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| Table 202.20. | Percentage of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children enrolled in preprimary programs, by level of program, attendance status, and selected child and family characteristics: 2018 |
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| Selected child or family characteristic | 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 | 12,109 | (112.5) | 7,747 | (118.5) | 64.0 | (0.98) | 39.1 | (0.74) | 21.3 | (0.71) | 17.8 | (0.67) | 24.9 | (0.88) | 20.1 | (0.74) | 4.8 | (0.37) | 64.7 | (1.04) | 35.3 | (1.04) | |||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 6,147 | (95.1) | 3,945 | (140.3) | 64.2 | (1.61) | 39.1 | (1.08) | 21.3 | (1.02) | 17.8 | (1.07) | 25.0 | (1.62) | 20.4 | (1.31) | 4.7 | (0.57) | 64.9 | (1.76) | 35.1 | (1.76) | |||||||||||
| Female | 5,962 | (138.8) | 3,803 | (107.6) | 63.8 | (1.14) | 39.1 | (1.15) | 21.3 | (1.06) | 17.8 | (0.95) | 24.7 | (0.79) | 19.8 | (0.76) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 64.5 | (1.45) | 35.5 | (1.45) | |||||||||||
| Age of child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 and 4 years old | 8,138 | (175.8) | 4,393 | (103.5) | 54.0 | (1.19) | 49.9 | (1.13) | 27.2 | (1.05) | 22.7 | (0.83) | 4.0 | (0.43) | 2.6 | (0.34) | 1.4 | (0.27) | 55.3 | (1.48) | 44.7 | (1.48) | |||||||||||
| 3 years old | 3,986 | (193.1) | 1,583 | (92.9) | 39.7 | (1.50) | 38.0 | (1.49) | 21.4 | (1.32) | 16.6 | (1.15) | 1.7 | (0.41) | 0.8 | ! | (0.28) | 0.9 | ! | (0.32) | 55.9 | (2.60) | 44.1 | (2.60) | |||||||||
| 4 years old | 4,152 | (77.0) | 2,811 | (82.4) | 67.7 | (1.43) | 61.4 | (1.51) | 32.8 | (1.42) | 28.6 | (1.31) | 6.3 | (0.72) | 4.4 | (0.59) | 1.9 | (0.41) | 55.0 | (1.75) | 45.0 | (1.75) | |||||||||||
| 5 years old | 3,971 | (123.3) | 3,354 | (104.9) | 84.5 | (1.14) | 16.9 | (1.12) | 9.2 | (0.83) | 7.7 | (0.92) | 67.6 | (1.45) | 55.9 | (1.51) | 11.7 | (0.92) | 77.1 | (1.35) | 22.9 | (1.35) | |||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,915 | (109.3) | 4,009 | (67.6) | 67.8 | (1.42) | 42.9 | (1.13) | 20.6 | (0.97) | 22.2 | (1.00) | 24.9 | (1.08) | 19.7 | (0.92) | 5.2 | (0.53) | 59.5 | (1.48) | 40.5 | (1.48) | |||||||||||
| Black | 1,614 | (62.7) | 1,011 | (55.9) | 62.6 | (2.50) | 37.9 | (2.52) | 25.7 | (2.44) | 12.2 | (1.81) | 24.8 | (2.22) | 22.5 | (2.18) | 2.3 | ! | (0.78) | 76.8 | (2.92) | 23.2 | (2.92) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 3,150 | (58.8) | 1,871 | (74.3) | 59.4 | (2.13) | 34.4 | (1.72) | 21.2 | (1.47) | 13.2 | (1.32) | 25.0 | (2.04) | 19.3 | (1.86) | 5.7 | (0.87) | 68.3 | (2.51) | 31.7 | (2.51) | |||||||||||
| Asian | 662 | (42.8) | 384 | (33.2) | 57.9 | (3.49) | 35.9 | (3.39) | 20.3 | (2.88) | 15.6 | (2.58) | 22.0 | (2.98) | 18.6 | (2.74) | 3.4 | ! | (1.21) | 67.1 | (4.24) | 32.9 | (4.24) | ||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
