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Table 26. Percent of kindergarteners through fifth-graders whose parents were involved in education-related activities, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999 and 2003

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                         |                                                              |                                                               |Percent of children in 1999 whose|Percent of children in 2003 whose
                         |Percent of children in 1999 whose parents report that they did|Percent of children in 2003 whose parents report that they did |parents report that they involved|parents report that they involved
Child, parent,           |  the following things with their children in the past month  |  the following things with their children in the past month   | their children in the following | their children in the following
and school               |                                                              |                                                               | activities during the past week | activities during the past week
characteristic           |______________________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________|_________________________________|_________________________________
                         |    Visited|     Went to|    Visited|    Visited|  Attended an|    Visited|    Went to|      Visited|    Visited|  Attended an|      Told|    Worked|     Worked|      Told|    Worked|     Worked
                         |          a|     a play,|     an art|      a zoo|  event spon-|          a|    a play,|       an art|      a zoo|  event spon-|         a|   on arts|         on|         a|   on arts|         on
                         |    library|    concert,|    gallery|         or|   sored by a|    library|   concert,|      gallery|         or|   sored by a|     story|        or|     house-|     story|        or|     house-
                         |           |    or other| museum, or|   aquarium|   community,|           |   or other|   museum, or|   aquarium|   community,|          |    crafts|       hold|          |    crafts|       hold
                         |           |        live| historical|           |   religious,|           |       live|   historical|           |   religious,|          |          |     chores|          |          |     chores
                         |           |        show|       site|           |    or ethnic|           |       show|         site|           |    or ethnic|          |          |           |          |          |
                         |           |            |           |           |     group/1/|           |           |             |           |     group/1/|          |          |           |          |          |
_________________________|___________|____________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|___________
1                        |          2|           3|          4|          5|            7|          8|          9|           10|         11|           13|       14 |        15|         16|        17|        18|         19
_________________________|___________|____________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|_____________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|___________
   Total ................|48.6 (0.64)|32.1  (0.55)|22.2 (0.67)|14.1 (0.47)|52.8   (0.63)|50.2 (0.80)|35.5 (0.87)|22.2   (0.83)|16.5 (0.69)|62.0   (0.80)|69.4(0.60)|68.0(0.60)|93.8 (0.33)|74.9(0.66)|74.9(0.70)|97.1 (0.21)
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Sex of child             |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
