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| Table 227.20. | Percentage of high school seniors who say they engage in various activities, by selected student and school characteristics: 1992 and 2004 |
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| Activity | Total | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Socioeconomic status1 | Control of school attended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Low | Middle | High | Public | Catholic | Other private | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least once a week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use personal computer2 | 23.6 | (0.52) | 28.1 | (0.76) | 19.3 | (0.64) | 23.9 | (0.58) | 23.3 | (1.71) | 20.7 | (1.49) | 26.6 | (1.90) | 22.0 | (3.88) | 18.7 | (1.10) | 23.4 | (0.73) | 27.6 | (0.91) | 23.3 | (0.50) | 26.0 | (2.58) | 29.0 | (3.04) | ||||
| Work on hobbies | 40.9 | (0.62) | 44.4 | (0.85) | 37.6 | (0.86) | 42.2 | (0.71) | 34.5 | (1.99) | 39.7 | (1.71) | 37.7 | (2.16) | 51.8 | (4.20) | 36.3 | (1.29) | 41.1 | (0.84) | 43.6 | (1.14) | 40.6 | (0.59) | 42.4 | (2.69) | 41.1 | (2.60) | ||||
| Perform community service | 11.3 | (0.48) | 10.7 | (0.80) | 11.9 | (0.52) | 11.1 | (0.60) | 12.1 | (1.26) | 11.1 | (1.03) | 13.8 | (1.58) | 8.0 | ! | (2.56) | 7.6 | (0.61) | 9.6 | (0.46) | 16.9 | (1.22) | 9.6 | (0.37) | 23.6 | (2.50) | 22.9 | (2.63) | |||
| Driving or riding around | 73.2 | (0.59) | 74.4 | (0.84) | 72.1 | (0.75) | 75.7 | (0.64) | 67.8 | (2.15) | 66.0 | (1.82) | 66.5 | (2.05) | 67.6 | (4.40) | 69.6 | (1.26) | 75.3 | (0.75) | 72.4 | (1.13) | 74.0 | (0.55) | 76.1 | (2.41) | 68.7 | (2.91) | ||||
| Visiting with friends at a local hangout |
88.0 | (0.45) | 88.2 | (0.62) | 87.9 | (0.62) | 90.6 | (0.41) | 79.8 | (2.02) | 82.1 | (1.27) | 85.7 | (1.46) | 73.0 | (4.89) | 80.6 | (1.05) | 88.0 | (0.66) | 93.2 | (0.57) | 88.2 | (0.39) | 93.3 | (1.23) | 95.1 | (0.78) | ||||
| Talk on phone with friends | 80.5 | (0.56) | 72.6 | (0.88) | 88.3 | (0.64) | 81.7 | (0.62) | 81.3 | (2.01) | 71.8 | (1.60) | 77.2 | (1.82) | 73.7 | (6.12) | 72.8 | (1.13) | 81.6 | (0.71) | 83.7 | (1.10) | 80.4 | (0.54) | 86.8 | (1.84) | 77.9 | (2.77) | ||||
| Take music, art, or dance class |
10.2 | (0.35) | 7.9 | (0.44) | 12.4 | (0.52) | 10.0 | (0.40) | 9.6 | (1.11) | 9.9 | (1.27) | 14.1 | (1.21) | 10.7 | ! | (3.40) | 7.2 | (0.67) | 8.9 | (0.43) | 14.2 | (0.75) | 9.7 | (0.35) | 12.4 | (1.55) | 14.9 | (1.49) | |||
| Take sports lessons | 7.3 | (0.38) | 9.7 | (0.62) | 5.0 | (0.45) | 7.0 | (0.46) | 7.5 | (0.80) | 8.0 | (1.14) | 9.3 | (1.06) | 10.0 | ! | (4.07) | 5.5 | (0.61) | 6.6 | (0.40) | 9.5 | (0.96) | 6.5 | (0.29) | 9.2 | (1.60) | 7.3 | (1.13) | |||
| Play non-school sports | 26.2 | (0.62) | 38.7 | (0.91) | 14.0 | (0.70) | 27.1 | (0.73) | 22.6 | (1.79) | 23.4 | (1.55) | 28.1 | (2.13) | 27.3 | (4.25) | 20.4 | (1.01) | 24.5 | (0.73) | 32.9 | (1.29) | 25.6 | (0.56) | 35.1 | (2.71) | 28.0 | (3.00) | ||||
| Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) |