132 | (22.4) | 71 | (15.5) | 53.5 | (8.53) | 38.4 | (9.02) | 17.4 | ! | (6.02) | 21.0 | ! | (8.25) | 15.1 | ! | (4.60) | 12.3 | ! | (4.52) | ‡ | (†) | 55.5 | (12.28) | 44.5 | (12.28) | |||||||
| Two or more races | 590 | (45.4) | 382 | (37.1) | 64.8 | (3.74) | 34.4 | (3.91) | 18.6 | (3.24) | 15.8 | (3.05) | 30.4 | (2.89) | 25.9 | (3.03) | 4.5 | ! | (1.59) | 68.7 | (4.78) | 31.3 | (4.78) | ||||||||||
| Number of parents or guardians in household |
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| One parent or guardian | 3,320 | (110.9) | 2,082 | (87.5) | 62.7 | (1.74) | 36.1 | (1.50) | 21.7 | (1.49) | 14.4 | (1.22) | 26.7 | (1.44) | 22.6 | (1.40) | 4.1 | (0.67) | 70.6 | (2.12) | 29.4 | (2.12) | |||||||||||
| Two parents or guardians | 8,790 | (130.7) | 5,665 | (109.6) | 64.5 | (1.13) | 40.2 | (0.91) | 21.2 | (0.80) | 19.1 | (0.82) | 24.2 | (1.10) | 19.2 | (0.91) | 5.0 | (0.45) | 62.6 | (1.23) | 37.4 | (1.23) | |||||||||||
| Mother's current employment status1 |
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| Employed | 7,499 | (147.6) | 5,085 | (117.8) | 67.8 | (1.24) | 42.6 | (0.97) | 25.1 | (0.99) | 17.4 | (0.91) | 25.3 | (1.03) | 20.8 | (0.92) | 4.4 | (0.41) | 67.8 | (1.41) | 32.2 | (1.41) | |||||||||||
| Unemployed | 258 | (33.6) | 163 | (25.5) | 63.3 | (5.60) | 35.1 | (6.22) | 18.8 | (5.09) | 16.4 | (4.85) | 28.2 | (5.87) | 20.6 | (4.88) | 7.6 | ! | (3.41) | 62.2 | (8.37) | 37.8 | (8.37) | ||||||||||
| Not in the labor force | 3,820 | (113.0) | 2,162 | (92.8) | 56.6 | (1.66) | 33.2 | (1.27) | 14.0 | (1.01) | 19.2 | (1.19) | 23.4 | (1.41) | 18.1 | (1.26) | 5.3 | (0.70) | 56.8 | (2.08) | 43.2 | (2.08) | |||||||||||
| No mother in household | 533 | (47.4) | 337 | (40.7) | 63.2 | (4.32) | 34.6 | (3.75) | 20.7 | (3.08) | 13.9 | (2.53) | 28.6 | (4.15) | 24.2 | (3.67) | 4.4 | ! | (1.88) | 71.0 | (4.26) | 29.0 | (4.26) | ||||||||||
| Father's current employment status1 |
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| Employed | 8,517 | (137.2) | 5,527 | (106.3) | 64.9 | (1.16) | 40.6 | (0.93) | 21.5 | (0.83) | 19.1 | (0.83) | 24.3 | (1.06) | 19.2 | (0.90) | 5.1 | (0.44) | 62.7 | (1.21) | 37.3 | (1.21) | |||||||||||
| Unemployed | 233 | (37.3) | 145 | (28.2) | 62.1 | (6.48) | 40.1 | (6.95) | 21.5 | (6.14) | 18.6 | (5.24) | 22.0 | (5.29) | 18.5 | (5.53) | ‡ | (†) | 64.4 | (7.74) | 35.6 | (7.74) | |||||||||||
| Not in the labor force | 572 | (47.8) | 330 | (36.1) | 57.7 | (4.32) | 30.3 | (3.80) | 15.7 | (3.01) | 14.6 | (2.84) | 27.3 | (3.60) | 23.3 | (3.45) | 4.0 | ! | (1.55) | 67.7 | (4.87) | 32.3 | (4.87) | ||||||||||
| No father in household | 2,787 | (99.7) | 1,745 | (76.7) | 62.6 | (1.88) | 36.3 | (1.70) | 21.9 | (1.64) | 14.5 | (1.41) | 26.3 | (1.50) | 22.3 | (1.50) | 4.0 | (0.73) | 70.5 | (2.41) | 29.5 | (2.41) | |||||||||||
