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| Table 218.45. | Percentage distribution of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade public school students, by when student first used a laptop or desktop computer and selected student and school characteristics: 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected student or school characteristic | 4th-graders, by first use of computer | 8th-graders, by first use of computer | 12th-graders, by first use of computer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In kinder-garten or before | In 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade | In 4th grade | Never used | In kinder-garten or before | In 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade | In 4th or 5th grade | In 6th, 7th, or 8th grade | Never used | In kinder-garten or before | In 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade | In 4th or 5th grade | In 6th, 7th, or 8th grade | In high school | Never used | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.1 | (0.77) | 44.0 | (0.77) | 10.6 | (0.48) | 4.3 | (0.31) | 34.8 | (0.66) | 41.7 | (0.68) | 15.8 | (0.51) | 7.0 | (0.35) | 0.7 | (0.11) | 28.9 | (0.66) | 35.1 | (0.70) | 17.0 | (0.55) | 15.0 | (0.52) | 3.5 | (0.27) | 0.5 | (0.10) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 39.4 | (1.07) | 44.8 | (1.09) | 10.7 | (0.68) | 5.0 | (0.48) | 32.6 | (0.90) | 42.6 | (0.95) | 16.7 | (0.72) | 7.2 | (0.50) | 1.0 | (0.19) | 29.3 | (0.94) | 35.2 | (0.98) | 17.0 | (0.77) | 14.1 | (0.72) | 3.8 | (0.39) | 0.7 | (0.17) | |||||
| Female | 42.8 | (1.09) | 43.1 | (1.09) | 10.5 | (0.68) | 3.5 | (0.41) | 37.2 | (0.97) | 40.7 | (0.98) | 15.0 | (0.71) | 6.8 | (0.50) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | 28.6 | (0.94) | 35.0 | (0.99) | 16.9 | (0.78) | 16.0 | (0.76) | 3.2 | (0.37) | 0.3 | ! | (0.11) | |||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 46.0 | (1.17) | 43.7 | (1.16) | 7.8 | (0.63) | 2.5 | (0.37) | 40.0 | (1.01) | 40.7 | (1.01) | 13.1 | (0.70) | 5.7 | (0.48) | 0.5 | ! | (0.14) | 33.6 | (1.02) | 34.3 | (1.03) | 16.2 | (0.80) | 12.7 | (0.72) | 2.8 | (0.36) | 0.4 | ! | (0.14) | |||
| Black | 40.4 | (1.67) | 39.1 | (1.66) | 14.1 | (1.18) | 6.5 | (0.83) | 34.8 | (1.57) | 41.0 | (1.62) | 14.2 | (1.15) | 8.8 | (0.93) | 1.3 | (0.37) | 28.6 | (1.44) | 35.9 | (1.53) | 15.7 | (1.16) | 15.7 | (1.16) | 3.4 | (0.58) | 0.7 | ! | (0.27) | ||||
| Hispanic | 33.2 | (1.41) | 46.7 | (1.49) | 13.8 | (1.03) | 6.3 | (0.73) | 27.3 | (1.15) | 43.2 | (1.28) | 20.7 | (1.05) | 8.3 | (0.71) | 0.5 | ! | (0.19) | 20.4 | (1.22) | 36.0 | (1.46) | 20.5 | (1.22) | 18.0 | (1.17) | 4.4 | (0.62) | 0.6 | ! | (0.24) | |||
| Asian | 41.3 | (3.53) | 50.5 | (3.58) | 6.6 | (1.78) | ‡ | (†) | 31.1 | (2.82) | 45.6 | (3.04) | 18.1 | (2.35) | 5.2 | (1.35) | # | (†) | 26.9 | (2.82) | 35.7 | (3.04) | 12.4 | (2.10) | 19.3 | (2.50) | 5.2 | (1.41) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 21.6 | (3.93) | 34.2 | (4.52) | 18.9 | (3.73) | 18.0 | (3.66) | 7.2 | ! | (2.47) | # | (†) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Two or more races | 43.4 | (4.68) | 49.6 | (4.72) | 5.3 | ! | (2.12) | ‡ | (†) | 35.9 | (4.26) | 41.4 | (4.37) | 14.8 | (3.15) | 6.3 | ! | (2.15) | ‡ | (†) | 37.2 | (4.57) | 33.6 | (4.46) | 16.8 | (3.53) | 11.5 | (3.01) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) | |||
| English language learner (ELL) status |
