Participation in Education
Elementary/Secondary Enrollment
Table S-32-3. Standard errors for the percentage of public school students in grades 1–12 whose parents reported moving to current neighborhood for the school, by type of school and student and household characteristics: 2007
| Characteristic |
Parents moved to neighborhood for the school |
| Total |
0.74 |
| Type of school |
|
| Public, assigned |
0.83 |
| Public, chosen |
1.52 |
| Private, church-related |
† |
| Private, not church-related |
† |
| |
|
| Race/ethnicity |
|
| White |
0.89 |
| Black |
2.05 |
| Hispanic |
1.65 |
| Other |
2.26 |
| |
|
| Poverty status |
|
| Poor |
1.77 |
| Near-poor |
1.69 |
| Nonpoor |
0.86 |
| |
|
| Parents’ education |
|
| Less than high school |
2.43 |
| High school diploma or equivalent |
1.32 |
| Some college, including vocational/technical |
1.36 |
| Bachelor’s degree |
1.41 |
| Graduate/professional degree |
1.54 |
| |
|
| Locale |
|
| City |
1.26 |
| Suburb |
1.15 |
| Town |
1.74 |
| Rural |
1.70 |
| † Not applicable. |
| 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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