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Table 140. 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        |        |       |    Half|        |     More|         |     One|        |        |        |        |     Six
school characteristic       |   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 because of 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. Retrieved on November, 2001, from http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata. (This table was prepared November 2001.)