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| Table 154. | Percentage of high school sophomores who participate in various school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by selected student characteristics: 1990 and 2002 |
| Selected student characteristic | Academic clubs | Sports | Cheerleading and drill team | Hobby clubs | Music (band, orchestra, chorus, or choir) |
Vocational clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Any sport | Interscholastic1 | Intramural1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | 2002 | 1990 | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | 1990 | 2002 | 1990 | 2002 | 1990 | 2002 | 1990 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| All sophomores | 30.7 | (0.62) | 8.4 | (0.33) | 52.2 | (0.69) | 54.8 | (0.63) | 48.8 | (0.64) | 33.0 | (0.52) | 9.1 | (0.43) | 13.7 | (0.46) | 7.3 | (0.37) | 9.5 | (0.34) | 21.5 | (0.59) | 21.5 | (0.52) | 11.7 | (0.54) | 8.3 | (0.43) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 27.4 | (0.83) | 6.8 | (0.38) | 63.0 | (0.89) | 61.0 | (0.81) | 55.0 | (0.80) | 38.5 | (0.77) | 2.1 | (0.45) | 8.1 | (0.52) | 7.9 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (0.41) | 15.6 | (0.63) | 16.3 | (0.60) | 11.0 | (0.65) | 7.6 | (0.53) |
| Female | 34.0 | (0.87) | 9.9 | (0.46) | 41.4 | (0.89) | 48.5 | (0.85) | 42.5 | (0.84) | 27.4 | (0.64) | 15.8 | (0.68) | 19.2 | (0.63) | 6.7 | (0.50) | 10.9 | (0.50) | 27.3 | (0.85) | 26.8 | (0.71) | 12.3 | (0.69) | 9.1 | (0.53) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 31.7 | (0.72) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 53.5 | (0.78) | 57.0 | (0.79) | 52.3 | (0.77) | 30.9 | (0.68) | 8.3 | (0.38) | 13.2 | (0.54) | 7.5 | (0.46) | 9.7 | (0.47) | 22.3 | (0.68) | 23.9 | (0.65) | 12.2 | (0.64) | 9.3 | (0.60) |
| Black | 26.2 | (1.91) | 7.3 | (0.67) | 51.4 | (2.22) | 55.0 | (1.48) | 47.8 | (1.51) | 39.6 | (1.21) | 15.7 | (2.34) | 18.5 | (1.16) | 5.2 | (0.78) | 7.8 | (0.68) | 23.0 | (1.77) | 21.6 | (1.33) | 13.7 | (1.84) | 7.9 | (0.81) |
| Hispanic | 27.2 | (1.57) | 6.1 | (0.60) | 43.9 | (1.82) | 48.3 | (1.59) | 40.0 | (1.57) | 35.3 | (1.41) | 8.3 | (0.86) | 12.3 | (0.97) | 6.7 | (0.67) | 8.0 | (0.64) | 14.8 | (1.19) | 13.0 | (0.91) | 7.4 | (0.87) | 5.4 | (0.63) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 36.7 | (2.24) | 14.3 | (1.33) | 54.9 | (2.86) | 47.7 | (1.87) | 38.6 | (1.99) | 29.5 | (1.37) | 5.2 | (0.98) | 9.1 | (1.06) | 11.8 | (1.47) | 15.5 | (1.41) | 20.6 | (2.76) | 15.5 | (1.56) | 5.1 | (0.81) | 5.2 | (0.57) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 31.9 | (4.66) | 5.2 | (2.15) | 44.2 | (5.05) | 54.6 | (5.33) | 44.4 | (5.45) | 40.8 | (5.94) | 11.3 | (3.06) | 10.8 | (2.90) | 8.4 | (2.83) | 5.3 | (2.23) | 17.3 | (3.66) | 12.3 | (3.75) | 16.9 | (3.30) | 14.3 | (3.61) |
| Test performance quartile2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest test quartile | 22.5 | (1.21) | 4.4 | (0.43) | 47.4 | (1.42) | 47.7 | (1.03) | 40.5 | (1.04) | 38.2 | (0.93) | 9.5 | (0.95) | 15.0 | (0.82) | 6.5 | (0.59) | 6.3 | (0.52) | 16.0 | (0.87) | 15.3 | (0.78) | 17.3 | (1.19) | 8.9 | (0.63) |
| Second test quartile | 29.9 | (1.18) | 5.1 | (0.44) | 50.8 | (1.22) | 52.5 | (1.03) | 45.1 | (1.03) | 37.5 | (1.00) | 8.6 | (0.94) | 14.4 | (0.74) | 6.1 | (0.58) | 7.3 | (0.50) | 20.5 | (1.08) | 18.7 | (0.78) | 13.2 | (0.86) | 9.5 | (0.70) |
| Third test quartile | 30.3 | (1.15) | 8.1 | (0.56) | 51.8 | (1.22) | 56.5 | (1.06) | 50.6 | (1.05) | 32.1 | (0.97) | 9.2 | (0.82) | 13.7 | (0.74) | 7.6 | (0.65) | 10.8 | (0.63) | 22.1 | (1.05) | 23.0 | (0.88) | 11.4 | (0.90) | 7.6 | (0.64) |
