| Table 50. | General knowledge, reading, and mathematics scores and classroom behavior of kindergarten students, by child and family characteristics: Fall 1998 |
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| | Student achievement |
| |__________________________________________________________________________________________________| Percent of students
|Number,| | Reading | Mathematics |whose teachers say they
Child and family characteristics | in |General |_____________________________________|_________________________________________________|"often" or "very often"
| thou- |know- | | Percent passing each | | Percent passing each |__________________________
| sands |ledge\1\ | | proficiency level\3\ | | proficiency level\3\ |Persist | Are | Pay
| |mean |Mean |__________________________|Mean |______________________________________|at a | eager | atten-
| |t-score\2\|t-score\2\|Letter |Begin- |Ending |t-score\2\|Number |Relative|Ordinal | Add |task |to learn| tion
| | | |recog- |ning |sounds | |and |size |sequence| and | | |
| | | |nition |sounds | | |shape | | |subtract | | |
______________________________________|_______|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|___________|________|________|________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
______________________________________|_______|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________|________|___________|________|________|________
Total ..............................| 3,678 | 50 (0.3)| 50 (0.2)|66 (0.8)|29 (0.9)|17 (0.7)| 50 (0.2)|94 (0.3)|58 (0.7)|20 (0.7)| 4 (0.2)|71 (0.4)|75 (0.3)|66 (0.5)
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ...............................| 1,868 | 50 (0.3)| 49 (0.2)|62 (0.8)|26 (0.9)|15 (0.7)| 50 (0.2)|93 (0.5)|57 (0.9)|21 (0.8)| 5 (0.3)|65 (0.6)|71 (0.4)|58 (0.6)
Female .............................| 1,811 | 50 (0.3)| 51 (0.2)|70 (0.9)|32 (1.1)|19 (0.8)| 50 (0.2)|95 (0.3)|59 (0.9)|20 (0.7)| 4 (0.2)|78 (0.5)|78 (0.3)|74 (0.5)
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Child's birth date | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Born January to August, 1992 .......| 129 | 56 (0.4)| 53 (0.5)|76 (2.4)|38 (2.5)|24 (2.0)| 55 (0.4)|97 (0.9)|74 (1.8)|37 (2.0)| 10 (1.3)|79 (1.9)|79 (1.0)|70 (1.8)
Born September to December, 1992 ...| 870 | 53 (0.3)| 52 (0.3)|73 (1.1)|36 (1.3)|22 (1.1)| 53 (0.3)|96 (0.3)|67 (1.0)|29 (1.2)| 7 (0.5)|78 (0.8)|80 (0.5)|73 (0.7)
Born January to April, 1993 ........| 1,166 | 51 (0.3)| 51 (0.2)|67 (1.0)|31 (1.0)|17 (0.9)| 51 (0.2)|95 (0.5)|60 (0.9)|21 (0.8)| 4 (0.3)|73 (0.6)|77 (0.4)|68 (0.7)
Born May to August, 1993 ...........| 1,178 | 48 (0.3)| 48 (0.3)|60 (1.0)|23 (1.1)|13 (0.7)| 48 (0.3)|92 (0.6)|51 (1.0)|14 (0.7)| 2 (0.3)|66 (0.6)|70 (0.5)|61 (0.6)
Born September to December 1993 ....| 327 | 46 (0.4)| 47 (0.3)|56 (1.7)|20 (1.4)|11 (1.0)| 46 (0.3)|89 (1.2)|42 (1.7)|10 (1.0)| 2 (0.3)|63 (1.2)|66 (0.9)|57 (1.2)
