) | 42.4 | (0.83) | 4.4 | (0.31) | 24.8 | (0.68) | 35.1 | (0.87) | 24.9 | (0.66) | 10.8 | (0.55) |
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 80.5 | (0.54) | 73.6 | (0.48) | 71.6 | (0.53) | 42.7 | (0.51) | 88.7 | (0.51) | 76.4 | (0.62) | 74.1 | (0.65) | 48.4 | (0.82) | 4.8 | (0.34) | 29.2 | (0.63) | 34.0 | (0.75) | 23.1 | (0.60) | 8.9 | (0.39) |
| Black | 74.5 | (1.12) | 71.1 | (1.23) | 53.8 | (1.29) | 26.2 | (1.21) | 88.7 | (0.85) | 78.7 | (1.35) | 63.3 | (1.54) | 32.0 | (1.65) | 4.2 | (0.59) | 16.2 | (1.15) | 33.4 | (1.48) | 29.4 | (1.51) | 16.7 | (1.14) |
| Hispanic | 73.1 | (1.18) | 71.0 | (1.05) | 51.5 | (1.02) | 24.5 | (0.90) | 82.6 | (1.05) | 78.1 | (1.10) | 60.9 | (1.36) | 27.7 | (1.23) | 5.8 | (0.57) | 16.0 | (0.89) | 35.8 | (1.30) | 27.5 | (1.13) | 14.9 | (0.91) |
| Other | 76.7 | (2.00) | 73.2 | (1.94) | 62.4 | (2.01) | 30.7 | (1.94) | 87.5 | (1.63) | 77.6 | (2.25) | 68.5 | (2.32) | 37.2 | (2.16) | 5.6 | (1.06) | 22.2 | (1.99) | 28.4 | (1.99) | 30.5 | (2.67) | 13.3 | (1.56) |
| Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 57.4 | (1.77) | 60.0 | (1.78) | 37.8 | (1.68) | 12.9 | (1.05) | 69.8 | (2.04) | 67.8 | (2.50) | 42.4 | (2.42) | 15.6 | (2.04) | 9.4 | (1.30) | 16.9 | (1.85) | 40.6 | (2.86) | 21.0 | (1.90) | 12.1 | (1.66) |
| High school/GED | 72.7 | (1.00) | 69.7 | (0.87) | 58.7 | (0.93) | 26.0 | (0.88) | 83.8 | (0.91) | 75.4 | (0.93) | 62.1 | (1.28) | 30.3 | (1.27) | 5.8 | (0.55) | 21.8 | (0.87) | 33.8 | (0.96) | 26.7 | (1.00) | 11.9 | (0.75) |
| Vocational/technical or some college | 78.0 | (1.04) | 72.8 | (0.97) | 66.0 | (1.05) | 35.7 | (1.07) | 88.5 | (0.67) | 78.0 | (1.02) | 69.1 | (0.93) | 38.8 | (1.26) | 4.1 | (0.41) | 24.3 | (0.82) | 34.1 | (1.12) | 26.1 | (0.87) | 11.5 | (0.62) |
| Associate's degree | 81.7 | (1.14) | 75.8 | (1.39) | 68.7 | (1.57) | 41.5 | (1.53) | 88.6 | (1.27) | 76.6 | (1.68) | 73.0 | (1.76) | 39.7 | (1.67) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) | [3] | (†) |
| Bachelor's degree | 87.0 | (0.73) | 79.6 | (0.84) | 75.8 | (0.93) | 49.6 | (1.10) | 92.0 | (0.75) | 79.8 | (0.89) | 80.1 | (0.95) | 53.9 | (1.29) | 4.4 | (0.54) | 27.9 | (1.15) | 32.8 | (1.20) | 24.4 | (1.03) | 10.5 | (0.75) |
| Graduate/professional degree | 89.4 | (0.70) | 76.2 | (1.09) | 79.2 | (0.98) | 55.1 | (1.21) | 94.6 | (0.74) | 79.4 | (0.99) | 80.8 | (1.09) | 61.8 | (1.57) | 3.9 | (0.50) | 28.6 | (1.11) | 32.1 | (1.15) | 24.1 | (1.08) | 11.3 | (0.91) |
