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Table S15-2. Standard errors for the average economics scale scores of 12th-grade students, by content area and student and school characteristics: 2006
    Content area
Student or school characteristic Overall Market economy National economy International economy

    Total     0.9     0.9     0.9     0.9
Sex        
  Male   1.0   1.0   1.0   1.2
  Female   0.9   0.9   1.0   0.9
Race/ethnicity        
  White 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9
  Black   1.2   1.4   1.4   1.6
  Hispanic   1.2   1.4   1.2   2.1
  Asian/Pacific Islander   3.5   3.1   3.9   4.1
  American Indian/Alaska Native   4.1   4.3   4.8   6.7
Highest level of parental education        
  Did not finish high school   1.4   1.5   1.6   1.6
  Graduated from high school   1.2   1.2   1.3   1.5
  Some education after high school   0.8   0.9   0.9   1.1
  Graduated from college   0.9   1.0   1.0   1.0
Region        
  West   †   †   †   †
  Midwest   1.5   1.5   1.5   1.8
  South   1.4   1.6   1.4   1.6
  Northeast   2.0   2.2   2.1   2.0
Locale        
  City   1.6   1.5   1.7   1.8
  Suburban   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4
  Town   2.0   2.0   2.1   2.3
  Rural   1.4   1.5   1.4   1.6
Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
  10 percent or less   1.3   1.4   1.4   1.6
  11–25 percent   1.5   1.5   1.7   1.8
  26–50 percent   1.3   1.3   1.3   1.4
  51–75 percent   1.8   1.8   2.0   2.7
  More than 75 percent 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.4

† Not applicable.

SOURCE: Mead, N., and Sandene, B. (2007). The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2006 (NCES 2007-475), data from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer.

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