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| Table 24. | Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related activities with their children in the past month, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007 |
| Child, parent, and school characteristic | Visited a library | Went to a play, concert, or other live show | Visited an art gallery, museum, or historical site | Visited a zoo or aquarium | Attended an event sponsored by a community, religious, or ethnic group1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 48.6 | (0.64) | 50.2 | (0.80) | 48.8 | (1.12) | 32.1 | (0.55) | 35.5 | (0.87) | 31.4 | (0.87) | 22.2 | (0.67) | 22.2 | (0.83) | 26.3 | (1.09) | 14.1 | (0.47) | 16.5 | (0.69) | 19.0 | (0.80) | 52.8 | (0.63) | 62.0 | (0.80) | 58.9 | (1.14) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 47.2 | (0.91) | 47.3 | (1.08) | 46.8 | (1.66) | 30.5 | (0.84) | 33.6 | (1.09) | 28.7 | (1.06) | 22.3 | (0.93) | 23.1 | (1.12) | 27.1 | (1.80) | 13.9 | (0.70) | 16.3 | (0.88) | 18.5 | (0.95) | 50.9 | (0.89) | 61.0 | (1.08) | 57.3 | (1.48) |
| Female | 50.1 | (1.02) | 53.1 | (1.11) | 50.9 | (1.52) | 33.7 | (0.81) | 37.5 | (1.09) | 34.5 | (1.57) | 22.1 | (0.89) | 21.2 | (1.07) | 25.4 | (1.30) | 14.3 | (0.70) | 16.7 | (0.87) | 19.6 | (1.41) | 54.8 | (0.95) | 63.0 | (1.09) | 60.6 | (1.49) |
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 48.9 | (0.85) | 49.1 | (1.03) | 48.5 | (1.22) | 33.9 | (0.72) | 37.2 | (1.26) | 32.8 | (1.13) | 22.3 | (0.76) | 21.2 | (1.09) | 25.4 | (1.18) | 12.0 | (0.54) | 13.6 | (0.85) | 15.3 | (0.85) | 54.6 | (0.81) | 64.6 | (1.12) | 63.1 | (1.19) |
| Black | 47.8 | (1.76) | 52.3 | (2.50) | 56.1 | (3.95) | 31.3 | (1.60) | 36.7 | (2.23) | 34.5 | (3.02) | 21.0 | (1.52) | 24.4 | (1.97) | 32.7 | (5.13) | 15.7 | (1.24) | 18.9 | (1.55) | 24.2 | (2.72) | 53.0 | (1.40) | 66.3 | (2.35) | 61.7 | (4.59) |
| Hispanic | 43.9 | (1.65) | 48.2 | (1.77) | 44.6 | (2.14) | 24.4 | (1.10) | 28.0 | (1.53) | 25.1 | (1.67) | 20.6 | (1.26) | 20.8 | (1.38) | 23.5 | (2.13) | 19.7 | (1.02) | 23.7 | (1.32) | 25.4 | (1.97) | 45.8 | (1.32) | 49.3 | (1.75) | 44.9 | (2.17) |
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | 60.3 | (5.29) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 29.2 | (4.76) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 27.9 | (4.22) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 23.7 | (3.61) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 58.6 | (5.15) |
| Highest education level of parents/guardians in the household |
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| Less than high school | 34.5 | (2.33) | 36.1 | (3.39) | 37.3 | (3.49) | 17.5 | (1.63) | 20.0 | (3.10) | 20.2 | (2.66) | 12.1 | (1.64) | 9.3 | (1.75) | 17.8 | (2.25) | 15.2 | (1.65) | 15.3 | (2.05) | 17.3 | (2.22) | 36.7 | (2.32) | 34.3 | (3.06) | 35.5 | (3.86) |