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| ELL | 31.0 | (2.17) | 41.3 | (2.31) | 17.4 | (1.78) | 10.3 | (1.43) | 18.0 | (2.04) | 41.0 | (2.61) | 27.8 | (2.38) | 11.8 | (1.71) | 1.4 | ! | (0.62) | 12.3 | (2.58) | 23.9 | (3.35) | 21.5 | (3.23) | 29.4 | (3.58) | 9.8 | (2.34) | 3.1 | ! | (1.35) | |||
| Non-ELL | 42.4 | (0.81) | 44.3 | (0.82) | 9.8 | (0.49) | 3.5 | (0.30) | 36.1 | (0.69) | 41.7 | (0.71) | 15.0 | (0.51) | 6.6 | (0.36) | 0.6 | (0.11) | 29.5 | (0.68) | 35.5 | (0.71) | 16.8 | (0.56) | 14.5 | (0.52) | 3.3 | (0.26) | 0.4 | (0.10) | |||||
| Disability status1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identified as student with disability (SD) |
35.6 | (2.27) | 38.5 | (2.30) | 18.3 | (1.83) | 7.6 | (1.26) | 29.1 | (1.97) | 36.2 | (2.09) | 19.2 | (1.71) | 13.0 | (1.46) | 2.5 | (0.67) | 26.1 | (2.25) | 27.6 | (2.30) | 20.3 | (2.06) | 18.7 | (2.00) | 6.8 | (1.30) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Not identified as SD | 41.8 | (0.81) | 44.7 | (0.82) | 9.7 | (0.49) | 3.9 | (0.32) | 35.5 | (0.70) | 42.3 | (0.72) | 15.5 | (0.53) | 6.3 | (0.36) | 0.4 | (0.10) | 29.2 | (0.69) | 35.7 | (0.73) | 16.7 | (0.57) | 14.7 | (0.54) | 3.2 | (0.27) | 0.5 | (0.11) | |||||
| Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| Eligible | 36.5 | (0.98) | 44.6 | (1.01) | 13.1 | (0.69) | 5.7 | (0.47) | 30.5 | (0.85) | 42.2 | (0.91) | 17.7 | (0.71) | 8.5 | (0.52) | 1.0 | (0.18) | 22.2 | (0.92) | 36.3 | (1.06) | 18.4 | (0.86) | 18.1 | (0.85) | 4.1 | (0.44) | 0.8 | (0.20) | |||||
| Not eligible | 47.7 | (1.21) | 43.2 | (1.20) | 7.0 | (0.62) | 2.2 | (0.36) | 40.8 | (1.05) | 40.5 | (1.05) | 13.4 | (0.73) | 5.1 | (0.47) | 0.2 | ! | (0.10) | 34.2 | (0.93) | 34.1 | (0.93) | 15.8 | (0.72) | 12.7 | (0.65) | 3.0 | (0.33) | 0.3 | ! | (0.10) | |||
| Information not available | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.4 | (4.55) | 50.5 | (4.90) | 14.3 | (3.43) | 3.8 | ! | (1.88) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 36.9 | (1.34) | 44.7 | (1.38) | 13.2 | (0.94) | 5.3 | (0.62) | 32.1 | (1.25) | 42.9 | (1.33) | 17.1 | (1.01) | 7.2 | (0.69) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 28.4 | (1.06) | 34.6 | (1.12) | 17.2 | (0.89) | 15.5 | (0.85) | 3.7 | (0.45) | 0.6 | ! | (0.18) | |||
| Suburb | 45.6 | (1.22) | 41.9 | (1.21) | 8.8 | (0.69) | 3.7 | (0.46) | 36.8 | (1.02) | 41.1 | (1.04) | 14.3 | (0.74) | 7.0 | (0.54) | 0.8 | (0.19) | 28.1 | (1.07) | 35.9 | (1.14) | 17.1 | (0.90) | 15.6 | (0.86) | 3.1 | (0.41) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | ||||
| Town | 35.3 | (2.31) | 48.8 | (2.41) | 12.1 | (1.57) | 3.7 | (0.91) | 35.3 | (2.10) | 39.3 | (2.15) | 19.1 | (1.73) | 6.2 | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | 32.1 | (2.95) | 30.6 | (2.91) | 14.3 | (2.21) | 17.9 | (2.42) | 5.2 | (1.40) | # | (†) | |||||
| Rural | 41.8 | (1.81) | 44.7 | (1.83) | 9.3 | (1.07) | 4.2 | (0.74) | 33.9 | (1.47) | 42.6 | (1.54) | 16.1 | (1.14) | 7.0 | (0.79) | 0.5 | ! | (0.22) | 31.0 | (1.58) | 35.7 | (1.64) | 16.9 | (1.28) | 12.1 | (1.11) | 3.5 | (0.63) | 0.8 | ! | (0.31) | |||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !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 The student with disability (SD) variable used in this table includes students who have a 504 plan, even if they do not have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: American Institutes for Research, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Validity Studies Panel, Initial Tables From the 2015 Computer Access and Familiarity Study. (This table was prepared January 2017.) |
