- Surveys & Programs
- Data & Tools
- Fast Facts
- News & Events
- Publications & Products
- About Us
 |
| 2014 Tables and Figures | All Years of Tables and Figures | Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest |
 Previous Page |
Download Excel  (57KB) |
| Table 202.20. | Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by attendance status, level of program, and selected child and family characteristics: 2013 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected child and family characteristics | Total 3- to 5-year-old population (in thousands) | Total enrollment (in thousands) | Percent of 3- to 5-year-old population enrolled | Percentage distribution of enrollment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Preschool | Kindergarten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Full-day | Part-day | Total | Full-day | Part-day | Full-day | Part-day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12,166 | (151.1) | 7,878 | (129.1) | 64.8 | (0.78) | 38.0 | (0.74) | 18.7 | (0.56) | 19.3 | (0.64) | 26.7 | (0.62) | 20.3 | (0.62) | 6.4 | (0.37) | 60.3 | (0.99) | 39.7 | (0.99) | |||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 6,240 | (122.3) | 4,007 | (86.4) | 64.2 | (1.13) | 37.6 | (0.96) | 18.2 | (0.80) | 19.3 | (0.90) | 26.7 | (0.84) | 20.2 | (0.84) | 6.4 | (0.49) | 59.9 | (1.38) | 40.1 | (1.38) | |||||||||
| Female | 5,925 | (57.7) | 3,871 | (80.9) | 65.3 | (1.15) | 38.5 | (1.11) | 19.3 | (0.89) | 19.2 | (0.91) | 26.8 | (0.78) | 20.5 | (0.87) | 6.4 | (0.52) | 60.8 | (1.45) | 39.2 | (1.45) | |||||||||
| Age of child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 years old | 8,101 | (126.7) | 4,449 | (104.4) | 54.9 | (1.00) | 49.7 | (1.01) | 24.7 | (0.87) | 24.9 | (0.84) | 5.3 | (0.47) | 3.1 | (0.36) | 2.2 | (0.31) | 50.6 | (1.35) | 49.4 | (1.35) | |||||||||
| 3 years old | 4,000 | (128.8) | 1,674 | (87.2) | 41.8 | (1.40) | 40.1 | (1.41) | 20.2 | (1.16) | 19.8 | (1.14) | 1.8 | (0.34) | 0.8 | ! | (0.25) | 1.0 | (0.25) | 50.3 | (2.16) | 49.7 | (2.16) | ||||||||
| 4 years old | 4,101 | (67.1) | 2,775 | (69.5) | 67.7 | (1.37) | 59.0 | (1.45) | 29.1 | (1.29) | 29.9 | (1.25) | 8.7 | (0.81) | 5.3 | (0.64) | 3.4 | (0.58) | 50.8 | (1.73) | 49.2 | (1.73) | |||||||||
| 5 years old | 4,064 | (69.1) | 3,429 | (72.1) | 84.4 | (1.04) | 14.8 | (0.98) | 6.8 | (0.68) | 8.0 | (0.72) | 69.6 | (1.27) | 54.8 | (1.42) | 14.8 | (0.92) | 73.0 | (1.22) | 27.0 | (1.22) | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,028 | (130.4) | 4,033 | (93.5) | 66.9 | (1.10) | 41.5 | (1.01) | 18.4 | (0.89) | 23.1 | (0.84) | 25.4 | (0.70) | 19.6 | (0.71) | 5.8 | (0.48) | 56.8 | (1.21) | 43.2 | (1.21) | |||||||||
