Participation in Education

Preprimary Education

Table A-2-2. Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by attendance status, level of program, and selected child and family characteristics: October 2010

Selected child and family characteristics	Total	Full-day						Part-day
Selected child and family characteristics	Total	Total		Nursery school		Kindergarten		Total		Nursery school		Kindergarten

Total	63.7	37.2		17.7		19.4		26.5		19.3		7.2

Sex
Male	63.2	36.5		18.0		18.5		26.7		19.7		7.0
Female	64.2	37.9		17.5		20.4		26.3		18.9		7.4

Age of child
3 years old	38.2	19.2		18.3		0.8	!	19.1		18.2		0.9
4 years old	68.6	32.2		27.4		4.8		36.3		32.3		4.0
5 years old	86.3	62.2		6.8		55.4		24.2		6.7		17.5

Race/ethnicity of child
White	67.0	35.8		17.1		18.7		31.2		24.0		7.2
Black	64.5	51.7		26.1		25.6		12.8		8.3		4.5
Hispanic	56.0	32.4		13.8		18.6		23.5		15.3		8.2
Asian	70.6	36.5		19.0		17.5		34.1		22.3		11.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	54.6	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	52.1	27.9	!	12.6	!	15.4	!	24.1	!	22.5	!	‡
Two or more races	61.9	34.8		21.5		13.3		27.1		21.5		5.6	!

Number of parents/guardians in the household
One parent or guardian	60.0	40.7		20.2		20.5		19.4		13.5		5.8
Two parents or guardians	65.1	35.8		16.8		19.0		29.4		21.6		7.7

Mother's current employment status
Employed	68.5	43.0		22.2		20.9		25.5		18.7		6.7
Unemployed	61.0	37.6		16.2		21.4		22.8		16.8		6.1
Not in the labor force	57.4	28.3		11.3		17.0		29.1		20.9		8.3

Father's current employment status
Employed	65.1	35.5		16.7		18.8		29.6		21.7		7.9
Unemployed	59.3	36.6		16.7		20.0		22.7		15.6		7.1
Not in the labor force	65.5	38.1		17.3		20.7		27.5		22.3		5.1

Highest educational attainment of parents/guardians
Less than high school	48.5	30.0		13.4		16.6		18.5		12.1		6.4
High school/GED	58.1	37.6		16.5		21.1		20.5		13.0		7.4
Vocational/technical or some college	62.3	37.1		17.6		19.5		25.2		18.0		7.2
Associate's degree	59.4	35.2		19.7		15.4		24.2		19.2		5.0
Bachelor's degree	71.8	37.7		18.3		19.4		34.1		26.2		7.9
Graduate or professional degree	77.6	42.6		21.9		20.7		35.0		27.7		7.3

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Preprimary programs are groups or classes that are organized to provide educational experiences for children and include kindergarten, preschool, and nursery school programs. Enrollment data for 5-year-olds include only those students in preprimary programs and do not include those enrolled in primary programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on race/ethnicity, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. For more information on the Current Population Survey (CPS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2010.

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