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(39KB)| Table 153. | Percentage of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992 and 2004 |
| Activity | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Socioeconomic status1 | Control of school attended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
Low | Middle | High | Public | Catholic | Other private | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least once a week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use personal computer2 | 23.5 | (0.55) | 27.5 | (0.86) | 19.6 | (0.67) | 23.6 | (0.59) | 25.0 | (2.18) | 20.5 | (1.49) | 26.2 | (2.06) | 18.3 | (3.69) | 17.8 | (1.14) | 23.0 | (0.71) | 28.3 | (1.15) | 23.4 | (0.58) | 24.4 | (1.92) | 24.1 | (2.73) |
| Work on hobbies | 38.1 | (0.63) | 40.9 | (0.95) | 35.3 | (0.83) | 39.3 | (0.71) | 32.6 | (2.19) | 36.3 | (1.73) | 34.9 | (2.17) | 47.7 | (6.11) | 35.5 | (1.51) | 37.5 | (0.81) | 41.0 | (1.24) | 37.7 | (0.66) | 41.0 | (2.32) | 39.7 | (3.49) |
| Perform community service | 10.3 | (0.43) | 9.5 | (0.71) | 11.1 | (0.49) | 10.3 | (0.53) | 10.1 | (1.14) | 9.9 | (1.04) | 13.2 | (1.56) | 5.3 | (2.15) | 6.6 | (0.57) | 8.5 | (0.40) | 16.1 | (1.20) | 8.9 | (0.41) | 16.9 | (1.99) | 23.9 | (3.25) |
| Driving or riding around | 67.7 | (0.61) | 67.8 | (0.92) | 67.6 | (0.79) | 70.0 | (0.67) | 61.0 | (2.30) | 61.0 | (1.72) | 64.9 | (2.19) | 57.4 | (6.03) | 66.1 | (1.25) | 68.8 | (0.84) | 66.8 | (1.21) | 67.7 | (0.64) | 69.7 | (2.19) | 64.5 | (3.43) |
| Visiting with friends at a local hangout | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Talk on phone with friends | 80.3 | (0.54) | 78.8 | (0.83) | 81.7 | (0.68) | 82.6 | (0.56) | 71.7 | (2.30) | 75.1 | (1.43) | 82.3 | (1.62) | 62.5 | (6.24) | 75.6 | (1.11) | 79.4 | (0.80) | 85.2 | (0.93) | 79.6 | (0.57) | 84.5 | (2.04) | 84.7 | (2.50) |
| Take music, art, or dance class | 9.1 | (0.33) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 11.4 | (0.49) | 9.2 | (0.38) | 8.3 | (1.10) | 8.7 | (1.11) | 12.2 | (1.27) | 9.2 | (3.42) | 6.2 | (0.62) | 8.1 | (0.42) | 13.1 | (0.77) | 8.9 | (0.35) | 9.5 | (1.19) | 12.3 | (2.07) |
| Take sports lessons | 6.5 | (0.36) | 8.4 | (0.59) | 4.6 | (0.41) | 6.3 | (0.42) | 7.0 | (0.84) | 6.7 | (1.14) | 8.0 | (1.28) | 8.2 | (2.86) | 5.0 | (0.58) | 6.0 | (0.40) | 8.5 | (0.94) | 6.2 | (0.35) | 8.0 | (1.39) | 10.2 | (2.97) |
| Play ball or other sports | 24.6 | (0.56) | 35.9 | (0.91) | 13.2 | (0.60) | 25.1 | (0.64) | 22.7 | (1.98) | 22.7 | (1.54) | 25.9 | (1.99) | 25.1 | (4.93) | 19.1 | (0.99) | 22.8 | (0.68) | 31.7 | (1.28) | 24.0 | (0.57) | 29.8 | (2.33) | 27.4 | (3.44) |
| Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) | 34.8 | (0.62) | 32.3 | (0.91) | 37.4 | (0.82) | 35.4 | (0.69) | 32.3 | (2.31) | 34.0 | (1.76) | 34.7 | (2.21) | 33.1 | (4.74) | 30.1 | (1.25) | 34.8 | (0.82) | 37.9 | (1.26) | 34.8 | (0.64) | 33.9 | (2.29) | 36.2 | (3.54) |
| Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day on weekdays | 2.1 | (0.16) | 3.2 | (0.28) | 0.9 | (0.16) | 1.8 | (0.16) | 3.8 | (0.79) | 2.0 | (0.37) | 2.8 | (1.03) | 1.6 | (0.94) | 3.0 | (0.39) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 1.2 | (0.19) | 2.2 | (0.18) | 1.3 | (0.39) | 0.6 | (0.23) |
| Watches television 3 or more hours per day on weekdays | 8.6 | (0.35) | 8.6 | (0.51) | 8.7 | (0.47) | 6.4 | (0.34) | 22.9 | (1.73) | 9.0 | (1.20) | 6.9 | (1.16) | 8.0 | (2.14) | 12.9 | (0.92) | 9.7 | (0.51) | 4.0 | (0.49) | 9.0 | (0.37) | 8.5 | (1.42) | 3.1 | (0.71) |
| 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least once a week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use personal computer at home | 85.8 | (0.35) | 85.6 | (0.50) | 85.9 | (0.48) | 90.8 | (0.38) | 73.9 | (1.13) | 76.7 | (1.06) | 94.0 | (0.77) | 79.0 | (3.07) | 71.1 | (0.90) | 87.8 | (0.47) | 96.3 | (0.39) | 85.0 | (0.37) | 96.9 | (0.41) | 93.9 | (0.81) |
| Work on hobbies | 47.2 | (0.50) | 50.9 | (0.71) | 43.4 | (0.69) | 47.8 | (0.65) | 45.0 | (1.29) | 45.0 | (1.23) | 48.5 | (1.72) | 54.5 | (4.93) | 44.2 | (0.99) | 47.3 | (0.71) | 49.7 | (0.97) | 47.1 | (0.53) | 47.3 | (1.26) | 49.5 | (1.61) |
| Perform community service | 18.0 | (0.38) | 14.9 | (0.51) | 21.1 | (0.57) | 17.4 | (0.50) | 19.5 | (1.02) | 16.3 | (0.92) | 25.5 | (1.40) | 11.8 | (2.21) | 15.0 | (0.71) | 16.9 | (0.53) | 23.1 | (0.82) | 17.6 | (0.41) | 23.5 | (1.06) | 22.4 | (1.35) |
| Driving or riding around | 65.5 | (0.47) | 67.4 | (0.66) | 63.6 | (0.66) | 69.9 | (0.60) | 63.4 | (1.21) | 52.9 | (1.23) | 56.3 | (1.66) | 80.3 | (2.73) | 58.8 | (0.97) | 67.2 | (0.66) | 68.7 | (0.90) | 65.4 | (0.50) | 69.2 | (1.14) | 63.7 | (1.56) |
| Visiting with friends at a local hangout | 85.3 | (0.35) | 88.0 | (0.46) | 82.4 | (0.53) | 89.9 | (0.40) | 79.4 | (1.05) | 75.7 | (1.06) | 77.7 | (1.40) | 83.5 | (2.79) | 76.5 | (0.84) | 86.9 | (0.48) | 90.7 | (0.59) | 84.8 | (0.38) | 92.3 | (0.64) | 89.2 | (0.99) |
| Talk on phone with friends | 71.4 | (0.45) | 65.3 | (0.68) | 77.7 | (0.59) | 71.4 | (0.60) | 78.7 | (1.07) | 66.1 | (1.19) | 64.7 | (1.62) | 75.9 | (3.23) | 65.3 | (0.94) | 73.1 | (0.64) | 74.1 | (0.87) | 71.1 | (0.48) | 77.5 | (1.04) | 72.8 | (1.46) |
| Take music, art, or language class | 17.1 | (0.37) | 13.6 | (0.49) | 20.6 | (0.56) | 17.0 | (0.49) | 18.3 | (1.00) | 14.9 | (0.86) | 20.7 | (1.28) | 18.5 | (3.79) | 13.2 | (0.66) | 16.4 | (0.52) | 22.3 | (0.82) | 16.8 | (0.40) | 19.6 | (1.00) | 22.3 | (1.35) |
| Take sports lessons | 12.7 | (0.33) | 15.5 | (0.52) | 9.9 | (0.41) | 12.0 | (0.42) | 15.1 | (0.94) | 13.0 | (0.82) | 13.0 | (1.14) | 12.4 | (1.73) | 10.4 | (0.62) | 12.1 | (0.46) | 16.2 | (0.73) | 12.4 | (0.36) | 18.6 | (0.98) | 14.6 | (1.11) |