| Black | 1,647 | (54.1) | 1,148 | (51.6) | 69.7 | (1.98) | 36.9 | (2.01) | 25.3 | (1.63) | 11.6 | (1.53) | 32.8 | (1.91) | 25.8 | (1.72) | 7.0 | (1.18) | 73.4 | (2.28) | 26.6 | (2.28) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 3,202 | (48.8) | 1,837 | (55.6) | 57.4 | (1.49) | 30.7 | (1.91) | 15.5 | (1.29) | 15.2 | (1.32) | 26.6 | (1.54) | 19.7 | (1.34) | 6.9 | (0.78) | 61.4 | (2.17) | 38.6 | (2.17) | |||||||||
| Asian | 581 | (31.4) | 370 | (26.9) | 63.7 | (3.28) | 40.8 | (3.31) | 16.5 | (2.59) | 24.2 | (2.66) | 22.9 | (2.66) | 15.0 | (2.14) | 7.9 | (1.73) | 49.6 | (3.87) | 50.4 | (3.87) | |||||||||
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
115 | (20.0) | 73 | (15.0) | 63.5 | (8.59) | 34.9 | (7.80) | 15.0 | ! | (5.82) | 19.8 | ! | (7.70) | 28.7 | (6.41) | 22.8 | (6.76) | ‡ | (†) | 59.6 | (12.15) | 40.4 | ! | (12.15) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 563 | (38.4) | 402 | (34.2) | 71.4 | (3.68) | 44.0 | (4.16) | 25.5 | (3.86) | 18.5 | (3.24) | 27.4 | (3.52) | 20.3 | (2.90) | 7.1 | ! | (2.23) | 64.2 | (4.58) | 35.8 | (4.58) | ||||||||
| Number of parents or guardians in household |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One parent or guardian | 3,565 | (97.6) | 2,362 | (81.5) | 66.3 | (1.54) | 36.1 | (1.45) | 21.1 | (1.21) | 15.0 | (1.12) | 30.2 | (1.32) | 22.8 | (1.19) | 7.4 | (0.85) | 66.2 | (1.76) | 33.8 | (1.76) | |||||||||
| Two parents or guardians | 8,601 | (148.2) | 5,516 | (119.6) | 64.1 | (0.91) | 38.8 | (0.95) | 17.8 | (0.74) | 21.0 | (0.78) | 25.3 | (0.69) | 19.3 | (0.73) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 57.8 | (1.15) | 42.2 | (1.15) | |||||||||
| Mother's current employment status1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 6,751 | (135.9) | 4,668 | (109.4) | 69.1 | (1.01) | 41.4 | (1.00) | 22.4 | (0.93) | 18.9 | (0.80) | 27.8 | (0.98) | 21.2 | (0.94) | 6.5 | (0.52) | 63.2 | (1.25) | 36.8 | (1.25) | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 635 | (51.2) | 409 | (37.7) | 64.4 | (3.26) | 38.4 | (3.15) | 16.8 | (2.27) | 21.6 | (2.84) | 25.9 | (3.27) | 22.6 | (3.09) | 3.3 | ! | (1.26) | 61.2 | (4.24) | 38.8 | (4.24) | ||||||||
| Not in the labor force | 4,248 | (124.9) | 2,431 | (96.5) | 57.2 | (1.46) | 33.0 | (1.30) | 12.9 | (0.96) | 20.1 | (1.09) | 24.2 | (1.12) | 17.7 | (1.06) | 6.5 | (0.66) | 53.4 | (1.86) | 46.6 | (1.86) | |||||||||
| No mother in household | 532 | (41.0) | 371 | (36.4) | 69.8 | (4.17) | 34.7 | (3.61) | 20.9 | (3.41) | 13.8 | (2.87) | 35.1 | (3.38) | 27.2 | (3.33) | 7.8 | (2.06) | 68.9 | (4.43) | 31.1 | (4.43) | |||||||||
| Father's current employment status1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 8,110 | (137.2) | 5,270 | (106.5) | 65.0 | (0.97) | 39.0 | (0.91) | 18.2 | (0.72) | 20.8 | (0.82) | 26.0 | (0.74) | 19.6 | (0.79) | 6.4 | (0.41) | 58.1 | (1.21) | 41.9 | (1.21) | |||||||||
| Unemployed | 399 | (42.9) | 250 | (29.6) | 62.6 | (4.14) | 37.6 | (4.44) | 21.5 | (3.75) | 16.1 | (3.18) | 24.9 | (4.00) | 21.9 | (3.88) | 3.1 | ! | (1.35) | 69.3 | (5.04) | 30.7 | (5.04) | ||||||||