33.7 | (0.56) | 30.9 | (0.78) | 36.4 | (0.78) | 34.5 | (0.64) | 28.6 | (1.81) | 32.8 | (1.75) | 35.3 | (2.03) | 34.4 | (3.90) | 29.7 | (1.10) | 33.4 | (0.77) | 36.7 | (1.01) | 33.2 | (0.59) | 32.4 | (2.35) | 38.8 | (2.51) | ||||
| Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day on weekdays |
2.0 | (0.16) | 3.2 | (0.29) | 0.8 | (0.12) | 1.8 | (0.18) | 3.3 | (0.64) | 2.1 | (0.43) | 2.7 | ! | (0.88) | 2.5 | ! | (1.19) | 3.4 | (0.40) | 2.1 | (0.23) | 1.1 | (0.19) | 2.1 | (0.18) | 1.6 | ! | (0.50) | 0.6 | ! | (0.26) |
| Watches television 3 or more hours per day on weekdays |
27.0 | (0.62) | 27.7 | (0.88) | 26.4 | (0.77) | 23.6 | (0.67) | 49.2 | (2.29) | 26.6 | (1.54) | 25.0 | (2.20) | 36.4 | (4.85) | 34.1 | (1.24) | 29.3 | (0.89) | 18.1 | (1.03) | 26.4 | (0.56) | 26.1 | (2.29) | 15.5 | (2.34) | ||||
| 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| At least once a week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use personal computer at home |
79.3 | (0.52) | 79.6 | (0.65) | 79.0 | (0.69) | 84.7 | (0.54) | 62.8 | (1.34) | 71.4 | (1.32) | 89.5 | (1.06) | 68.8 | (2.31) | 61.9 | (1.07) | 79.8 | (0.63) | 92.3 | (0.53) | 78.2 | (0.56) | 93.2 | (0.69) | 89.6 | (1.90) | ||||
| Work on hobbies | 46.5 | (0.56) | 49.6 | (0.80) | 43.3 | (0.71) | 46.8 | (0.68) | 44.3 | (1.46) | 44.8 | (1.39) | 49.3 | (1.75) | 58.4 | (2.40) | 42.2 | (1.07) | 46.6 | (0.76) | 49.6 | (0.93) | 46.3 | (0.60) | 47.2 | (1.41) | 48.6 | (1.90) | ||||
| Perform community service | 18.7 | (0.45) | 15.1 | (0.54) | 22.3 | (0.63) | 17.9 | (0.52) | 21.1 | (1.22) | 17.5 | (1.11) | 27.4 | (1.36) | 11.6 | (2.05) | 15.7 | (0.74) | 17.4 | (0.64) | 23.5 | (0.81) | 18.3 | (0.48) | 23.8 | (1.29) | 22.1 | (1.81) | ||||
| Driving or riding around | 65.7 | (0.61) | 67.5 | (0.78) | 64.0 | (0.79) | 70.0 | (0.70) | 63.9 | (1.28) | 54.0 | (1.28) | 58.3 | (1.93) | 77.0 | (3.70) | 59.0 | (1.17) | 67.2 | (0.82) | 68.4 | (0.93) | 65.7 | (0.66) | 68.8 | (1.36) | 62.8 | (2.24) | ||||
| Visiting with friends at a local hangout |
86.1 | (0.41) | 88.4 | (0.46) | 83.9 | (0.63) | 90.7 | (0.40) | 79.9 | (1.03) | 77.7 | (1.16) | 79.0 | (1.37) | 82.6 | (2.52) | 76.6 | (0.94) | 87.7 | (0.51) | 90.9 | (0.56) | 85.7 | (0.44) | 92.2 | (0.65) | 89.2 | (1.05) | ||||
| Talk on phone with friends | 72.1 | (0.48) | 65.2 | (0.71) | 78.9 | (0.58) | 71.6 | (0.61) | 80.5 | (0.98) | 66.6 | (1.24) | 64.7 | (1.75) | 73.1 | (2.68) | 66.0 | (0.95) | 73.5 | (0.66) | 74.2 | (0.82) | 71.8 | (0.52) | 77.5 | (1.30) | 72.7 | (1.53) | ||||
| Take music, art, or language class |
17.7 | (0.46) | 13.8 | (0.52) | 21.7 | (0.66) | 17.5 | (0.61) | 18.7 | (0.96) | 15.2 | (1.02) | 21.2 | (1.42) | 17.8 | (1.30) | 13.6 | (0.78) | 17.0 | (0.61) | 22.4 | (0.71) | 17.4 | (0.49) | 19.6 | (1.22) | 22.6 | (1.75) | ||||
| Take sports lessons | 13.2 | (0.41) | 15.8 | (0.61) | 10.7 | (0.48) | 12.5 | (0.47) | 15.7 | (1.09) | 13.5 | (1.07) | 12.9 | (1.31) | 12.1 | (0.43) | 10.8 | (0.70) | 12.6 | (0.57) | 16.4 | (0.71) | 12.9 | (0.44) | 18.8 | (0.92) | 14.4 | (1.07) | ||||
