Characteristic |
2001 |
2005 |
2012 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total |
|
620,400 |
|
11 |
|
733,900 |
|
11 |
|
982,200 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Language spoken most at home by parents/guardians |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Both/only parent(s)/guardian(s) speak(s) English |
|
505,300 |
|
9 |
|
574,200 |
|
10 |
|
764,000 |
|
14 |
|
One of two or no parent/guardian speaks English |
|
115,100 |
|
26 |
|
159,700 |
|
23 |
|
218,300 |
|
31 |
|
One of two parents/guardians speaks English |
|
12,400 |
! |
13 |
! |
34,800 |
! |
26 |
|
34,900 |
! |
21 |
! |
No parent/guardian speaks English |
|
102,700 |
|
29 |
|
124,900 |
|
23 |
|
183,300 |
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Both/only parent(s)/guardian(s) speak(s) English |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White, non-Hispanic |
|
174,800 |
|
5 |
|
195,400 |
|
5 |
|
239,200 |
|
8 |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
|
247,400 |
|
24 |
|
263,300 |
|
23 |
|
299,800 |
|
31 |
|
Hispanic |
|
56,700 |
|
14 |
|
74,300 |
|
14 |
|
146,300 |
|
19 |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
|
# |
|
# |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
18,100 |
! |
8 |
! |
Other race, non-Hispanic1 |
|
26,500 |
! |
12 |
! |
38,500 |
! |
10 |
! |
60,600 |
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
One of two or no parent/guardian speaks English |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White, non-Hispanic |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
Black, non-Hispanic |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
Hispanic |
|
85,600 |
|
34 |
|
138,400 |
|
32 |
|
200,200 |
|
43 |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
6,200 |
! |
5 |
! |
Other race, non-Hispanic1 |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
# |
|
# |
|
‡ |
|
‡ |
|
# Rounds to zero. |
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is 30 to 50 percent of the estimate's value. |
‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value< |
1 "Other race, non-Hispanic" includes American Indian and Alaska Native children who are not Hispanic and children reported as a race/ethnicity not listed. |
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates are based on a total of 20,281,225 children in 2001, 20,690,936 children in 2005, and 21,674,720 children in 2012, all of whom were from birth through age 6 at the time of data collection and not yet in kindergarten. While National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations prior to 2012 were administered via telephone with an interviewer, NHES:2012 used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. Measurable differences in estimates between 2012 and prior years could reflect actual changes in the population, or the changes could be due to the mode change from telephone to mail. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of the 2001 National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2001), the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2005), and the 2012 National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2012). |