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Table 143. Percentage distribution of 4th-graders, by time spent on homework and television viewing each day and selected student and school characteristics: Selected years, 1992 to 2000

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                            |      Time spent on homework each day           |          Amount of television watched each day
    Selected student and    |________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________________
   school characteristics   |         |        |  Half   |         |  More   |         |  One    |         |         |         |         | Six
                            |  Don't  | Don't  |  hour   |  One    |  than   | None    |  hour   |  Two    | Three   | Four    |  Five   |  or
                            |  have   |  do    |   or    |  hour   |  one    |         |  or     | hours   | hours   | hours   |  hours  | more
                            |         |        |  less   |         |  hour   |         |  less   |         |         |         |         | hours
____________________________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
             1              |    2    |    3   |    4    |    5    |    6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11    |   12    |   13
____________________________|_________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
            1992            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
All students ...............| 16 (1.6)| 2 (0.2)| 39 (1.2)| 28 (0.9)| 15 (0.6)|  2 (0.2)| 17 (0.8)| 21 (0.7)| 19 (0.6)| 13 (0.6)|  9 (0.4)| 20 (0.7)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Sex                         |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Male .....................| 18 (1.8)| 3 (0.4)| 39 (1.4)| 26 (1.0)| 14 (0.8)|  2 (0.3)| 16 (0.8)| 20 (0.9)| 18 (0.9)| 13 (0.7)|  9 (0.7)| 21 (0.9)
  Female ...................| 14 (1.5)| 1 (0.3)| 39 (1.4)| 30 (1.1)| 16 (0.8)|  2 (0.3)| 18 (1.2)| 22 (0.9)| 19 (0.9)| 13 (0.8)|  8 (0.6)| 18 (0.9)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Race/ethnicity              |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  White, non-Hispanic ......| 18 (1.9)| 2 (0.3)| 38 (1.5)| 29 (1.2)| 13 (0.6)|  2 (0.3)| 18 (0.9)| 23 (1.0)| 21 (0.8)| 14 (0.7)|  9 (0.6)| 13 (0.8)
  Black, non-Hispanic ......| 10 (1.6)| 3 (0.6)| 45 (2.3)| 24 (1.5)| 18 (1.4)|  2 (0.5)| 11 (1.5)| 11 (1.0)| 12 (1.0)| 10 (1.1)|  9 (1.2)| 44 (1.9)
  Hispanic .................| 11 (1.7)| 4 (0.5)| 39 (2.2)| 28 (1.7)| 18 (1.9)|  2 (0.5)| 15 (1.2)| 20 (1.6)| 14 (1.3)| 13 (1.2)|  9 (1.0)| 27 (1.6)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ...| 10 (4.5)| 1   (#)| 39 (3.4)| 28 (4.3)| 22 (3.4)|  3 (1.3)| 26 (3.7)| 17 (2.7)| 15 (2.8)| 11 (1.9)|  7 (1.6)| 21 (3.2)
  American Indian/          |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
    Alaska Native ..........| 17 (5.0)| 4 (2.4)| 31 (5.7)| 18 (4.2)| 30 (5.7)|  1   (#)| 18 (3.8)| 13 (3.3)| 16 (3.7)| 17 (3.3)| 11 (3.3)| 23 (4.4)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Control of school           |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Public ...................| 17 (1.7)| 2 (0.3)| 40 (1.3)| 26 (0.9)| 14 (0.6)|  2 (0.2)| 16 (0.8)| 21 (0.9)| 19 (0.7)| 13 (0.7)|  9 (0.5)| 21 (0.8)
  Private ..................|  7 (1.8)| 1 (0.2)| 34 (2.4)| 38 (2.2)| 21 (1.9)|  2 (0.6)| 21 (2.3)| 24 (1.5)| 18 (1.4)| 14 (1.1)|  9 (1.0)| 12 (1.4)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
            1994            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
All students ...............| 13 (0.9)| 3 (0.3)| 39 (1.0)| 30 (0.7)| 15 (0.6)|  2 (0.2)| 17 (0.6)| 21 (0.6)| 17 (0.5)| 13 (0.6)|  9 (0.4)| 21 (0.7)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Sex                         |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Male .....................| 14 (1.0)| 5 (0.5)| 39 (1.1)| 28 (1.0)| 15 (0.7)|  2 (0.3)| 15 (0.8)| 19 (0.8)| 16 (0.6)| 13 (0.7)| 10 (0.6)| 25 (0.9)
  Female ...................| 12 (1.1)| 2 (0.2)| 40 (1.2)| 32 (1.0)| 15 (0.8)|  2 (0.3)| 20 (0.9)| 23 (0.8)| 17 (0.9)| 13 (0.8)|  8 (0.6)| 17 (0.9)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
            1998            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