| Play non-school sports | 28.3 | (0.45) | 40.5 | (0.70) | 15.9 | (0.51) | 27.2 | (0.58) | 30.3 | (1.19) | 29.1 | (1.13) | 30.8 | (1.59) | 37.3 | (3.84) | 26.7 | (0.89) | 28.3 | (0.65) | 30.0 | (0.90) | 28.2 | (0.48) | 31.5 | (1.16) | 26.3 | (1.43) |
| Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) | 33.7 | (0.47) | 31.5 | (0.66) | 36.0 | (0.67) | 33.3 | (0.61) | 34.6 | (1.21) | 34.5 | (1.18) | 32.6 | (1.56) | 33.6 | (4.92) | 32.9 | (0.94) | 32.8 | (0.67) | 36.3 | (0.95) | 33.8 | (0.50) | 29.8 | (1.15) | 36.2 | (1.57) |
| Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day on weekdays | 6.3 | (0.25) | 10.7 | (0.44) | 1.7 | (0.19) | 5.6 | (0.31) | 8.2 | (0.75) | 6.4 | (0.61) | 7.0 | (1.03) | 7.8 | (2.73) | 7.2 | (0.52) | 6.7 | (0.36) | 4.4 | (0.41) | 6.5 | (0.27) | 3.9 | (0.48) | 3.6 | (0.63) |
| Watches television/DVDs 3 or more hours per day on weekdays | 30.6 | (0.46) | 31.9 | (0.66) | 29.2 | (0.64) | 24.3 | (0.56) | 51.9 | (1.33) | 34.7 | (1.18) | 26.3 | (1.62) | 34.4 | (3.23) | 38.4 | (0.96) | 31.7 | (0.67) | 20.7 | (0.79) | 31.4 | (0.49) | 24.5 | (1.07) | 16.8 | (1.21) |
| Hours of homework per week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 1 hour | 13.4 | (0.36) | 17.4 | (0.56) | 9.4 | (0.43) | 14.1 | (0.47) | 15.4 | (0.96) | 11.6 | (0.83) | 6.1 | (0.86) | 14.3 | (3.84) | 15.7 | (0.77) | 14.9 | (0.52) | 8.7 | (0.59) | 14.1 | (0.39) | 5.5 | (0.55) | 5.3 | (0.70) |
| 1 to 3 hours | 28.8 | (0.47) | 30.1 | (0.67) | 27.5 | (0.64) | 27.3 | (0.59) | 33.3 | (1.30) | 33.9 | (1.25) | 16.8 | (1.28) | 30.9 | (3.14) | 32.6 | (0.99) | 30.3 | (0.68) | 22.9 | (0.84) | 29.7 | (0.51) | 19.6 | (0.99) | 16.8 | (1.23) |
| 4 to 6 hours | 25.1 | (0.45) | 24.6 | (0.64) | 25.6 | (0.64) | 25.9 | (0.59) | 24.1 | (1.19) | 22.8 | (1.11) | 25.5 | (1.58) | 22.6 | (2.96) | 24.4 | (0.92) | 25.1 | (0.65) | 25.6 | (0.87) | 25.0 | (0.49) | 27.4 | (1.11) | 23.8 | (1.38) |
| 7 to 12 hours | 21.6 | (0.43) | 19.8 | (0.59) | 23.4 | (0.61) | 22.1 | (0.56) | 17.6 | (1.05) | 20.8 | (1.06) | 28.7 | (1.56) | 25.3 | (4.06) | 18.1 | (0.83) | 20.4 | (0.59) | 26.7 | (0.87) | 20.7 | (0.46) | 29.1 | (1.14) | 32.6 | (1.51) |
| More than 12 hours | 11.1 | (0.32) | 8.1 | (0.39) | 14.1 | (0.50) | 10.6 | (0.41) | 9.5 | (0.84) | 10.9 | (0.82) | 22.9 | (1.56) | 7.0 | (1.67) | 9.2 | (0.63) | 9.3 | (0.42) | 16.1 | (0.71) | 10.3 | (0.34) | 18.5 | (0.97) | 21.4 | (1.29) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income. The "low" SES group is the lowest quartile; the "middle" SES group is the middle two quartiles; and the "high" SES group is the upper quartile. 2 Question does not specify where computer is used. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/92), "Second Follow-up Student Survey, 1992"; and Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), "First Follow-up, 2004." (This table was prepared October 2006.) |