  Male ..................|47.2 (0.91)|30.5  (0.84)|22.3 (0.93)|13.9 (0.70)|50.9   (0.89)|47.3 (1.08)|33.6 (1.09)|23.1   (1.12)|16.3 (0.88)|61.0   (1.08)|69.1(0.76)|64.2(0.81)|93.0 (0.41)|73.3(0.86)|69.7(0.98)|97.0 (0.33)
  Female ................|50.1 (1.02)|33.7  (0.81)|22.1 (0.89)|14.3 (0.70)|54.8   (0.95)|53.1 (1.11)|37.5 (1.09)|21.2   (1.07)|16.7 (0.87)|63.0   (1.09)|69.7(0.89)|71.9(0.90)|94.6 (0.45)|76.6(0.96)|80.2(1.01)|97.3 (0.33)
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Race/ethnicity of child  |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
  White, non-Hispanic ...|48.9 (0.85)|33.9  (0.72)|22.3 (0.76)|12.0 (0.54)|54.6   (0.81)|49.1 (1.03)|37.2 (1.26)|21.2   (1.09)|13.6 (0.85)|64.6   (1.12)|70.9(0.80)|72.4(0.73)|96.2 (0.33)|76.0(0.96)|75.4(0.89)|98.4 (0.24)
  Black, non-Hispanic ...|47.8 (1.76)|31.3  (1.60)|21.0 (1.52)|15.7 (1.24)|53.0   (1.40)|52.3 (2.50)|36.7 (2.23)|24.4   (1.97)|18.9 (1.55)|66.3   (2.35)|64.8(1.73)|58.6(1.82)|93.9 (0.79)|69.6(2.00)|68.1(2.14)|98.9 (0.43)
  Hispanic ..............|43.9 (1.65)|24.4  (1.10)|20.6 (1.26)|19.7 (1.02)|45.8   (1.32)|48.2 (1.77)|28.0 (1.53)|20.8   (1.38)|23.7 (1.32)|49.3   (1.75)|66.6(1.49)|59.4(1.33)|84.7 (1.19)|74.2(1.55)|79.6(1.45)|92.7 (0.86)
  Other non-Hispanic ....|61.6 (3.14)|34.9  (3.02)|29.8 (3.16)|18.1 (2.31)|51.7   (3.18)|61.0 (3.80)|37.4 (3.04)|29.9   (2.75)|18.3 (2.76)|62.3   (3.45)|74.0(2.87)|69.1(2.47)|92.0 (1.56)|79.9(3.06)|73.6(2.52)|93.3 (1.45)
                         |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
Highest education level  |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
   of parents            |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
  Less than high school .|34.5 (2.33)|17.5  (1.63)|12.1 (1.64)|15.2 (1.65)|36.7   (2.32)|36.1 (3.39)|20.0 (3.10)| 9.3   (1.75)|15.3 (2.05)|34.3   (3.06)|61.9(2.30)|54.4(2.13)|81.8 (1.97)|67.2(3.16)|74.8(3.20)|94.9 (1.22)
  High school/GED .......|40.3 (1.42)|25.9  (1.13)|16.0 (1.04)|12.8 (0.98)|42.6   (1.23)|44.5 (1.64)|28.6 (1.83)|17.8   (1.73)|16.5 (1.18)|50.5   (1.81)|66.5(1.28)|64.3(1.27)|92.8 (0.75)|71.3(1.59)|75.5(1.32)|97.1 (0.56)
  Vocational/technical   |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
     or some college ....|47.2 (1.41)|30.2  (1.30)|20.4 (1.21)|11.9 (0.90)|53.7   (1.43)|44.3 (2.04)|32.8 (1.89)|19.1   (1.32)|15.2 (1.29)|62.1   (1.64)|70.2(1.23)|68.3(1.18)|96.2 (0.58)|75.9(1.54)|76.2(1.51)|97.4 (0.56)
  Associate's degree ....|50.4 (2.12)|35.5  (2.10)|22.0 (1.77)|14.3 (1.42)|53.6   (2.26)|47.4 (3.04)|41.1 (3.24)|22.0   (2.40)|15.4 (2.09)|67.0   (2.85)|70.0(2.04)|71.9(1.88)|95.4 (0.92)|76.0(2.00)|73.6(2.47)|96.9 (0.73)
  Bachelor's degree .....|57.6 (1.52)|40.0  (1.24)|29.1 (1.37)|15.2 (1.03)|64.6   (1.22)|57.7 (1.74)|40.1 (1.61)|27.6   (1.70)|16.0 (1.32)|71.3   (1.63)|74.2(1.39)|73.3(1.10)|96.1 (0.66)|77.3(1.60)|74.0(1.48)|97.2 (0.46)
  Graduate/professional  |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
     degree .............|62.9 (1.53)|43.3  (1.77)|34.7 (1.73)|17.9 (1.33)|65.3   (1.68)|65.2 (2.04)|47.2 (2.53)|31.7   (2.02)|20.7 (1.82)|75.6   (1.55)|71.4(1.73)|73.3(1.53)|95.3 (0.79)|78.6(1.64)|73.9(1.72)|98.0 (0.46)
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Family income            |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
  Less than $5,000 ......|42.7 (4.27)|24.9  (2.73)|16.5 (2.76)|16.6 (2.77)|37.3   (3.55)|38.2 (5.63)|25.7 (4.94)|13.2   (3.10)|18.7 (3.99)|52.9   (4.65)|67.5(4.39)|55.9(4.38)|90.9 (2.02)|79.5(4.52)|78.9(4.61)|94.3 (1.99)
