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| Table 207.20. | Percentage of kindergartners through fifth-graders whose parents reported doing education-related activities with their children in the past month, by selected child, parent, and school characteristics: 2003, 2007, and 2012 |
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| Selected child, parent, or school characteristic | Visited a library | Went to a play, concert, or other live show | Visited an art gallery, museum, or historical site | Visited a zoo or aquarium | Attended an event sponsored by a community, religious, or ethnic group1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | 2003 | 2007 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 50.2 | (0.80) | 48.8 | (1.12) | 46.5 | (0.88) | 35.5 | (0.87) | 31.4 | (0.87) | 32.0 | (0.88) | 22.2 | (0.83) | 26.3 | (1.09) | 25.9 | (0.77) | 16.5 | (0.69) | 19.0 | (0.80) | 24.6 | (0.86) | 62.0 | (0.80) | 58.9 | (1.14) | 57.3 | (0.79) | ||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 47.3 | (1.08) | 46.8 | (1.66) | 44.8 | (1.40) | 33.6 | (1.09) | 28.7 | (1.06) | 30.0 | (1.25) | 23.1 | (1.12) | 27.1 | (1.80) | 25.6 | (1.11) | 16.3 | (0.88) | 18.5 | (0.95) | 24.1 | (1.07) | 61.0 | (1.08) | 57.3 | (1.48) | 57.2 | (1.24) | ||||
| Female | 53.1 | (1.11) | 50.9 | (1.52) | 48.3 | (1.37) | 37.5 | (1.09) | 34.5 | (1.57) | 34.1 | (1.16) | 21.2 | (1.07) | 25.4 | (1.30) | 26.2 | (1.09) | 16.7 | (0.87) | 19.6 | (1.41) | 25.2 | (1.18) | 63.0 | (1.09) | 60.6 | (1.49) | 57.5 | (1.15) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 49.1 | (1.03) | 48.5 | (1.22) | 45.3 | (1.14) | 37.2 | (1.26) | 32.8 | (1.13) | 33.6 | (1.10) | 21.2 | (1.09) | 25.4 | (1.18) | 27.4 | (1.00) | 13.6 | (0.85) | 15.3 | (0.85) | 20.8 | (0.99) | 64.6 | (1.12) | 63.1 | (1.19) | 56.8 | (1.13) | ||||
| Black | 52.3 | (2.50) | 56.1 | (3.95) | 50.2 | (2.97) | 36.7 | (2.23) | 34.5 | (3.02) | 35.9 | (2.65) | 24.4 | (1.97) | 32.7 | (5.13) | 25.1 | (2.05) | 18.9 | (1.55) | 24.2 | (2.72) | 27.5 | (2.69) | 66.3 | (2.35) | 61.7 | (4.59) | 68.7 | (2.10) | ||||
| Hispanic | 48.2 | (1.77) | 44.6 | (2.14) | 43.5 | (2.11) | 28.0 | (1.53) | 25.1 | (1.67) | 26.8 | (1.80) | 20.8 | (1.38) | 23.5 | (2.13) | 23.3 | (1.66) | 23.7 | (1.32) | 25.4 | (1.97) | 29.3 | (2.04) | 49.3 | (1.75) | 44.9 | (2.17) | 53.5 | (2.28) | ||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 70.9 | (5.11) | 58.8 | (5.81) | 58.6 | (3.93) | 36.0 | (4.44) | 34.8 | (5.45) | 36.9 | (3.75) | 34.3 | (4.22) | 30.8 | (5.21) | 24.5 | (3.35) | 22.3 | (3.97) | 22.2 | (3.51) | 32.8 | (3.86) | 65.4 | (4.25) | 56.7 | (5.49) | 51.2 | (4.28) | ||||
| Other | 51.9 | (4.57) | 41.8 | (5.09) | 47.2 | (3.48) | 38.6 | (4.28) | 31.1 | (4.18) | 25.3 | (2.76) | 25.8 | (3.65) | 27.1 | (4.05) | 27.0 | (3.19) | 14.7 | (3.13) | 17.3 | (3.02) | 22.5 | (3.13) | 59.5 | (5.41) | 62.4 | (4.60) | 55.9 | (3.54) | ||||