All students ...............|  8 (0.8)| 2 (0.2)| 43 (1.0)| 31 (0.8)| 16 (0.6)|  3 (0.5)| 21 (0.6)| 22 (0.7)| 19 (0.6)| 11 (0.5)|  8 (0.4)| 16 (0.6)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Sex                         |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Male .....................|  9 (1.0)| 3 (0.3)| 41 (1.1)| 30 (1.0)| 16 (0.8)|  3 (0.5)| 18 (0.9)| 22 (0.9)| 18 (1.0)| 12 (0.7)|  8 (0.6)| 18 (1.0)
  Female ...................|  7 (0.7)| 1 (0.2)| 44 (1.2)| 32 (1.0)| 16 (0.7)|  3 (0.5)| 24 (0.8)| 22 (0.8)| 19 (0.7)| 10 (0.6)|  7 (0.5)| 14 (0.7)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Race/ethnicity              |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  White, non-Hispanic ......|  9 (1.0)| 2 (0.2)| 43 (1.2)| 32 (1.1)| 15 (0.7)|  3 (0.7)| 23 (0.9)| 24 (0.8)| 20 (0.8)| 12 (0.7)|  7 (0.6)| 11 (0.8)
  Black, non-Hispanic ......|  6 (0.9)| 3 (0.5)| 45 (1.9)| 27 (1.5)| 19 (1.5)|  2 (0.5)| 14 (1.2)| 14 (1.1)| 14 (1.2)| 11 (0.8)| 12 (0.9)| 34 (1.5)
  Hispanic .................|  7 (1.1)| 3 (0.5)| 42 (1.9)| 30 (1.5)| 18 (1.2)|  3 (0.5)| 21 (1.2)| 19 (1.0)| 18 (1.2)| 11 (0.9)|  8 (0.8)| 19 (1.0)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ...|  4 (1.7)| 1   (#)| 39 (3.1)| 36 (2.6)| 20 (2.3)|  4 (1.1)| 26 (2.8)| 20 (3.0)| 16 (2.5)| 10 (2.8)|  9 (1.9)| 14 (2.4)
  American Indian/          |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
    Alaska Native ..........|  8 (2.2)| 7 (2.0)| 40 (4.9)| 27 (2.8)| 19 (3.6)|  1   (#)| 19 (3.6)| 19 (2.3)| 15 (2.6)|  8 (2.1)| 12 (3.1)| 27 (3.4)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
            2000            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
All students ...............| 10 (0.9)| 2 (0.2)| 43 (0.9)| 29 (0.6)| 16 (0.7)|  2 (0.2)| 23 (0.7)| 23 (0.6)| 17 (0.4)| 11 (0.5)|  6 (0.4)| 18 (0.6)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Sex                         |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Male .....................| 11 (0.9)| 3 (0.3)| 43 (1.2)| 27 (0.8)| 16 (0.9)|  2 (0.3)| 20 (1.1)| 21 (0.8)| 18 (0.7)| 11 (0.6)|  7 (0.5)| 22 (0.9)
  Female ...................|  9 (1.0)| 1 (0.2)| 43 (1.1)| 31 (0.9)| 16 (0.7)|  2 (0.3)| 26 (0.9)| 24 (0.8)| 17 (0.7)| 10 (0.6)|  6 (0.4)| 15 (0.7)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Race/ethnicity              |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  White, non-Hispanic ......| 11 (1.1)| 1 (0.2)| 43 (1.2)| 30 (0.8)| 15 (0.9)|  2 (0.3)| 25 (0.9)| 25 (0.9)| 19 (0.6)| 11 (0.6)|  6 (0.5)| 13 (0.7)
  Black, non-Hispanic ......|  8 (0.9)| 4 (0.8)| 45 (1.8)| 26 (1.3)| 17 (1.0)|  1 (0.2)| 14 (0.9)| 13 (1.0)| 13 (0.9)| 10 (0.9)|  8 (0.8)| 42 (1.5)
  Hispanic .................|  7 (1.0)| 3 (0.5)| 43 (1.4)| 29 (1.3)| 18 (1.3)|  2 (0.4)| 22 (1.2)| 21 (1.2)| 16 (1.1)| 10 (1.0)|  7 (0.6)| 22 (1.5)
  Asian/Pacific Islander ...|  1 (0.7)| 1 (0.7)| 42 (3.2)| 35 (3.2)| 21 (3.4)|  6 (1.4)| 29 (2.7)| 28 (3.1)| 15 (2.8)|  8 (1.6)|  7 (1.7)|  8 (1.8)
  American Indian/          |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
    Alaska Native ..........| 15 (4.7)| 7 (2.2)| 42 (5.4)| 24 (4.5)| 13 (2.6)|  1   (#)| 20 (3.6)| 18 (2.2)| 21 (3.8)| 11 (3.4)|  7 (2.2)| 23 (3.4)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Control of school           |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Public ...................| 10 (1.0)| 2 (0.2)| 44 (1.0)| 29 (0.7)| 15 (0.7)|  2 (0.2)| 22 (0.8)| 22 (0.7)| 17 (0.5)| 11 (0.5)|  6 (0.4)| 19 (0.7)
  Private ..................|  8 (1.6)| 1 (0.4)| 37 (1.6)| 34 (1.5)| 20 (1.7)|  5 (1.0)| 25 (1.4)| 24 (0.9)| 19 (0.8)| 10 (0.9)|  6 (0.7)| 11 (1.3)
                            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
Type of location            |         |        |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
  Central city .............|  8 (1.0)| 3 (0.4)| 41 (1.4)| 30 (1.1)| 18 (1.2)|  2 (0.4)| 21 (0.9)| 21 (1.1)| 16 (0.6)| 10 (0.8)|  7 (0.6)| 24 (1.3)
  Urban fringe/large town ..|  8 (1.3)| 2 (0.3)| 44 (1.3)| 30 (1.2)| 16 (1.1)|  3 (0.3)| 24 (1.3)| 24 (1.0)| 18 (0.8)| 10 (0.7)|  6 (0.6)| 15 (1.0)
  Rural/small town .........| 15 (2.3)| 2 (0.5)| 44 (2.0)| 27 (1.4)| 12 (1.2)|  2 (0.4)| 22 (1.8)| 23 (1.4)| 19 (1.0)| 13 (1.1)|  6 (0.7)| 16 (1.5)
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# Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Main NAEP, National Reading Results, unpublished data; NAEP Data Tool (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata). (This table was prepared November 2001.)


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