| Highest test quartile | 40.0 | (1.17) | 15.6 | (0.80) | 59.0 | (1.25) | 62.3 | (1.04) | 58.5 | (1.05) | 24.3 | (0.87) | 9.0 | (0.72) | 11.7 | (0.73) | 8.7 | (0.75) | 13.4 | (0.75) | 26.9 | (1.05) | 28.7 | (1.02) | 6.7 | (0.60) | 7.4 | (0.67) |
| Socioeconomic status3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Low | 26.3 | (1.05) | 5.6 | (0.46) | 42.0 | (1.19) | 44.9 | (1.09) | 37.3 | (1.12) | 32.3 | (0.97) | 8.2 | (0.82) | 13.5 | (0.73) | 5.8 | (0.56) | 6.7 | (0.50) | 18.3 | (0.93) | 15.6 | (0.75) | 17.1 | (1.15) | 9.2 | (0.76) |
| Middle | 31.5 | (0.89) | 7.2 | (0.38) | 52.7 | (0.92) | 54.9 | (0.82) | 48.8 | (0.82) | 34.1 | (0.72) | 9.6 | (0.65) | 14.2 | (0.60) | 7.1 | (0.55) | 8.8 | (0.39) | 22.1 | (0.77) | 21.6 | (0.64) | 11.4 | (0.67) | 8.6 | (0.50) |
| High | 34.9 | (1.16) | 13.3 | (0.74) | 63.2 | (1.21) | 64.3 | (1.05) | 59.9 | (1.10) | 31.3 | (0.90) | 9.3 | (0.65) | 12.8 | (0.78) | 9.4 | (0.68) | 13.5 | (0.79) | 24.4 | (1.09) | 27.1 | (1.02) | 6.5 | (0.54) | 7.0 | (0.57) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 26.9 | (1.35) | 7.6 | (0.85) | 55.7 | (1.49) | 59.3 | (1.36) | 52.7 | (1.42) | 34.9 | (1.14) | 8.0 | (0.66) | 14.5 | (1.26) | 11.0 | (1.21) | 11.2 | (0.78) | 22.7 | (1.33) | 20.8 | (1.29) | 3.5 | (0.46) | 4.9 | (0.63) |
| Midwest | 33.4 | (1.27) | 6.8 | (0.57) | 58.3 | (1.27) | 57.9 | (1.36) | 52.7 | (1.33) | 31.2 | (1.15) | 8.6 | (0.63) | 13.7 | (0.89) | 5.4 | (0.53) | 8.8 | (0.77) | 26.6 | (1.22) | 27.5 | (1.07) | 11.7 | (1.17) | 8.0 | (1.10) |
| South | 32.6 | (1.06) | 10.8 | (0.58) | 46.3 | (1.16) | 52.7 | (0.89) | 47.3 | (0.92) | 32.2 | (0.77) | 11.3 | (0.96) | 15.4 | (0.76) | 5.9 | (0.53) | 9.8 | (0.50) | 18.8 | (0.93) | 21.4 | (0.85) | 18.6 | (1.10) | 11.5 | (0.73) |
| West | 27.5 | (1.32) | 7.0 | (0.66) | 51.6 | (1.59) | 50.9 | (1.53) | 43.6 | (1.53) | 34.5 | (1.20) | 6.8 | (0.71) | 10.4 | (0.88) | 8.7 | (0.78) | 8.5 | (0.77) | 18.2 | (1.30) | 15.8 | (0.95) | 7.2 | (0.86) | 7.0 | (0.80) |
| Sophomore's school sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 31.0 | (0.65) | 8.1 | (0.37) | 50.8 | (0.70) | 53.2 | (0.67) | 47.2 | (0.67) | 32.7 | (0.55) | 9.2 | (0.46) | 13.8 | (0.49) | 6.7 | (0.38) | 8.9 | (0.35) | 22.1 | (0.61) | 21.2 | (0.53) | 12.6 | (0.60) | 8.8 | (0.46) |
| Catholic | 28.6 | (2.40) | 11.3 | (0.51) | 66.5 | (2.76) | 73.1 | (1.38) | 67.7 | (1.61) | 35.4 | (1.50) | 7.1 | (1.18) | 10.7 | (1.06) | 12.3 | (1.53) | 17.1 | (1.35) | 12.6 | (1.60) | 18.1 | (1.82) | 2.8 | (0.64) | 2.2 | (0.37) |
| Other private | 29.1 | (4.60) | 10.5 | (0.56) | 68.0 | (4.46) | 73.9 | (2.16) | 68.3 | (2.81) | 37.0 | (2.64) | 9.9 | (2.47) | 15.5 | (1.96) | 13.1 | (3.50) | 14.8 | (2.14) | 25.7 | (5.01) | 33.9 | (3.61) | 5.5 | (2.32) | 3.8 | (1.02) |
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1 Interscholastic refers to competition between teams from different schools. Intramural refers to competition between teams or students within the same school. Data on these categories are available only for 2002. 2 Composite test performance quartile on mathematics, reading, science, and social studies in 1990 and composite test performance quartile on mathematics, reading, and science in 2002. 3 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002); and America's High School Sophomores: A Ten Year Comparison, 1980–1990, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/90), "First Follow-up, 1990." (This table was prepared December 2006.) |