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Mother's education | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than high school ...........,,,| 519 | 43 (0.3)| 43 (0.3)|38 (1.5)| 9 (0.9)| 4 (0.6)| 43 (0.3)|84 (1.0)|32 (1.2)| 6 (0.6)| 1 (0.3)|61 (1.1)|62 (1.0)|55 (1.2)
High school diploma or equivalent ..| 1,116 | 48 (0.3)| 48 (0.2)|57 (1.1)|20 (1.1)|11 (0.8)| 48 (0.2)|92 (0.5)|50 (0.9)|13 (0.7)| 2 (0.2)|70 (0.7)|72 (0.6)|64 (0.7)
Some college, vocational, technical | 1,153 | 51 (0.6)| 51 (0.5)|69 (1.0)|30 (1.1)|17 (0.9)| 51 (0.5)|96 (0.4)|61 (0.9)|20 (0.9)| 4 (0.3)|73 (0.8)|78 (0.4)|68 (0.5)
Bachelor's or higher degree ........| 798 | 56 (0.2)| 56 (0.2)|86 (0.8)|50 (1.2)|32 (1.1)| 56 (0.2)|99 (0.2)|79 (0.9)|37 (1.0)| 9 (0.5)|79 (0.7)|83 (0.4)|75 (0.7)
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Family type | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Single mother ......................| 790 | 46 (0.4)| 47 (0.3)|53 (1.3)|18 (1.2)|10 (0.8)| 46 (0.3)|90 (0.7)|44 (1.3)|11 (0.8)| 2 (0.3)|63 (0.8)|67 (0.7)|56 (1.0)
Single father ......................| 66 | 48 (0.7)| 48 (0.7)|58 (3.5)|21 (3.0)|11 (2.0)| 48 (0.7)|91 (2.3)|51 (3.4)|16 (2.6)| 3 (1.1)|61 (2.8)|67 (1.6)|55 (2.5)
Two parent .........................| 2,753 | 52 (0.2)| 51 (0.2)|70 (0.7)|33 (1.0)|19 (0.8)| 51 (0.2)|95 (0.3)|63 (0.7)|23 (0.7)| 5 (0.3)|74 (0.4)|77 (0.3)|69 (0.4)
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Welfare recipient\4\ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Utilized AFDC ......................| 428 | 43 (0.3)| 44 (0.2)|41 (1.2)|11 (0.9)| 5 (0.2)| 44 (0.2)|85 (0.7)|33 (1.0)| 6 (0.5)| 1 (0.2)|59 (1.2)|62 (0.8)|53 (1.2)
Never utilized AFDC ................| 3,226 | 51 (0.2)| 50 (0.2)|69 (0.8)|31 (1.1)|18 (0.6)| 51 (0.2)|95 (0.2)|61 (0.7)|22 (0.8)| 5 (0.3)|73 (0.4)|76 (0.3)|68 (0.4)
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Primary language spoken at home | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Non-English ........................| 325 | 43 (0.4)| 46 (0.5)|49 (1.9)|20 (0.9)|12 (1.4)| 47 (0.5)|89 (1.2)|45 (2.1)|13 (1.5)| 3 (0.9)|69 (1.3)|68 (1.2)|63 (2.5)
English ............................| 3,344 | 51 (0.3)| 50 (0.2)|67 (0.8)|30 (1.0)|17 (0.7)| 50 (0.2)|94 (0.3)|59 (0.8)|21 (0.7)| 4 (0.2)|72 (0.4)|75 (0.3)|66 (0.9)
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Child's race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ................| 2,118 | 53 (0.2)| 52 (0.2)|73 (0.9)|34 (1.1)|20 (0.8)| 52 (0.2)|96 (0.2)|66 (0.8)|26 (0.8)| 5 (0.3)|75 (0.5)|78 (0.3)|70 (0.5)
Black, non-Hispanic ................| 570 | 44 (0.5)| 47 (0.4)|55 (1.6)|19 (1.7)|10 (1.2)| 46 (0.4)|90 (0.8)|42 (1.5)| 9 (1.0)| 1 (0.2)|62 (1.0)|66 (0.9)|55 (1.2)
Asian ..............................| 108 | 48 (0.6)| 55 (0.6)|79 (1.7)|43 (1.5)|29 (2.2)| 54 (0.5)|98 (0.7)|70 (1.5)|31 (0.9)| 9 (0.3)|81 (1.5)|80 (1.4)|71 (1.9)
