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(28KB)| Table 38. | Percentage distribution of all students, homeschooled students, and nonhomeschooled students, ages 5 through 17 with a grade equivalent of kindergarten through 12th grade, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 1999 and 2003 |
| Characteristic | 1999 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| All students | Homeschooled1 | Public schooled | Private schooled | All students | Homeschooled1 | Public schooled | Private schooled | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 50.8 | (0.47) | 49.0 | (3.27) | 51.1 | (0.51) | 49.3 | (1.32) | 50.9 | (0.55) | 51.9 | (3.52) | 50.9 | (0.59) | 50.6 | (1.58) |
| Female | 49.2 | (0.47) | 51.0 | (3.27) | 48.9 | (0.51) | 50.7 | (1.32) | 49.1 | (0.55) | 48.1 | (3.52) | 49.1 | (0.59) | 49.4 | (1.58) |
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 64.7 | (0.32) | 75.3 | (3.36) | 63.1 | (0.36) | 76.8 | (1.06) | 62.3 | (0.34) | 77.0 | (3.88) | 60.9 | (0.40) | 70.5 | (1.54) |
| Black | 16.0 | (0.20) | 9.9 | (2.80) | 16.8 | (0.24) | 10.0 | (0.76) | 15.7 | (0.08) | 9.4 | (2.87) | 16.3 | (0.15) | 12.7 | (1.14) |
| Hispanic | 14.0 | (0.17) | 9.1 | (2.06) | 14.9 | (0.19) | 7.3 | (0.57) | 15.9 | (0.07) | 5.3 | (1.92) | 16.9 | (0.16) | 10.5 | (0.87) |
| Other | 5.2 | (0.23) | 5.8 | (2.01) | 5.2 | (0.25) | 5.8 | (0.68) | 6.0 | (0.32) | 8.3 | (2.80) | 5.9 | (0.35) | 6.3 | (0.90) |
| Grade equivalent2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten through 5th grade | 48.7 | (0.07) | 50.4 | (3.75) | 47.8 | (0.16) | 56.6 | (1.26) | 47.9 | (0.08) | 43.3 | (3.06) | 47.4 | (0.21) | 52.4 | (1.39) |
| Kindergarten | 7.6 | (0.04) | 10.8 | (2.31) | 7.0 | (0.12) | 12.1 | (0.94) | 7.2 | (0.04) | 9.0 | (2.06) | 7.0 | (0.10) | 8.6 | (0.75) |
| Grades 1 through 3 | 25.3 | (0.04) | 23.5 | (3.61) | 25.1 | (0.15) | 27.5 | (1.16) | 23.9 | (0.04) | 19.7 | (2.50) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 26.8 | (1.34) |
| Grades 4 through 5 | 15.8 | (0.02) | 16.0 | (2.34) | 15.7 | (0.13) | 17.0 | (1.08) | 16.8 | (0.03) | 14.7 | (2.30) | 16.8 | (0.14) | 17.1 | (0.98) |
| Grades 6 through 8 | 23.5 | (0.04) | 21.9 | (2.83) | 23.7 | (0.13) | 22.4 | (0.97) | 24.6 | (0.04) | 27.8 | (3.43) | 24.7 | (0.16) | 23.2 | (1.12) |
| Grades 9 through 12 | 27.8 | (0.10) | 27.7 | (3.21) | 28.6 | (0.16) | 20.9 | (1.06) | 27.5 | (0.12) | 28.9 | (3.83) | 27.9 | (0.22) | 24.3 | (1.32) |
| Number of children in the household | ||||||||||||||||
| One child | 16.4 | (0.30) | 14.1 | (2.53) | 16.3 | (0.33) | 17.8 | (0.91) | 15.8 | (0.43) | 10.1 | (1.97) | 15.8 | (0.44) | 17.0 | (1.20) |
| Two children | 39.6 | (0.42) | 24.4 | (3.06) | 39.9 | (0.45) | 39.6 | (1.41) | 40.5 | (0.63) | 28.0 | (3.74) | 40.6 | (0.67) | 42.4 | (1.47) |
| Three or more children | 44.0 | (0.48) | 61.6 | (3.97) | 43.8 | (0.53) | 42.6 | (1.56) | 43.7 | (0.72) | 62.0 | (4.35) | 43.6 | (0.74) | 40.6 | (1.95) |
| Number of parents in the household | ||||||||||||||||
| Two parents | 65.8 | (0.41) | 80.4 | (3.26) | 64.4 | (0.45) | 75.6 | (1.36) | 70.9 | (0.59) | 80.8 | (3.55) | 69.5 | (0.66) | 80.0 | (1.46) |
| One parent | 30.8 | (0.41) | 16.7 | (2.91) | 32.0 | (0.45) | 22.7 | (1.33) | 26.2 | (0.63) | 17.9 | (3.61) | 27.3 | (0.71) | 18.4 | (1.47) |
| Nonparental guardians | 3.4 | (0.17) | 2.9 | (1.70) | 3.6 | (0.19) | 1.7 | (0.27) | 3.0 | (0.20) | 1.3 | (1.01) | 3.2 | (0.22) | 1.6 | (0.40) |
| Parent participation in the labor force | ||||||||||||||||
| Two parents—both in labor force | 45.6 | (0.48) | 27.9 | (3.92) | 45.5 | (0.54) | 49.5 | (1.56) | 49.5 | (0.72) | 25.0 | (3.72) | 49.3 | (0.72) | 56.3 | (2.28) |
