Table S-32-2. Standard errors for the percentage of students in grades 1–12 whose parents reported choice among public schools and distribution of these students according to type of school attended, by student and household characteristics: 2007
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Students whose parents reported having the opportunity to send them to a chosen public school |
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Students whose parents reported having the opportunity to send them to a chosen public school, attending |
| Characteristic |
|
Public,
assigned school |
Public,
chosen school |
Private,
church-related school |
Private,
not church-related school |
| Total |
0.67 |
|
1.11 |
1.08 |
0.49 |
0.31 |
| Grade level |
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|
|
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| 1–5 |
1.25 |
|
2.28 |
2.21 |
0.81 |
0.53 |
| 6–8 |
1.54 |
|
1.58 |
1.58 |
0.98 |
0.38 |
| 9–12 |
1.37 |
|
1.73 |
1.80 |
0.73 |
0.43 |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
0.78 |
|
1.16 |
0.94 |
0.77 |
0.45 |
| Black |
2.93 |
|
3.72 |
4.03 |
0.91 |
0.80 |
| Hispanic |
1.70 |
|
2.55 |
2.33 |
0.80 |
0.43 |
| Other |
2.51 |
|
3.41 |
3.31 |
1.53 |
1.17 |
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| Family type |
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| Two-parent household |
0.72 |
|
1.13 |
0.96 |
0.65 |
0.35 |
| One-parent household |
1.64 |
|
2.31 |
2.30 |
0.53 |
0.82 |
| Nonparent guardians |
5.62 |
|
11.37 |
11.87 |
1.45 |
† |
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| Household income |
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|
|
|
|
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| $15,000 or less |
2.93 |
|
4.61 |
4.60 |
0.74 |
† |
| $15,001–30,000 |
2.30 |
|
4.67 |
4.8 |
0.55 |
0.87 |
| $30,001–50,000 |
1.65 |
|
2.56 |
2.46 |
1.11 |
0.30 |
| $50,001–75,000 |
1.38 |
|
1.68 |
1.48 |
1.23 |
0.41 |
| $75,001 or more |
0.94 |
|
1.54 |
1.32 |
1.06 |
0.75 |
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| Parents’ education |
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|
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| Less than high school |
3.04 |
|
3.45 |
3.43 |
0.57 |
† |
| High school diploma or equivalent |
1.84 |
|
3.66 |
3.53 |
0.82 |
0.67 |
Some college, including
vocational/technical |
1.49 |
|
1.90 |
1.83 |
0.73 |
0.26 |
| Bachelor’s degree |
1.47 |
|
1.68 |
1.90 |
1.18 |
0.25 |
| Graduate/professional degree |
1.44 |
|
2.11 |
2.01 |
1.39 |
1.09 |
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| Region |
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| Northeast |
1.65 |
|
3.37 |
3.72 |
1.75 |
0.84 |
| South |
1.37 |
|
2.31 |
2.27 |
0.84 |
0.49 |
| Midwest |
1.38 |
|
2.01 |
1.78 |
0.97 |
0.07 |
| West |
1.35 |
|
1.99 |
1.96 |
0.73 |
0.62 |
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| Locale |
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| City |
1.48 |
|
2.30 |
2.42 |
0.84 |
0.84 |
| Suburb |
0.83 |
|
1.65 |
1.51 |
0.99 |
0.26 |
| Town |
1.93 |
|
3.32 |
2.96 |
1.24 |
0.36 |
| Rural |
1.85 |
|
2.16 |
2.09 |
0.71 |
† |
| † Not applicable. |
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| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey, National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), 2007. |
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