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| Table 60. | Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related activities with their children in the past week, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 1999, 2003, and 2007 |
| Child, parent, and school characteristic |
Told child a story | Did arts and crafts | Discussed family history/ ethnic heritage |
Played board games or did puzzles | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 69.4 | (0.60) | 74.9 | (0.66) | 70.3 | (1.11) | 68.0 | (0.60) | 74.9 | (0.70) | 75.7 | (1.00) | 54.9 | (0.67) | 53.1 | (0.89) | 53.5 | (1.10) | — | (†) | 72.9 | (0.68) | 69.0 | (0.99) |
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 69.1 | (0.76) | 73.3 | (0.86) | 68.7 | (1.51) | 64.2 | (0.81) | 69.7 | (0.98) | 70.3 | (1.32) | 53.4 | (0.91) | 51.1 | (1.16) | 52.9 | (1.48) | — | (†) | 71.8 | (0.92) | 69.0 | (1.49) |
| Female | 69.7 | (0.89) | 76.6 | (0.96) | 72.0 | (1.47) | 71.9 | (0.90) | 80.2 | (1.01) | 81.7 | (1.33) | 56.5 | (0.97) | 55.1 | (1.28) | 54.3 | (1.45) | — | (†) | 74.1 | (1.05) | 69.0 | (1.43) |
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 70.9 | (0.80) | 76.0 | (0.96) | 73.2 | (1.20) | 72.4 | (0.73) | 75.4 | (0.89) | 74.9 | (1.23) | 52.6 | (0.89) | 44.7 | (1.13) | 45.6 | (1.28) | — | (†) | 73.8 | (0.87) | 69.0 | (1.19) |
| Black | 64.8 | (1.73) | 69.6 | (2.00) | 61.6 | (3.81) | 58.6 | (1.82) | 68.1 | (2.14) | 73.0 | (3.53) | 60.2 | (2.05) | 66.6 | (2.45) | 66.9 | (3.59) | — | (†) | 72.9 | (1.92) | 72.8 | (3.14) |
| Hispanic | 66.6 | (1.49) | 74.2 | (1.55) | 67.6 | (2.46) | 59.4 | (1.33) | 79.6 | (1.45) | 81.2 | (1.66) | 53.6 | (1.44) | 64.5 | (1.71) | 61.1 | (2.22) | — | (†) | 68.5 | (1.82) | 67.5 | (2.33) |
| Asian | — | (†) | — | (†) | 68.9 | (5.08) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 66.5 | (4.74) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 73.6 | (4.14) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 61.7 | (4.88) |
| Grade of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten through grade 1 | 77.6 | (1.11) | 84.5 | (0.93) | 74.1 | (1.81) | 75.9 | (0.95) | 89.3 | (0.84) | 89.1 | (1.08) | 49.6 | (1.30) | 47.7 | (1.38) | 45.7 | (2.03) | — | (†) | 77.5 | (1.17) | 73.5 | (1.71) |
| Grades 2 through 3 | 67.7 | (1.05) | 74.5 | (1.21) | 70.7 | (1.94) | 66.4 | (1.20) | 74.0 | (1.12) | 75.4 | (1.84) | 56.4 | (1.26) | 54.7 | (1.34) | 55.7 | (1.93) | — | (†) | 72.7 | (1.09) | 68.9 | (1.70) |
| Grades 4 through 5 | 62.3 | (1.09) | 66.4 | (1.20) | 66.1 | (1.60) | 61.1 | (1.19) | 62.2 | (1.36) | 62.6 | (1.80) | 59.1 | (1.12) | 56.5 | (1.42) | 59.3 | (1.78) | — | (†) | 68.9 | (1.18) | 64.6 | (1.83) |
| Language spoken most at home by child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | 70.0 | (0.64) | 75.4 | (0.73) | 71.0 | (1.22) | 69.3 | (0.64) | 74.4 | (0.72) | 74.6 | (1.04) | 55.2 | (0.71) | 51.5 | (0.93) | 52.0 | (1.10) | — | (†) | 73.7 | (0.73) | 68.8 | (1.06) |
