Percentage of kindergarten through 8th-grade students who participated in various afterschool activities since the beginning of the school year, by student and school characteristics: 2005

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Table 29-1. Percentage of kindergarten through 8th-grade students who participated in various afterschool activities since the beginning of the school year, by student and school characteristics: 2005

		Activity
Student or school characteristic	Any activity	Academic activities	Arts	Clubs	Community service	Religious activities	Scouts	Sports

Total	43.2	6.9	17.9	5.7	8.1	19.7	10.2	31.1
Grade
K–2	36.9	3.1	15.0	2.0	2.5	14.9	10.3	26.0
3–5	47.3	8.1	19.7	5.9	7.5	21.3	14.2	33.6
6–8	45.2	9.3	19.1	9.1	14.0	22.7	6.3	33.5

Sex
Male	41.8	6.9	12.2	4.7	7.1	18.4	9.3	33.7
Female	44.7	6.9	24.1	6.8	9.3	21.2	11.2	28.3

Race/ethnicity¹
White	52.2	7.2	22.4	7.5	10.2	24.3	13.9	38.8
Black	30.3	8.4	9.6	3.0	5.6	15.7	4.8	17.9
Hispanic	26.8	4.3	9.5	2.7	3.9	10.6	4.0	20.0

Household income
$15,000 or less	20.0	4.7	5.7	2.6	2.4	9.8	3.5	11.2
$15,001–$30,000	26.9	4.5	9.3	2.7	5.0	12.5	5.1	17.1
$30,001–$50,000	35.5	5.9	13.6	4.5	7.5	17.2	8.5	21.8
$50,001–$75,000	50.6	7.8	20.3	6.3	8.7	23.5	13.4	37.3
$75,001 or more	63.3	9.3	29.8	9.4	12.6	27.6	15.1	50.3

Poverty status²
Poor	21.6	4.6	6.9	2.2	2.8	10.4	4.1	12.3
Near-poor	30.3	5.2	9.9	3.3	6.2	14.3	5.9	17.9
Nonpoor	55.6	8.3	24.7	7.8	10.6	24.8	13.9	42.4

Parents’ education³
Less than high school	8.4	1.1	2.2	0.2	0.7!	3.2	1.1!	5.4
High school diploma or equivalent	26.7	4.3	7.8	3.4	4.2	11.6	5.1	18.1
Some college, including vocational/technical	41.8	7.8	15.3	4.5	7.6	19.3	9.2	27.8
Bachelor’s degree	58.5	7.9	25.2	8.3	11.7	27.5	16.1	43.5
Graduate/professional degree	66.5	10.4	35.3	10.6	13.6	30.4	16.3	52.0

Mother’s employment⁴
35 hours or more per week	44.1	7.3	17.1	5.5	8.1	19.1	9.3	31.9
Less than 35 hours per week	50.7	7.9	21.8	7.9	10.8	25.3	13.6	37.3
Not employed	37.4	5.4	16.5	4.6	6.6	17.5	9.4	26.1

Family structure
Two-parent household	48.2	7.2	20.2	6.6	9.2	22.1	11.8	35.4
One-parent or guardian-only household	30.7	6.1	12.2	3.6	5.5	13.9	6.4	20.5

Community type⁵
Urban	43.6	7.4	18.6	5.7	8.2	19.6	10.4	31.4
Rural	41.6	4.9	15.3	5.8	7.9	20.2	9.6	30.0

School type
Public	41.7	6.4	17.0	5.5	7.5	19.6	9.9	29.6
Private	54.7	10.3	25.6	7.6	13.2	20.4	12.4	42.9

! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
¹ Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
² Poor is defined to include families below the poverty threshold, near-poor is defined to include families at 100–199 percent of the poverty threshold, and nonpoor is defined to include families at 200 percent or more than the poverty threshold.
³ Parents’ education based on highest level of education attained by either parent.
⁴ Only includes children who had a mother in the household. Not employed includes both (1) mothers who are seeking work but unemployed and (2) mothers not in the labor force.
⁵ Community type is based on a U.S. Census classification of places. Urban is a place with at least 50,000 people and includes both inside urbanized areas and outside urbanized areas. Rural is a place not classified as urban.
NOTE: Homeschooled students and students older than 15 years are excluded. When asked about their children’s participation in various afterschool activities, parents could respond either “yes” or “no.” The percentage of parents who responded “yes” for each activity is shown. Children could participate in multiple activities; therefore, percentages may sum to more than 100.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, After-School Programs and Activities Survey of the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program.

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