Measuring Student and Family Demographic Characteristics

Parents were asked several questions about their children's and their family's demographic characteristics. This report examines differences in the school choice measures by students' sex, race/ethnicity, grade level (grades 1–5, 6–8, and 9–12), whether or not the student has a parent-reported disability, family poverty status (poor, near-poor, nonpoor), parents' highest level of education, family structure (two parents, one parent, nonparent guardians), geographic region where the student resides (Northeast, South, Midwest, West), and the locale type in which the student resides (city, suburb, town, rural).

More detailed information about the definition and construction of the variables used in this report is available in appendix A.