Table 6: Number and percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, who engaged in distance learning using various media: 2003

Table 6. Number and percentage of homeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, who engaged in distance learning using various media: 2003
Distance Learning Media	Number	Percent
Total	451,000	41.2
Mail	167,000	15.2
Internet, e-mail, or web	212,000	19.4
TV, video, or radio	220,000	20.1
NOTE: Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week and students who were homeschooled due to a temporary illness. Detail does not sum to total because students could use more than one form of distance learning.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES).

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