| Every parent or guardian employed1 |
7,493 | (143.9) | 5,090 | (117.1) | 67.9 | (1.23) | 42.4 | (0.95) | 25.2 | (0.96) | 17.2 | (0.88) | 25.5 | (1.04) | 21.1 | (0.92) | 4.4 | (0.40) | 68.2 | (1.35) | 31.8 | (1.35) | |||||||||||
| No parent or guardian employed1 |
1,149 | (72.6) | 603 | (48.3) | 52.4 | (2.98) | 31.0 | (2.64) | 17.0 | (2.04) | 14.0 | (1.86) | 21.4 | (2.40) | 18.1 | (2.24) | 3.3 | ! | (1.02) | 67.0 | (3.42) | 33.0 | (3.42) | ||||||||||
| Highest educational attainment of parents or guardians1 |
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| Less than high school | 979 | (65.7) | 566 | (48.6) | 57.8 | (3.24) | 30.5 | (2.80) | 19.5 | (2.55) | 11.1 | (1.73) | 27.3 | (2.69) | 23.5 | (2.55) | 3.8 | ! | (1.28) | 74.3 | (3.36) | 25.7 | (3.36) | ||||||||||
| High school completion2 | 2,683 | (101.8) | 1,526 | (80.0) | 56.9 | (2.01) | 32.7 | (1.75) | 19.3 | (1.65) | 13.3 | (1.27) | 24.2 | (1.72) | 19.8 | (1.53) | 4.4 | (0.85) | 68.8 | (2.39) | 31.2 | (2.39) | |||||||||||
| Some college, no degree | 1,778 | (77.5) | 1,050 | (62.9) | 59.0 | (2.55) | 35.8 | (2.29) | 19.3 | (1.82) | 16.4 | (1.50) | 23.2 | (1.87) | 18.8 | (1.62) | 4.5 | (0.84) | 64.6 | (2.44) | 35.4 | (2.44) | |||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 1,289 | (71.9) | 821 | (56.8) | 63.7 | (2.85) | 37.7 | (2.69) | 20.5 | (2.34) | 17.2 | (1.86) | 26.0 | (2.13) | 22.7 | (2.03) | 3.3 | (0.89) | 67.7 | (3.02) | 32.3 | (3.02) | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 2,823 | (102.6) | 1,922 | (78.7) | 68.1 | (1.67) | 42.9 | (1.77) | 21.7 | (1.55) | 21.2 | (1.55) | 25.1 | (1.55) | 19.0 | (1.25) | 6.2 | (0.89) | 59.8 | (2.11) | 40.2 | (2.11) | |||||||||||
| Graduate or professional degree |
2,557 | (101.7) | 1,862 | (88.7) | 72.8 | (1.82) | 47.9 | (1.83) | 25.4 | (1.69) | 22.5 | (1.80) | 24.9 | (1.87) | 20.1 | (1.74) | 4.9 | (0.73) | 62.4 | (2.59) | 37.6 | (2.59) | |||||||||||
| †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. |
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| 1 Data pertain only to parents or guardians who live in the household with the child. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Preprimary programs include kindergarten and preschool (or nursery school) programs. "Preschool," which was referred to as "nursery school" in previous versions of this table, is defined as a group or class that is organized to provide educational experiences for children during the year or years preceding kindergarten. 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 noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in the military and persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2018. (This table was prepared July 2019.) |