  $5,001 to $10,000 .....|43.8 (2.86)|21.1  (2.34)|17.7 (2.07)|14.5 (1.65)|38.9   (2.62)|42.2 (4.99)|28.5 (4.74)|22.8   (4.79)|23.8 (4.05)|51.6   (4.74)|69.6(2.30)|58.4(2.93)|90.0 (1.69)|70.9(3.88)|75.3(3.30)|96.3 (1.62)
  $10,001 to 15,000 .....|44.8 (2.51)|24.5  (2.32)|18.2 (1.99)|15.3 (2.06)|45.5   (2.83)|49.1 (4.27)|27.3 (3.26)|20.7   (4.22)|20.9 (3.46)|49.1   (4.19)|66.7(2.62)|61.2(2.99)|91.9 (1.55)|70.0(3.62)|74.6(4.03)|93.8 (1.54)
  $15,001 to 20,000 .....|43.0 (3.07)|25.9  (2.37)|13.3 (1.74)|13.7 (1.61)|47.2   (2.78)|44.4 (3.95)|32.9 (3.75)|18.9   (2.83)|17.1 (2.61)|52.1   (4.19)|62.3(2.29)|64.1(2.70)|91.4 (1.35)|76.9(3.45)|76.1(3.74)|98.0 (0.60)
  $20,001 to 25,000 .....|38.9 (2.10)|26.3  (2.05)|18.7 (1.85)|14.7 (1.50)|47.7   (2.53)|48.4 (3.57)|26.0 (3.39)|16.3   (2.22)|16.4 (2.35)|57.8   (3.76)|68.1(2.34)|63.9(2.42)|90.5 (1.37)|71.6(2.86)|80.6(2.33)|96.0 (1.07)
  $25,001 to 30,000 .....|45.3 (2.27)|30.4  (2.35)|20.7 (1.97)|14.4 (1.70)|50.0   (2.30)|51.0 (3.71)|27.1 (3.35)|20.8   (3.12)|15.9 (2.50)|56.7   (3.96)|70.6(2.32)|68.7(2.42)|94.6 (0.87)|74.2(2.86)|71.9(3.47)|96.6 (1.06)
  $30,001 to 35,000 .....|49.2 (2.55)|31.3  (2.66)|21.4 (1.97)|11.9 (1.42)|53.7   (2.48)|44.9 (3.17)|33.2 (3.22)|18.3   (2.72)|17.1 (2.32)|59.7   (3.10)|69.3(1.85)|66.1(2.51)|93.2 (1.39)|73.3(2.88)|78.1(2.72)|97.9 (0.80)
  $35,001 to 40,000 .....|51.9 (2.30)|34.4  (2.60)|23.5 (2.18)|13.2 (1.48)|59.1   (2.45)|45.6 (4.30)|31.4 (3.79)|16.8   (2.99)|11.6 (2.92)|70.7   (3.70)|72.5(1.94)|71.6(1.96)|96.2 (0.89)|74.5(3.68)|75.5(2.97)|98.3 (0.99)
  $40,001 to 50,000 .....|52.1 (2.03)|32.5  (1.71)|22.5 (1.51)|13.1 (1.24)|58.5   (2.01)|52.2 (3.00)|35.8 (2.99)|20.9   (2.41)|14.8 (2.05)|63.1   (2.54)|69.0(1.82)|72.2(1.87)|95.7 (0.75)|75.7(2.20)|71.9(2.48)|97.0 (0.83)
  $50,001 to 75,000 .....|51.5 (1.67)|34.5  (1.47)|23.1 (1.37)|12.2 (0.86)|57.6   (1.72)|50.0 (1.65)|39.0 (1.59)|23.1   (1.42)|14.9 (1.27)|64.5   (1.42)|70.9(1.43)|72.5(1.41)|96.3 (0.64)|74.9(1.53)|75.3(1.55)|98.1 (0.37)
  Over $75,000 ..........|55.5 (1.61)|44.5  (1.45)|31.6 (1.75)|15.8 (0.86)|61.9   (1.33)|55.8 (1.69)|42.6 (1.66)|27.3   (1.43)|16.9 (1.31)|67.9   (1.42)|71.4(1.37)|74.4(1.31)|95.4 (0.72)|76.8(1.29)|73.3(1.32)|97.4 (0.43)
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Child attending public   |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
   schools ..............|47.5 (0.68)|30.4  (0.58)|21.0 (0.70)|13.7 (0.49)|51.2   (0.68)|49.2 (0.87)|34.9 (0.88)|21.2   (0.92)|16.3 (0.71)|60.6   (0.85)|68.8(0.65)|67.5(0.66)|93.7 (0.38)|75.0(0.68)|75.2(0.72)|97.4 (0.21)
Child attending private  |           |            |           |           |             |           |           |             |           |             |          |          |           |          |          |
   schools ..............|56.4 (1.78)|44.3  (1.80)|31.0 (1.55)|17.1 (1.28)|64.8   (1.92)|57.0 (2.31)|40.0 (2.55)|29.0   (2.04)|17.9 (1.85)|72.2   (2.15)|73.7(1.58)|71.6(1.64)|94.7 (0.70)|74.2(2.09)|72.1(1.94)|95.1 (0.91)
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/1/In 1999, one item was used to ask parents if they had attended an event sponsored by a community, ethnic, or religious group. In 2003, attendance at an event sponsored by a religious group was asked about separately from attendance sponsored by a community or ethnic group. NOTE: The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the child's education. The responding parent reported on their own and their spouse's, or other household adults' activities. Excludes home-schooled children. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and The Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003) of the National Household Education Surveys Program, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared June 2005.)