| High school/GED2 | 40.3 | (1.42) | 44.5 | (1.64) | 41.5 | (3.52) | 25.9 | (1.13) | 28.6 | (1.83) | 22.0 | (2.31) | 16.0 | (1.04) | 17.8 | (1.73) | 22.2 | (3.58) | 12.8 | (0.98) | 16.5 | (1.18) | 17.6 | (2.21) | 42.6 | (1.23) | 50.5 | (1.81) | 46.0 | (3.23) |
| Vocational/technical or some college |
47.2 | (1.41) | 44.3 | (2.04) | 43.5 | (2.46) | 30.2 | (1.30) | 32.8 | (1.89) | 29.6 | (2.15) | 20.4 | (1.21) | 19.1 | (1.32) | 18.6 | (2.00) | 11.9 | (0.90) | 15.2 | (1.29) | 16.4 | (1.95) | 53.7 | (1.43) | 62.1 | (1.64) | 58.2 | (2.61) |
| Associate's degree | 50.4 | (2.12) | 47.4 | (3.04) | 46.6 | (2.74) | 35.5 | (2.10) | 41.1 | (3.24) | 31.0 | (2.46) | 22.0 | (1.77) | 22.0 | (2.40) | 22.3 | (2.72) | 14.3 | (1.42) | 15.4 | (2.09) | 19.3 | (2.56) | 53.6 | (2.26) | 67.0 | (2.85) | 58.7 | (2.84) |
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school |
57.6 | (1.52) | 57.7 | (1.74) | 51.9 | (1.89) | 40.0 | (1.24) | 40.1 | (1.61) | 37.1 | (1.85) | 29.1 | (1.37) | 27.6 | (1.70) | 32.1 | (2.07) | 15.2 | (1.03) | 16.0 | (1.32) | 21.1 | (1.79) | 64.6 | (1.22) | 71.3 | (1.63) | 66.7 | (2.07) |
| Graduate/professional degree |
62.9 | (1.53) | 65.2 | (2.04) | 62.2 | (1.86) | 43.3 | (1.77) | 47.2 | (2.53) | 40.0 | (2.20) | 34.7 | (1.73) | 31.7 | (2.02) | 34.7 | (1.96) | 17.9 | (1.33) | 20.7 | (1.82) | 20.3 | (1.61) | 65.3 | (1.68) | 75.6 | (1.55) | 72.3 | (1.63) |
| Family income (in current dollars) |
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| $5,000 or less | 42.7 | (4.27) | 38.2 | (5.63) | 46.5 | (8.03) | 24.9 | (2.73) | 25.7 | (4.94) | 18.6 | (6.08) | 16.5 | (2.76) | 13.2 | (3.10) | 21.4 | (7.05) | 16.6 | (2.77) | 18.7 | (3.99) | 12.3 | (4.18) | 37.3 | (3.55) | 52.9 | (4.65) | 43.5 | (8.42) |
| $5,001 to 10,000 | 43.8 | (2.86) | 42.2 | (4.99) | 34.9 | (5.37) | 21.1 | (2.34) | 28.5 | (4.74) | 23.5 | (5.99) | 17.7 | (2.07) | 22.8 | (4.79) | 23.6 | (5.63) | 14.5 | (1.65) | 23.8 | (4.05) | 22.7 | (5.16) | 38.9 | (2.62) | 51.6 | (4.74) | 44.5 | (6.75) |
| $10,001 to 15,000 | 44.8 | (2.51) | 49.1 | (4.27) | 35.6 | (4.75) | 24.5 | (2.32) | 27.3 | (3.26) | 21.0 | (4.00) | 18.2 | (1.99) | 20.7 | (4.22) | 10.6 | (2.93) | 15.3 | (2.06) | 20.9 | (3.46) | 17.6 | (4.18) | 45.5 | (2.83) | 49.1 | (4.19) | 51.0 | (6.68) |
| $15,001 to 20,000 | 43.0 | (3.07) | 44.4 | (3.95) | 52.1 | (9.98) | 25.9 | (2.37) | 32.9 | (3.75) | 18.6 | (3.76) | 13.3 | (1.74) | 18.9 | (2.83) | 26.2 | (11.91) | 13.7 | (1.61) | 17.1 | (2.61) | 14.6 | (3.78) | 47.2 | (2.78) | 52.1 | (4.19) | 39.0 | (7.73) |
| $20,001 to 25,000 | 38.9 | (2.10) | 48.4 | (3.57) | 45.3 | (5.05) | 26.3 | (2.05) | 26.0 | (3.39) | 30.1 | (4.13) | 18.7 | (1.85) | 16.3 | (2.22) | 21.2 | (3.97) | 14.7 | (1.50) | 16.4 | (2.35) | 20.4 | (3.84) | 47.7 | (2.53) | 57.8 | (3.76) | 52.6 | (5.02) |