| Spanish | 57.7 | (2.73) | 65.6 | (2.85) | 60.7 | (3.74) | 52.1 | (2.73) | 81.7 | (2.16) | 84.5 | (2.84) | 47.3 | (2.94) | 60.2 | (3.11) | 62.2 | (3.48) | — | (†) | 58.1 | (3.10) | 69.2 | (3.62) |
| English and Spanish equally | 62.8 | (3.49) | 76.6 | (3.83) | 67.5 | (4.69) | 53.7 | (4.27) | 78.7 | (3.88) | 85.7 | (3.23) | 52.6 | (3.40) | 77.3 | (4.18) | 63.2 | (3.98) | — | (†) | 75.2 | (3.73) | 76.9 | (4.06) |
| English and other language equally | 83.9 | (6.72) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 61.9 | (9.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 74.0 | (7.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Other language | 73.1 | (5.33) | 81.7 | (6.95) | 80.3 | (8.34) | 61.1 | (6.67) | 76.7 | (4.81) | 84.4 | (5.61) | 61.5 | (7.29) | 75.1 | (6.13) | 74.8 | (8.83) | — | (†) | 74.8 | (7.43) | 66.3 | (10.40) |
| Highest education level of parents/ guardians in the household |
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| Less than high school | 61.9 | (2.30) | 67.2 | (3.16) | 59.3 | (4.90) | 54.4 | (2.13) | 74.8 | (3.20) | 80.1 | (4.60) | 45.1 | (2.43) | 60.4 | (2.98) | 52.1 | (4.16) | — | (†) | 66.8 | (3.16) | 67.6 | (3.97) |
| High school/GED1 | 66.5 | (1.28) | 71.3 | (1.59) | 66.9 | (2.62) | 64.3 | (1.27) | 75.5 | (1.32) | 78.6 | (2.44) | 47.6 | (1.46) | 54.9 | (1.91) | 56.3 | (3.10) | — | (†) | 73.2 | (1.39) | 72.8 | (2.47) |
| Vocational/technical or some college | 70.2 | (1.23) | 75.9 | (1.54) | 70.0 | (2.56) | 68.3 | (1.18) | 76.2 | (1.51) | 76.4 | (2.15) | 57.7 | (1.41) | 50.8 | (1.75) | 53.1 | (2.69) | — | (†) | 71.6 | (1.58) | 69.0 | (2.44) |
| Associate's degree | 70.0 | (2.04) | 76.0 | (2.00) | 68.9 | (2.58) | 71.9 | (1.88) | 73.6 | (2.47) | 72.3 | (3.13) | 56.7 | (2.31) | 50.9 | (3.16) | 48.7 | (3.17) | — | (†) | 70.1 | (2.50) | 64.9 | (2.77) |
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school | 74.2 | (1.39) | 77.3 | (1.60) | 70.6 | (2.11) | 73.3 | (1.10) | 74.0 | (1.48) | 74.2 | (1.31) | 61.5 | (1.57) | 47.3 | (1.74) | 51.8 | (2.06) | — | (†) | 75.8 | (1.27) | 69.4 | (1.65) |
| Graduate/professional degree | 71.4 | (1.73) | 78.6 | (1.64) | 77.9 | (1.91) | 73.3 | (1.53) | 73.9 | (1.72) | 74.1 | (1.99) | 61.4 | (1.56) | 60.1 | (2.16) | 55.9 | (1.87) | — | (†) | 74.9 | (1.82) | 66.8 | (1.88) |
| Family income (in current dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $5,000 or less | 67.5 | (4.39) | 79.5 | (4.52) | 63.9 | (7.52) | 55.9 | (4.38) | 78.9 | (4.61) | 76.7 | (7.70) | 54.5 | (4.27) | 71.0 | (4.75) | 50.3 | (7.92) | — | (†) | 74.1 | (3.94) | 77.8 | (5.04) |
| $5,001 to 10,000 | 69.6 | (2.30) | 70.9 | (3.88) | 58.6 | (7.15) | 58.4 | (2.93) | 75.3 | (3.30) | 78.9 | (5.56) | 49.8 | (3.46) | 63.7 | (4.64) | 62.5 | (6.49) | — | (†) | 76.8 | (3.82) | 74.3 | (5.79) |
| $10,001 to 15,000 | 66.7 | (2.62) | 70.0 | (3.62) | 72.4 | (4.17) | 61.2 | (2.99) | 74.6 | (4.03) | 83.8 | (3.94) | 54.7 | (2.48) | 58.8 | (4.30) | 58.9 | (5.61) | — | (†) | 70.0 | (4.15) | 71.8 | (4.83) |