| Grade of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten and grade 1 | 48.7 | (1.28) | 48.0 | (2.19) | 46.0 | (1.44) | 34.2 | (1.32) | 29.8 | (1.53) | 31.9 | (1.69) | 21.1 | (1.04) | 25.7 | (2.12) | 28.5 | (1.44) | 18.2 | (1.10) | 21.5 | (1.69) | 28.7 | (1.78) | 59.3 | (1.29) | 55.9 | (1.87) | 55.9 | (1.41) | ||||
| Grades 2 and 3 | 50.5 | (1.45) | 46.9 | (1.64) | 48.6 | (1.59) | 33.2 | (1.41) | 31.5 | (1.71) | 32.8 | (1.52) | 22.2 | (1.13) | 25.3 | (1.65) | 27.1 | (1.59) | 17.5 | (1.13) | 16.7 | (1.11) | 26.1 | (1.49) | 61.5 | (1.41) | 60.5 | (1.72) | 59.0 | (1.57) | ||||
| Grades 4 and 5 | 51.2 | (1.32) | 51.4 | (1.68) | 45.0 | (1.59) | 38.9 | (1.18) | 33.0 | (1.57) | 31.3 | (1.30) | 23.1 | (1.28) | 27.8 | (1.74) | 21.8 | (1.28) | 14.0 | (0.90) | 18.8 | (1.58) | 18.5 | (1.04) | 65.0 | (1.28) | 60.2 | (1.86) | 57.3 | (1.48) | ||||
| Language spoken most at home by child2 |
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| English | 50.2 | (0.86) | 49.7 | (1.23) | 46.6 | (1.00) | 37.0 | (0.93) | 32.7 | (0.93) | 32.7 | (0.91) | 22.6 | (0.90) | 27.1 | (1.20) | 26.8 | (0.76) | 15.5 | (0.71) | 17.9 | (0.80) | 23.3 | (0.87) | 63.9 | (0.85) | 61.3 | (1.20) | 57.8 | (0.78) | ||||
| Spanish | 41.8 | (3.21) | 37.5 | (3.62) | 33.8 | (4.10) | 16.4 | (1.95) | 16.7 | (2.55) | 20.0 | (3.13) | 14.9 | (2.25) | 16.2 | (2.61) | 12.8 | (2.11) | 26.0 | (2.87) | 27.0 | (3.14) | 30.4 | (3.61) | 34.7 | (2.76) | 33.4 | (3.67) | 54.9 | (3.69) | ||||
| English and Spanish equally |
51.1 | (4.40) | 51.3 | (5.65) | 48.7 | (4.14) | 24.2 | (3.77) | 28.5 | (5.18) | 24.2 | (3.38) | 19.6 | (3.35) | 27.8 | (5.45) | 23.3 | (4.60) | 28.3 | (4.06) | 31.4 | (5.49) | 34.5 | (4.78) | 53.5 | (4.92) | 43.1 | (5.88) | 53.0 | (5.31) | ||||
| English and other language equally |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 61.5 | (5.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.8 | (4.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.2 | (5.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 38.7 | (4.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 64.2 | (3.82) | ||||
| Other language | 69.8 | (6.74) | 41.4 | (11.41) | 47.0 | (10.39) | 30.5 | (7.05) | 28.8 | (8.24) | 32.0 | (9.29) | 26.3 | (5.28) | 22.5 | ! | (7.32) | 17.6 | ! | (7.68) | 27.8 | (6.45) | 14.5 | ! | (5.37) | 21.9 | ! | (9.08) | 55.8 | (8.96) | 66.0 | (9.17) | 42.5 | (11.31) |
| Highest education level of parents/guardians in the household |
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| Less than high school | 36.1 | (3.39) | 36.5 | (4.20) | 37.4 | (3.31) | 20.0 | (3.10) | 19.7 | (3.46) | 18.5 | (2.69) | 9.3 | (1.75) | 16.2 | (2.82) | 18.1 | (3.19) | 15.3 | (2.05) | 19.2 | (3.08) | 27.7 | (3.58) | 34.3 | (3.06) | 35.9 | (4.70) | 48.0 | (2.88) | ||||
| High school/GED | 44.5 | (1.64) | 41.2 | (3.13) | 45.0 | (2.43) | 28.6 | (1.83) | 21.9 | (2.08) | 26.3 | (2.17) | 17.8 | (1.73) | 22.2 | (3.16) | 21.2 | (2.12) | 16.5 | (1.18) | 17.0 | (2.00) | 23.3 | (1.90) | 50.5 | (1.81) | 44.6 | (2.88) | 53.8 | (2.41) | ||||
| Vocational/technical or some college |