| $25,001 to 30,000 | 45.3 | (2.27) | 51.0 | (3.71) | 45.4 | (5.59) | 30.4 | (2.35) | 27.1 | (3.35) | 23.0 | (3.90) | 20.7 | (1.97) | 20.8 | (3.12) | 20.5 | (5.61) | 14.4 | (1.70) | 15.9 | (2.50) | 24.0 | (6.29) | 50.0 | (2.30) | 56.7 | (3.96) | 50.2 | (5.60) |
| $30,001 to 35,000 | 49.2 | (2.55) | 44.9 | (3.17) | 45.9 | (5.09) | 31.3 | (2.66) | 33.2 | (3.22) | 30.4 | (4.59) | 21.4 | (1.97) | 18.3 | (2.72) | 23.7 | (4.51) | 11.9 | (1.42) | 17.1 | (2.32) | 20.4 | (4.15) | 53.7 | (2.48) | 59.7 | (3.10) | 65.5 | (3.80) |
| $35,001 to 40,000 | 51.9 | (2.30) | 45.6 | (4.30) | 49.0 | (3.80) | 34.4 | (2.60) | 31.4 | (3.79) | 31.9 | (3.85) | 23.5 | (2.18) | 16.8 | (2.99) | 19.9 | (4.22) | 13.2 | (1.48) | 11.6 | (2.92) | 19.2 | (3.80) | 59.1 | (2.45) | 70.7 | (3.70) | 54.6 | (4.46) |
| $40,001 to 50,000 | 52.1 | (2.03) | 52.2 | (3.00) | 47.0 | (3.92) | 32.5 | (1.71) | 35.8 | (2.99) | 31.8 | (3.28) | 22.5 | (1.51) | 20.9 | (2.41) | 26.9 | (3.75) | 13.1 | (1.24) | 14.8 | (2.05) | 20.9 | (4.10) | 58.5 | (2.01) | 63.1 | (2.54) | 56.4 | (3.28) |
| $50,001 to 75,000 | 51.5 | (1.67) | 50.0 | (1.65) | 49.2 | (2.28) | 34.5 | (1.47) | 39.0 | (1.59) | 31.9 | (1.80) | 23.1 | (1.37) | 23.1 | (1.42) | 23.9 | (1.64) | 12.2 | (0.86) | 14.9 | (1.27) | 15.8 | (1.50) | 57.6 | (1.72) | 64.5 | (1.42) | 61.2 | (2.02) |
| Over $75,000 | 55.5 | (1.61) | 55.8 | (1.69) | 53.5 | (1.66) | 44.5 | (1.45) | 42.6 | (1.66) | 38.1 | (1.42) | 31.6 | (1.75) | 27.3 | (1.43) | 33.1 | (1.48) | 15.8 | (0.86) | 16.9 | (1.31) | 20.3 | (1.17) | 61.9 | (1.33) | 67.9 | (1.42) | 67.6 | (1.51) |
| Child attending public school |
47.5 | (0.68) | 49.2 | (0.87) | 47.6 | (1.22) | 30.4 | (0.58) | 34.9 | (0.88) | 31.0 | (0.93) | 21.0 | (0.70) | 21.2 | (0.92) | 24.9 | (1.12) | 13.7 | (0.49) | 16.3 | (0.71) | 19.1 | (0.88) | 51.2 | (0.68) | 60.6 | (0.85) | 56.9 | (1.25) |
| Child attending private school |
56.4 | (1.78) | 57.0 | (2.31) | 57.0 | (2.86) | 44.3 | (1.80) | 40.0 | (2.55) | 34.3 | (2.65) | 31.0 | (1.55) | 29.0 | (2.04) | 35.6 | (2.82) | 17.1 | (1.28) | 17.9 | (1.85) | 18.5 | (2.05) | 64.8 | (1.92) | 72.2 | (2.15) | 71.8 | (2.77) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 In 1999 and 2007, a single item asked 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 at an event sponsored by a community or ethnic group. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 GED = General Educational Development. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the child's education. Responding parents reported on their own activities and the activities of their spouse/other adults in the household. Excludes homeschooled children. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and 2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared July 2009.) |