| Family income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $5,000 or less | 67.0 | (2.83) | 66.7 | (3.14) | 47.4 | (2.87) | 17.6 | (2.09) | 77.7 | (2.84) | 72.4 | (4.15) | 55.6 | (3.91) | 27.3 | (4.09) | 3.7 | (1.23) | 17.0 | (3.35) | 38.1 | (4.10) | 25.9 | (3.27) | 15.2 | (2.72) |
| $5,001 to 10,000 | 66.8 | (2.13) | 67.6 | (2.25) | 50.7 | (2.23) | 23.3 | (1.91) | 79.3 | (3.26) | 75.7 | (3.28) | 59.9 | (3.60) | 30.4 | (3.35) | 5.3 | (1.56) | 19.2 | (2.98) | 32.9 | (3.14) | 29.9 | (2.54) | 12.8 | (1.82) |
| $10,001 to 15,000 | 67.1 | (1.64) | 70.0 | (1.62) | 49.9 | (2.15) | 20.4 | (1.40) | 80.0 | (2.41) | 75.6 | (2.35) | 53.4 | (2.99) | 22.5 | (2.44) | 5.5 | (1.03) | 16.5 | (2.21) | 35.9 | (2.63) | 27.1 | (2.30) | 15.1 | (1.99) |
| $15,001 to 20,000 | 71.1 | (1.76) | 70.4 | (1.52) | 55.1 | (1.89) | 25.3 | (1.70) | 81.1 | (2.60) | 74.2 | (2.23) | 57.5 | (2.28) | 25.6 | (2.84) | 5.5 | (1.10) | 19.2 | (1.74) | 37.4 | (2.63) | 22.6 | (2.00) | 15.4 | (2.04) |
| $20,001 to 25,000 | 70.6 | (1.90) | 67.0 | (1.62) | 53.4 | (1.76) | 26.2 | (1.63) | 83.5 | (1.64) | 79.1 | (1.89) | 62.4 | (1.99) | 27.0 | (2.39) | 7.7 | (1.31) | 17.0 | (1.80) | 32.1 | (2.26) | 30.4 | (2.26) | 12.8 | (1.26) |
| $25,001 to 30,000 | 74.3 | (1.35) | 71.6 | (1.31) | 59.1 | (1.71) | 30.9 | (1.69) | 85.7 | (1.46) | 75.9 | (2.41) | 64.2 | (2.23) | 33.8 | (2.86) | 4.1 | (0.91) | 19.1 | (1.78) | 38.2 | (2.95) | 25.9 | (2.36) | 12.8 | (1.45) |
| $30,001 to 35,000 | 79.0 | (1.60) | 73.8 | (1.72) | 67.6 | (1.69) | 37.9 | (1.84) | 84.5 | (1.59) | 76.3 | (1.94) | 64.7 | (2.32) | 33.5 | (2.51) | 6.4 | (1.20) | 19.9 | (1.85) | 34.9 | (2.14) | 27.5 | (2.12) | 11.2 | (1.46) |
| $35,001 to 40,000 | 79.4 | (1.38) | 73.7 | (1.38) | 68.4 | (1.64) | 36.1 | (1.84) | 83.4 | (2.50) | 74.7 | (2.10) | 70.9 | (2.41) | 37.3 | (3.50) | 3.6 | (0.89) | 22.8 | (2.21) | 32.5 | (2.32) | 27.6 | (2.32) | 13.4 | (1.67) |
| $40,001 to 50,000 | 81.6 | (1.07) | 75.1 | (1.13) | 72.8 | (1.25) | 40.1 | (1.26) | 87.5 | (1.18) | 79.3 | (1.42) | 68.5 | (2.11) | 40.0 | (1.89) | 4.3 | (0.79) | 24.7 | (1.62) | 31.5 | (1.75) | 28.1 | (1.85) | 11.4 | (1.15) |
| $50,001 to 75,000 | 84.6 | (0.78) | 74.8 | (0.91) | 72.6 | (0.90) | 43.8 | (1.05) | 89.9 | (0.79) | 76.9 | (0.96) | 74.5 | (1.04) | 46.0 | (1.27) | 5.0 | (0.49) | 27.2 | (1.07) | 34.3 | (1.11) | 23.5 | (1.04) | 10.0 | (0.64) |