44.3 | (2.04) | 43.5 | (2.46) | 41.0 | (1.74) | 32.8 | (1.89) | 29.6 | (2.15) | 30.7 | (1.76) | 19.1 | (1.32) | 18.6 | (2.00) | 23.7 | (1.55) | 15.2 | (1.29) | 16.4 | (1.95) | 23.8 | (1.70) | 62.1 | (1.64) | 58.2 | (2.61) | 54.0 | (1.64) | ||||
| Associate's degree | 47.4 | (3.04) | 46.6 | (2.74) | 43.7 | (3.08) | 41.1 | (3.24) | 31.0 | (2.46) | 28.0 | (2.74) | 22.0 | (2.40) | 22.3 | (2.72) | 24.9 | (2.39) | 15.4 | (2.09) | 19.3 | (2.56) | 25.8 | (2.72) | 67.0 | (2.85) | 58.7 | (2.84) | 58.2 | (2.38) | ||||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school |
57.7 | (1.74) | 51.9 | (1.89) | 51.2 | (1.53) | 40.1 | (1.61) | 37.1 | (1.85) | 38.3 | (1.45) | 27.6 | (1.70) | 32.1 | (2.07) | 30.2 | (1.47) | 16.0 | (1.32) | 21.1 | (1.79) | 24.3 | (1.50) | 71.3 | (1.63) | 66.7 | (2.07) | 61.5 | (1.37) | ||||
| Graduate/professional degree |
65.2 | (2.04) | 62.2 | (1.86) | 57.8 | (1.56) | 47.2 | (2.53) | 40.0 | (2.20) | 45.0 | (1.68) | 31.7 | (2.02) | 34.7 | (1.96) | 35.6 | (1.72) | 20.7 | (1.82) | 20.3 | (1.61) | 24.7 | (1.23) | 75.6 | (1.55) | 72.3 | (1.63) | 67.0 | (1.56) | ||||
| Family income (in current dollars) |
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| $20,000 or less | 44.2 | (2.14) | 42.5 | (4.09) | 43.6 | (2.48) | 29.0 | (2.07) | 20.4 | (2.46) | 22.1 | (1.72) | 19.4 | (2.02) | 20.6 | (4.29) | 19.4 | (1.87) | 20.1 | (1.73) | 16.8 | (1.99) | 25.7 | (2.05) | 51.3 | (2.32) | 44.4 | (3.74) | 51.5 | (2.11) | ||||
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 48.9 | (1.45) | 46.5 | (2.05) | 44.1 | (2.11) | 31.0 | (1.51) | 29.6 | (1.75) | 27.7 | (1.58) | 18.9 | (1.25) | 22.9 | (2.06) | 21.1 | (1.47) | 15.2 | (1.01) | 21.0 | (2.19) | 25.4 | (1.84) | 61.5 | (1.65) | 55.1 | (2.06) | 56.7 | (2.01) | ||||
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 50.0 | (1.65) | 49.2 | (2.28) | 47.1 | (2.14) | 39.0 | (1.59) | 31.9 | (1.80) | 33.7 | (2.39) | 23.1 | (1.42) | 23.9 | (1.64) | 29.7 | (1.88) | 14.9 | (1.27) | 15.8 | (1.50) | 27.4 | (1.96) | 64.5 | (1.42) | 61.2 | (2.02) | 56.3 | (2.05) | ||||
| $75,001 to $100,000 | 49.9 | (2.36) | 49.5 | (2.44) | 46.8 | (2.16) | 39.4 | (2.27) | 33.9 | (2.03) | 34.4 | (2.01) | 23.0 | (2.22) | 29.7 | (2.25) | 28.2 | (2.07) | 15.3 | (1.52) | 18.5 | (2.17) | 26.2 | (2.03) | 66.2 | (2.25) | 63.0 | (2.18) | 60.1 | (2.18) | ||||
| Over $100,000 | 60.9 | (2.14) | 56.0 | (1.87) | 50.1 | (1.76) | 45.3 | (2.10) | 40.7 | (1.91) | 40.0 | (1.39) | 30.9 | (1.66) | 35.2 | (1.69) | 31.2 | (1.63) | 18.3 | (1.88) | 21.4 | (1.41) | 20.5 | (1.21) | 69.4 | (1.84) | 70.5 | (1.86) | 60.7 | (1.59) | ||||
| Poverty status3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poor | 43.3 | (2.30) | 42.1 | (3.38) | 45.0 | (2.53) | 26.3 | (1.98) | 19.4 | (2.18) | 22.5 | (1.63) | 18.9 | (1.97) | 20.4 | (3.83) | 18.3 | (1.55) | 19.5 | (1.67) | 17.0 | (2.04) | 24.3 | (2.09) | 52.0 | (2.14) | 45.8 | (3.76) | 54.0 | (2.18) | ||||