Hispanic ...........................| 704 | 46 (0.3)| 46 (0.4)|49 (1.7)|19 (2.4)|10 (1.2)| 47 (0.3)|90 (0.7)|44 (2.4)|12 (2.1)| 2 (1.2)|67 (0.9)|70 (0.7)|62 (0.9)
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander ...| 21 | 45 (1.2)| 48 (1.2)|55 (4.1)|24 (4.8)|14 (3.6)| 47 (1.2)|91 (2.0)|48 (4.0)|11 (4.2)| 2 (1.9)|64 (5.0)|68 (4.6)|59 (6.6)
American Indian/Alaska Native ......| 64 | 44 (1.5)| 42 (1.6)|34 (5.3)|11 (3.5)| 6 (1.6)| 43 (1.5)|80 (4.2)|34 (6.2)| 8 (2.3)| 1 (0.3)|64 (1.6)|72 (1.4)|52 (1.7)
More than one race, non-Hispanic ...| 88 | 50 (0.5)| 49 (0.6)|61 (2.5)|27 (2.4)|16 (2.0)| 49 (0.7)|94 (1.5)|54 (3.4)|17 (2.6)| 4 (1.3)|73 (2.9)|72 (1.3)|67 (1.8)
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Maternal education, by child's | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
High school diploma/equivalent or | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
more | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ..............| 1,925 | 54 (0.2)| 53 (0.2)|75 (0.9)|36 (1.1)|21 (0.8)| 53 (0.2)|97 (0.3)|68 (0.7)|27 (0.8)| 6 (0.3)|77 (0.5)|80 (0.3)|72 (0.5)
Black, non-Hispanic ..............| 459 | 44 (0.5)| 48 (0.4)|59 (1.5)|22 (1.9)|12 (1.5)| 47 (0.4)|91 (0.8)|45 (1.6)|10 (1.2)| 1 (0.3)|64 (0.9)|69 (0.7)|58 (1.0)
Asian ............................| 87 | 49 (0.6)| 56 (0.6)|82 (2.3)|47 (2.3)|32 (2.0)| 55 (0.6)|97 (1.9)|73 (2.9)|34 (2.0)| 10 (1.1)|82 (1.7)|82 (1.0)|72 (1.8)
Hispanic .........................| 446 | 48 (0.4)| 48 (0.5)|55 (1.8)|23 (1.6)|13 (1.3)| 48 (0.3)|93 (0.6)|49 (1.6)|14 (1.1)| 2 (0.4)|69 (1.1)|73 (0.6)|64 (1.0)
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Less than high school diploma or | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
equivalent | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic ..............| 143 | 47 (0.3)| 45 (0.4)|47 (2.2)|12 (1.3)| 6 (1.3)| 45 (0.4)|87 (1.3)|40 (1.8)| 9 (1.3)| 1 (0.4)|61 (1.8)|65 (1.2)|56 (1.6)
Black, non-Hispanic ..............| 97 | 40 (0.6)| 43 (0.5)|37 (2.7)| 7 (1.5)| 3 (1.1)| 42 (0.5)|83 (1.5)|27 (2.4)| 4 (1.2)|(\5\) (0.7)|50 (3.0)|53 (2.4)|42 (2.9)
Asian ............................| 15 | 41 (1.0)| 48 (0.8)|60 (4.5)|20 (3.8)| 9 (2.9)| 50 (0.8)|94 (5.4)|58 (5.1)|16 (2.1)| 4 (1.4)|82 (4.8)|77 (4.6)|68 (5.9)
Hispanic .........................| 240 | 42 (0.4)| 41 (0.5)|29 (2.3)| 6 (1.8)| 3 (1.2)| 42 (0.5)|82 (1.7)|27 (2.0)| 5 (0.9)| 1 (0.3)|65 (1.6)|64 (1.4)|59 (1.7)
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\1\The general knowledge assessment was a composite of science and social studies material.
NOTE: Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding and/or missing data. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99, America's Kindergartners. (This table was prepared November 2000).
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