| Over $75,000 | 88.5 | (0.68) | 77.3 | (0.74) | 79.3 | (0.80) | 54.9 | (1.02) | 93.9 | (0.57) | 78.6 | (0.89) | 79.3 | (0.73) | 56.8 | (1.01) | 4.4 | (0.41) | 30.8 | (0.96) | 32.4 | (0.96) | 23.0 | (0.80) | 9.5 | (0.57) |
| Child attending public schools | 76.8 | (0.54) | 71.4 | (0.50) | 63.5 | (0.48) | 33.8 | (0.41) | 86.7 | (0.40) | 75.9 | (0.45) | 68.0 | (0.47) | 38.5 | (0.64) | 4.9 | (0.24) | 24.7 | (0.46) | 34.2 | (0.64) | 25.1 | (0.51) | 11.1 | (0.37) |
| Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8) | 81.7 | (0.57) | 80.9 | (0.45) | 66.9 | (0.55) | 38.1 | (0.48) | 90.9 | (0.40) | 85.1 | (0.42) | 71.7 | (0.57) | 42.8 | (0.74) | 1.6 | (0.17) | 16.5 | (0.55) | 34.7 | (0.75) | 32.4 | (0.67) | 14.8 | (0.51) |
| Secondary (grades 9 to 12) | 65.8 | (0.99) | 50.1 | (1.10) | 55.9 | (0.97) | 24.0 | (0.77) | 76.9 | (1.06) | 54.8 | (1.02) | 59.4 | (1.06) | 28.5 | (0.98) | 12.7 | (0.64) | 44.2 | (0.92) | 32.9 | (0.97) | 7.9 | (0.51) | 2.4 | (0.34) |
| Child attending private schools | 91.4 | (0.80) | 85.0 | (0.95) | 81.7 | (1.09) | 63.8 | (1.35) | 95.7 | (0.61) | 86.6 | (1.03) | 85.6 | (1.23) | 68.7 | (1.57) | 4.6 | (0.89) | 23.7 | (1.58) | 31.4 | (1.54) | 26.4 | (1.78) | 13.9 | (1.05) |
| Elementary (kindergarten to grade 8) | 93.0 | (0.73) | 90.2 | (0.81) | 84.2 | (1.11) | 68.8 | (1.37) | 96.6 | (0.69) | 91.6 | (0.92) | 88.4 | (1.22) | 73.4 | (1.90) | 1.5 | (0.47) | 17.5 | (1.64) | 29.9 | (1.68) | 33.0 | (2.23) | 18.1 | (1.45) |
| Secondary (grades 9 to 12) | 85.9 | (2.09) | 66.9 | (2.74) | 73.0 | (2.62) | 46.3 | (3.23) | 93.0 | (1.56) | 72.2 | (2.54) | 77.6 | (2.93) | 55.2 | (2.78) | 13.4 | (2.66) | 41.0 | (3.23) | 35.7 | (3.41) | 7.8 | (1.68) | 2.1 | (0.78) |
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† Not applicable. 1 The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the child's education. Responding parents reported on their own and their spouse's, or other household adults', activities. 2 Excludes children who do not have homework and children who never do homework. 3 Included under vocational/technical or some college. NOTE: Includes children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Excludes homeschooled children. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 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, Parent and Family Involvement in Education: 2002–03; and Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared January 2006.) |