| Not in the labor force | 624 | (47.5) | 367 | (35.0) | 58.9 | (3.77) | 33.9 | (3.61) | 12.9 | (2.70) | 21.0 | (3.11) | 25.0 | (3.30) | 21.0 | (3.05) | 4.0 | ! | (1.23) | 57.5 | (4.95) | 42.5 | (4.95) | ||||||||
| No father in household | 3,033 | (93.9) | 1,991 | (74.5) | 65.6 | (1.64) | 36.3 | (1.68) | 21.1 | (1.34) | 15.2 | (1.25) | 29.3 | (1.43) | 22.0 | (1.31) | 7.3 | (0.92) | 65.7 | (1.95) | 34.3 | (1.95) | |||||||||
| Every parent or guardian employed1 |
6,679 | (126.4) | 4,672 | (104.4) | 70.0 | (1.05) | 41.2 | (0.95) | 22.8 | (0.92) | 18.4 | (0.79) | 28.7 | (0.97) | 22.1 | (0.97) | 6.7 | (0.55) | 64.1 | (1.22) | 35.9 | (1.22) | |||||||||
| No parent or guardian employed1 |
1,747 | (78.3) | 1,010 | (62.1) | 57.8 | (2.34) | 32.3 | (2.22) | 16.5 | (1.67) | 15.8 | (1.59) | 25.6 | (2.02) | 21.9 | (2.01) | 3.7 | (0.86) | 66.3 | (2.77) | 33.7 | (2.77) | |||||||||
| Highest educational attainment of parents or guardians1 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 1,210 | (67.8) | 662 | (47.1) | 54.7 | (2.68) | 27.1 | (2.41) | 13.3 | (1.82) | 13.7 | (1.72) | 27.7 | (2.39) | 19.1 | (1.86) | 8.5 | (1.55) | 59.3 | (3.38) | 40.7 | (3.38) | |||||||||
| High school/GED | 2,738 | (99.6) | 1,623 | (83.9) | 59.3 | (1.78) | 31.0 | (1.73) | 17.5 | (1.44) | 13.5 | (1.14) | 28.3 | (1.53) | 22.2 | (1.40) | 6.0 | (0.82) | 67.0 | (1.94) | 33.0 | (1.94) | |||||||||
| Vocational/technical or some college |
2,124 | (86.9) | 1,316 | (61.9) | 62.0 | (1.83) | 35.0 | (1.58) | 16.7 | (1.30) | 18.2 | (1.33) | 27.0 | (1.58) | 21.3 | (1.52) | 5.7 | (0.92) | 61.4 | (2.37) | 38.6 | (2.37) | |||||||||
| Associate's degree | 1,278 | (76.5) | 816 | (58.3) | 63.9 | (2.43) | 36.3 | (2.39) | 16.5 | (2.08) | 19.8 | (1.89) | 27.6 | (2.06) | 20.7 | (1.95) | 6.9 | (1.11) | 58.3 | (2.94) | 41.7 | (2.94) | |||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 2,665 | (104.5) | 1,853 | (84.6) | 69.5 | (1.49) | 44.7 | (1.64) | 20.1 | (1.32) | 24.6 | (1.45) | 24.8 | (1.36) | 19.2 | (1.26) | 5.6 | (0.78) | 56.6 | (2.02) | 43.4 | (2.02) | |||||||||
| Graduate or professional degree |
2,151 | (84.2) | 1,607 | (67.2) | 74.7 | (1.75) | 48.8 | (1.86) | 24.9 | (1.65) | 23.8 | (1.65) | 25.9 | (1.59) | 18.8 | (1.54) | 7.2 | (0.92) | 58.5 | (2.23) | 41.5 | (2.23) | |||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data pertain only to parents or guardians who live in the household with the child. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Preprimary programs provide educational experiences for children and include kindergarten, preschool, and nursery school programs. Enrollment data for 5-year-olds include only those students in preprimary programs and do not include those enrolled in primary programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutional population. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2013. (This table was prepared August 2014.) |