| Play non-school sports | 27.4 | (0.53) | 39.2 | (0.77) | 15.7 | (0.62) | 26.8 | (0.70) | 28.3 | (1.14) | 27.5 | (1.27) | 30.7 | (1.57) | 38.7 | (1.61) | 24.3 | (0.91) | 27.3 | (0.73) | 30.0 | (1.06) | 27.3 | (0.57) | 31.2 | (1.47) | 24.8 | (1.74) | ||||
| Reading 3 or more hours per week (not for school) |
32.0 | (0.51) | 29.5 | (0.70) | 34.5 | (0.71) | 31.5 | (0.66) | 32.7 | (1.24) | 32.8 | (1.28) | 30.5 | (1.43) | 34.4 | (3.73) | 30.3 | (0.99) | 30.8 | (0.72) | 35.6 | (0.89) | 32.0 | (0.55) | 29.6 | (1.47) | 34.9 | (1.74) | ||||
| Plays video/computer games 3 or more hours per day on weekdays |
5.9 | (0.27) | 10.4 | (0.48) | 1.5 | (0.18) | 5.1 | (0.31) | 7.8 | (0.78) | 6.6 | (0.66) | 6.1 | (0.81) | 8.9 | (1.17) | 7.2 | (0.54) | 6.3 | (0.40) | 4.2 | (0.35) | 6.1 | (0.29) | 3.8 | (0.50) | 3.5 | (0.59) | ||||
| Watches television/DVDs 3 or more hours per day on weekdays |
28.1 | (0.54) | 29.3 | (0.76) | 26.9 | (0.69) | 21.9 | (0.61) | 51.7 | (1.37) | 33.0 | (1.06) | 24.6 | (1.72) | 29.9 | (3.81) | 35.6 | (1.00) | 29.3 | (0.76) | 20.0 | (0.75) | 28.8 | (0.58) | 24.3 | (1.60) | 15.8 | (1.43) | ||||
| Hours of homework per week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 1 hour | 13.3 | (0.44) | 17.3 | (0.67) | 9.4 | (0.48) | 14.0 | (0.56) | 15.1 | (0.93) | 10.7 | (0.83) | 6.5 | (1.09) | 14.9 | (1.38) | 15.6 | (0.78) | 14.8 | (0.62) | 8.7 | (0.55) | 14.0 | (0.47) | 5.5 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (1.19) | ||||
| 1 to 3 hours | 28.7 | (0.52) | 30.2 | (0.72) | 27.3 | (0.75) | 27.3 | (0.64) | 32.6 | (1.18) | 33.9 | (1.27) | 16.6 | (1.52) | 29.6 | (2.75) | 32.7 | (0.97) | 30.3 | (0.71) | 22.8 | (0.89) | 29.7 | (0.56) | 19.5 | (1.32) | 16.9 | (1.57) | ||||
| 4 to 6 hours | 25.0 | (0.49) | 24.5 | (0.68) | 25.5 | (0.66) | 25.8 | (0.64) | 24.7 | (1.18) | 23.0 | (1.20) | 26.7 | (1.59) | 21.4 | (1.19) | 24.2 | (0.94) | 25.1 | (0.67) | 25.6 | (0.89) | 25.0 | (0.53) | 27.3 | (1.23) | 24.0 | (1.48) | ||||
| 7 to 12 hours | 21.7 | (0.51) | 19.8 | (0.68) | 23.6 | (0.68) | 22.4 | (0.65) | 18.0 | (0.98) | 21.7 | (1.26) | 27.3 | (1.46) | 26.9 | (3.86) | 18.2 | (0.81) | 20.5 | (0.66) | 26.8 | (0.90) | 20.9 | (0.55) | 29.1 | (1.13) | 32.2 | (1.87) | ||||
| More than 12 hours | 11.2 | (0.39) | 8.2 | (0.43) | 14.2 | (0.61) | 10.5 | (0.47) | 9.6 | (0.85) | 10.7 | (0.99) | 22.8 | (1.66) | 7.2 | ! | (2.20) | 9.2 | (0.76) | 9.4 | (0.46) | 16.1 | (0.73) | 10.4 | (0.40) | 18.6 | (1.52) | 21.5 | (2.83) | |||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income. The "low" SES group is the lowest quartile; the "middle" SES group is the middle two quartiles; and the "high" SES group is the upper quartile. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Question does not specify where computer is used. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/92), "Second Follow-up Student Survey, 1992"; and Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002/04), "First Follow-up, 2004." (This table was prepared December 2009.) |
