Figure 2: Percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 in kindergarten through 12th grade, whose parents reported various reasons as their most important reason for homeschooling: 2003

Figure 2:   Percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 in kindergarten through 12th grade, whose parents reported various reasons as their most important reason for homeschooling: 2003

1Other reasons reported by parents included family unity and individualized teaching, among others.

NOTE: Excludes students enrolled in public or private school for more than 25 hours per week and students who were homeschooled only because of temporary illness. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors are available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/ pubinfo.asp?pubid=2004115.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program.
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