| Near-poor | 48.9 | (1.63) | 47.1 | (2.40) | 41.8 | (1.86) | 31.6 | (2.10) | 31.7 | (2.15) | 28.5 | (2.10) | 17.7 | (1.50) | 20.6 | (1.96) | 21.9 | (1.77) | 16.1 | (1.28) | 21.9 | (2.17) | 26.2 | (1.99) | 61.6 | (2.24) | 57.4 | (2.28) | 57.1 | (2.10) | ||||
| Nonpoor | 52.8 | (1.02) | 51.7 | (1.14) | 48.8 | (1.14) | 39.8 | (1.17) | 35.7 | (1.07) | 36.9 | (1.00) | 24.9 | (1.06) | 30.2 | (1.08) | 30.4 | (1.04) | 15.8 | (0.87) | 18.8 | (0.90) | 24.1 | (0.91) | 65.2 | (0.99) | 64.0 | (1.14) | 58.7 | (0.96) | ||||
| Control of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 49.2 | (0.87) | 47.6 | (1.22) | 46.2 | (0.94) | 34.9 | (0.88) | 31.0 | (0.93) | 30.9 | (0.96) | 21.2 | (0.92) | 24.9 | (1.12) | 25.0 | (0.82) | 16.3 | (0.71) | 19.1 | (0.88) | 24.1 | (0.94) | 60.6 | (0.85) | 56.9 | (1.25) | 55.9 | (0.87) | ||||
| Private | 57.0 | (2.31) | 57.0 | (2.86) | 49.0 | (2.51) | 40.0 | (2.55) | 34.3 | (2.65) | 41.8 | (2.56) | 29.0 | (2.04) | 35.6 | (2.82) | 34.4 | (2.49) | 17.9 | (1.85) | 18.5 | (2.05) | 28.8 | (2.43) | 72.2 | (2.15) | 71.8 | (2.77) | 70.0 | (2.30) | ||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 In 2007 and 2012, a single item asked parents if they had attended an event sponsored by a community, ethnic, or religious group. In 2003, attendance at an event sponsored by a religious group was asked about separately from attendance at an event sponsored by a community or ethnic group. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes children who were not able to speak. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Poor children are those whose family incomes were below the Census Bureau’s poverty threshold in the year prior to data collection; near-poor children are those whose family incomes ranged from the poverty threshold to 199 percent of the poverty threshold; and nonpoor children are those whose family incomes were at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family’s size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. In 2011, for example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $22,811. Survey respondents are asked to select the range within which their income falls, rather than giving the exact amount of their income; therefore, the measure of poverty status is an approximation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: While National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) administrations prior to 2012 were administered via telephone with an interviewer, NHES:2012 used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. Measurable differences in estimates between 2012 and prior years could reflect actual changes in the population, or the changes could be due to the mode change from telephone to mail. 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. All information, including control of school, is based on parent reports. Excludes homeschooled children. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI:2003, 2007, and 2012) of the National Household Education Surveys Program. (This table was prepared September 2014.) |