| $15,001 to 20,000 | 62.3 | (2.29) | 76.9 | (3.45) | 64.6 | (7.55) | 64.1 | (2.70) | 76.1 | (3.74) | 79.6 | (4.10) | 49.2 | (2.78) | 57.3 | (3.48) | 58.7 | (6.60) | — | (†) | 73.1 | (3.34) | 72.2 | (5.36) |
| $20,001 to 25,000 | 68.1 | (2.34) | 71.6 | (2.86) | 67.0 | (5.11) | 63.9 | (2.42) | 80.6 | (2.33) | 73.0 | (5.58) | 53.4 | (2.82) | 60.4 | (3.71) | 61.0 | (5.19) | — | (†) | 70.0 | (2.95) | 72.4 | (4.21) |
| $25,001 to 30,000 | 70.6 | (2.32) | 74.2 | (2.86) | 67.6 | (5.92) | 68.7 | (2.42) | 71.9 | (3.47) | 84.3 | (3.45) | 53.3 | (2.34) | 52.3 | (4.08) | 58.4 | (5.16) | — | (†) | 73.0 | (3.42) | 63.5 | (5.93) |
| $30,001 to 35,000 | 69.3 | (1.85) | 73.3 | (2.88) | 69.5 | (4.44) | 66.1 | (2.51) | 78.1 | (2.72) | 73.8 | (4.98) | 54.6 | (2.68) | 52.9 | (3.86) | 65.2 | (4.25) | — | (†) | 72.5 | (3.24) | 67.7 | (4.55) |
| $35,001 to 40,000 | 72.5 | (1.94) | 74.5 | (3.68) | 69.3 | (4.21) | 71.6 | (1.96) | 75.5 | (2.97) | 80.5 | (2.81) | 56.9 | (2.33) | 44.6 | (3.73) | 52.9 | (3.81) | — | (†) | 71.7 | (4.03) | 62.5 | (4.25) |
| $40,001 to 50,000 | 69.0 | (1.82) | 75.7 | (2.20) | 73.0 | (2.88) | 72.2 | (1.87) | 71.9 | (2.48) | 75.8 | (2.89) | 55.8 | (1.83) | 55.0 | (2.94) | 54.9 | (3.17) | — | (†) | 73.8 | (2.62) | 65.8 | (3.55) |
| $50,001 to 75,000 | 70.9 | (1.43) | 74.9 | (1.53) | 69.1 | (2.00) | 72.5 | (1.41) | 75.3 | (1.55) | 75.5 | (1.94) | 53.8 | (1.37) | 49.6 | (1.99) | 44.4 | (2.27) | — | (†) | 72.1 | (1.51) | 66.6 | (2.26) |
| $75,001 to 100,000 | — | (†) | 74.7 | (2.02) | 72.4 | (2.29) | — | (†) | 71.2 | (1.98) | 73.0 | (2.03) | — | (†) | 48.8 | (2.28) | 49.4 | (2.77) | — | (†) | 73.3 | (2.30) | 70.5 | (2.41) |
| Over $100,000 | — | (†) | 78.6 | (1.52) | 75.3 | (1.86) | — | (†) | 75.1 | (1.87) | 72.5 | (1.89) | — | (†) | 50.1 | (1.93) | 55.4 | (2.09) | — | (†) | 74.7 | (1.81) | 69.1 | (1.69) |
| Child attending public school | 68.8 | (0.65) | 75.0 | (0.68) | 69.6 | (1.19) | 67.5 | (0.66) | 75.2 | (0.72) | 75.9 | (0.99) | 54.5 | (0.73) | 52.4 | (0.98) | 54.0 | (1.16) | — | (†) | 73.4 | (0.74) | 68.9 | (1.06) |
| Child attending private school | 73.7 | (1.58) | 74.2 | (2.09) | 75.2 | (2.51) | 71.6 | (1.64) | 72.1 | (1.94) | 74.8 | (2.76) | 58.2 | (1.68) | 58.1 | (2.17) | 50.6 | (2.72) | — | (†) | 69.1 | (1.99) | 69.6 | (2.40) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 GED = General Educational Development. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The respondent was the parent most knowledgeable about the child's education. Responding parents reported on their own activities and the activities of their spouse/other adults in the household. Excludes homeschooled children. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent Survey (Parent:1999) and Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003 and 2007) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared August 2010.) |