| Two parents—one in labor force | 19.2 | (0.39) | 52.2 | (4.27) | 17.9 | (0.40) | 25.2 | (1.40) | 20.8 | (0.59) | 54.2 | (4.73) | 19.7 | (0.61) | 22.9 | (1.71) |
| One parent in labor force | 27.7 | (0.44) | 11.6 | (2.53) | 28.8 | (0.47) | 20.4 | (1.23) | 23.8 | (0.53) | 15.9 | (3.30) | 24.7 | (0.60) | 17.4 | (1.42) |
| No parent participation in labor force | 7.5 | (0.32) | 8.3 | (2.21) | 7.8 | (0.34) | 4.9 | (0.74) | 5.9 | (0.34) | 4.9 | (2.16) | 6.3 | (0.36) | 3.4 | (0.62) |
| Highest education level of parents | ||||||||||||||||
| High school diploma or less | 36.5 | (0.43) | 18.9 | (2.88) | 39.0 | (0.46) | 17.8 | (1.15) | 31.8 | (0.54) | 24.5 | (4.24) | 34.2 | (0.60) | 13.1 | (1.24) |
| Vocational/technical or some college | 30.2 | (0.43) | 33.7 | (3.85) | 31.0 | (0.48) | 23.2 | (1.19) | 31.7 | (0.62) | 30.8 | (4.60) | 32.6 | (0.68) | 24.5 | (1.35) |
| Bachelor's degree | 16.5 | (0.36) | 25.1 | (3.49) | 15.2 | (0.33) | 26.6 | (1.28) | 19.3 | (0.55) | 25.0 | (3.92) | 17.8 | (0.57) | 30.9 | (1.51) |
| Graduate/professional degree | 16.8 | (0.41) | 22.3 | (4.17) | 14.9 | (0.40) | 32.4 | (1.20) | 17.2 | (0.47) | 19.6 | (3.67) | 15.4 | (0.52) | 31.5 | (1.56) |
| Household income | ||||||||||||||||
| $25,000 or less | 33.4 | (0.22) | 30.9 | (4.31) | 35.6 | (0.25) | 14.8 | (1.20) | 24.4 | (0.09) | 25.8 | (4.32) | 26.2 | (0.21) | 9.4 | (1.18) |
| $25,001 to $50,000 | 30.3 | (0.47) | 32.7 | (4.00) | 30.6 | (0.47) | 27.5 | (1.39) | 26.1 | (0.53) | 28.4 | (4.06) | 26.9 | (0.57) | 18.5 | (1.29) |
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 17.1 | (0.38) | 19.1 | (2.62) | 16.8 | (0.39) | 19.4 | (1.21) | 21.6 | (0.55) | 24.1 | (4.46) | 21.5 | (0.59) | 22.1 | (1.48) |
| Over $75,000 | 19.2 | (0.42) | 17.4 | (2.65) | 17.0 | (0.42) | 38.3 | (1.40) | 27.9 | (0.52) | 21.7 | (3.79) | 25.3 | (0.60) | 50.0 | (1.90) |
| Urbanicity3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Urban | 74.5 | (0.22) | 67.6 | (3.81) | 73.2 | (0.28) | 87.2 | (1.03) | 79.2 | (0.10) | 72.4 | (4.91) | 77.9 | (0.21) | 91.1 | (1.19) |
| Rural | 25.5 | (0.22) | 32.4 | (3.81) | 26.8 | (0.28) | 12.8 | (1.03) | 20.8 | (0.10) | 27.6 | (4.91) | 22.1 | (0.21) | 8.9 | (1.19) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 20.4 | (0.21) | 13.4 | (3.35) | 19.9 | (0.26) | 25.8 | (1.10) | 18.2 | (0.08) | 15.3 | (4.51) | 17.4 | (0.21) | 24.8 | (1.60) |
| South | 34.6 | (0.23) | 41.8 | (4.36) | 34.7 | (0.27) | 32.2 | (1.18) | 34.0 | (0.10) | 40.6 | (4.96) | 34.8 | (0.21) | 26.3 | (1.41) |
| Midwest | 24.0 | (0.23) | 19.5 | (3.13) | 23.8 | (0.28) | 26.2 | (1.27) | 23.6 | (0.10) | 21.8 | (3.81) | 22.8 | (0.31) | 30.2 | (2.02) |
| West | 21.0 | (0.20) | 25.3 | (3.77) | 21.5 | (0.25) | 15.8 | (0.95) | 24.3 | (0.08) | 22.3 | (3.77) | 25.0 | (0.19) | 18.7 | (1.20) |
| † Not applicable. 1 Excludes students who were enrolled in school for more than 25 hours a week and students who were homeschooled due to a temporary illness. 2 Students whose grade-equivalent was "ungraded" were excluded from the grade analysis. The percentage of students with an "ungraded" grade equivalent was 0.03 percent in 1999 and 0.02 percent in 2003. 3 Urbanicity is based on a U.S. Census Bureau classification of places. Urban is a place with at least 50,000 people. Rural is a place not classified as urban. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. 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, Homeschooling in the United States: 2003, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared September 2006.) |
