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| Table 202.20. | Percentage of 3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, by age and selected child and family characteristics: 2010 through 2020 |
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| Age and selected child or family characteristic |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 3 to 5 years old | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 65.6 | (0.67) | 65.4 | (0.68) | 66.1 | (0.86) | 66.7 | (0.74) | 66.6 | (0.71) | 65.5 | (0.77) | 66.1 | (0.82) | 65.8 | (0.74) | 65.7 | (1.06) | 66.1 | (0.80) | 55.0 | (0.82) | ||
Sex |
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| Male | 65.3 | (0.91) | 65.7 | (1.01) | 65.3 | (1.03) | 66.0 | (1.12) | 66.1 | (0.95) | 65.7 | (1.15) | 66.3 | (1.08) | 64.9 | (1.02) | 65.4 | (1.70) | 66.4 | (1.09) | 54.3 | (1.43) | ||
| Female | 65.9 | (0.90) | 65.2 | (0.92) | 66.9 | (1.52) | 67.5 | (1.12) | 67.0 | (1.13) | 65.2 | (1.40) | 65.9 | (1.06) | 66.7 | (0.99) | 66.1 | (1.11) | 65.9 | (1.13) | 55.6 | (1.63) | ||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 68.0 | (0.88) | 68.6 | (0.83) | 68.4 | (0.94) | 68.4 | (1.07) | 68.6 | (1.04) | 67.5 | (1.00) | 67.3 | (1.06) | 67.3 | (1.00) | 68.8 | (1.40) | 67.1 | (1.10) | 58.0 | (1.12) | ||
| Black | 68.2 | (2.04) | 66.5 | (2.20) | 67.4 | (2.21) | 71.3 | (1.98) | 70.5 | (2.14) | 67.2 | (2.21) | 64.5 | (2.51) | 66.6 | (2.40) | 66.0 | (2.48) | 66.1 | (2.28) | 54.4 | (2.96) | ||
| Hispanic | 58.6 | (1.44) | 58.0 | (1.33) | 59.5 | (2.37) | 60.2 | (1.51) | 61.1 | (1.40) | 60.0 | (1.62) | 63.6 | (1.47) | 62.6 | (1.60) | 61.4 | (2.24) | 62.9 | (1.66) | 49.2 | (1.73) | ||
| Asian | 73.3 | (3.59) | 66.8 | (3.13) | 71.7 | (3.30) | 67.2 | (3.19) | 65.0 | (3.67) | 68.7 | (3.63) | 72.0 | (3.68) | 68.3 | (3.47) | 59.0 | (3.39) | 70.7 | (3.51) | 53.9 | (3.51) | ||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 50.3 | (11.84) | 58.5 | (10.37) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 52.1 | (9.69) | 73.5 | (8.13) | 68.9 | (5.52) | 63.5 | (8.59) | 55.2 | (6.91) | 73.2 | (7.41) | 57.8 | (6.16) | 60.5 | (7.14) | 60.7 | (7.42) | 64.7 | (8.77) | 55.0 | (9.72) | ||
| Two or more races | 63.0 | (3.58) | 65.7 | (3.26) | 68.3 | (3.62) | 73.2 | (3.59) | 66.9 | (4.19) | 65.9 | (3.85) | 66.7 | (3.99) | 65.8 | (3.80) | 67.3 | (3.62) | 69.3 | (3.73) | 57.3 | (4.56) | ||
Highest level of education attained by either parent1 |
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| Less than high school | 50.7 | (2.23) | 57.0 | (2.39) | 54.4 | (2.52) | 58.3 | (2.95) | 59.6 | (2.47) | 56.8 | (2.72) | 58.1 | (2.70) | 55.7 | (3.39) | 60.8 | (3.71) | 53.8 | (3.43) | 56.2 | (3.38) | ||
| High school completion2 | 60.4 | (1.61) | 59.7 | (1.65) | 62.4 | (2.12) | 60.7 | (1.83) | 60.8 | (1.63) | 57.2 | (1.83) | 59.0 | (1.78) | 61.5 | (2.00) | 57.9 | (2.08) | 58.0 | (1.88) | 47.1 | (2.06) | ||
| Some college, no degree | 64.3 | (1.72) | 62.6 | (1.90) | 61.9 | (1.91) | 64.7 | (1.82) | 63.8 | (1.77) | 64.8 | (2.09) | 65.0 | (2.20) | 64.0 | (2.00) | 61.0 | (2.44) | 63.5 | (2.10) | 53.9 | (2.52) | ||
| Associate's degree | 65.8 | (2.24) | 63.5 | (2.23) | 67.1 | (2.28) | 64.6 | (2.53) | 66.5 | (2.39) | 65.5 | (2.44) | 63.9 | (1.97) | 60.8 | (2.52) | 65.3 | (2.82) | 63.6 | (2.72) | 58.3 | (2.64) | ||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 75.4 | (1.24) | 73.8 | (1.17) | 73.8 | (1.26) | 73.5 | (1.17) | 72.4 | (1.19) | 72.4 | (1.27) | 72.4 | (1.17) | 72.4 | (1.13) | 72.0 | (1.28) | 73.5 | (1.17) | 57.7 | (1.33) | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 72.7 | (1.74) | 72.4 | (1.54) | 71.8 | (1.55) | 70.5 | (1.47) | 69.7 | (1.45) | 68.5 | (1.81) | 66.8 | (1.75) | 70.1 | (1.55) | 70.1 | (1.69) | 67.5 | (1.72) | 55.7 | (1.87) | ||
| Master's degree | 77.2 | (2.05) | 73.9 | (2.18) | 74.1 | (2.24) | 77.4 | (1.98) | 76.6 | (1.91) | 76.9 | (1.90) | 78.6 | (1.81) | 76.2 | (1.98) | 73.2 | (2.22) | 80.0 | (1.69) | 58.7 | (2.55) | ||
| Doctor's degree3 | 83.5 | (2.85) | 79.7 | (3.01) | 83.5 | (2.86) | 76.7 | (3.27) | 73.1 | (3.51) | 77.3 | (3.44) | 78.4 | (2.96) | 71.9 | (3.64) | 76.3 | (3.42) | 80.2 | (2.80) | 62.8 | (3.82) | ||
Household type and parents' employment status4 |
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| All households with at least one parent5 |
65.9 | (0.67) | 65.4 | (0.70) | 66.4 | (0.89) | 66.7 | (0.77) | 66.5 | (0.70) | 65.6 | (0.78) | 65.9 | (0.86) | 66.0 | (0.77) | 65.7 | (1.09) | 66.0 | (0.82) | 54.9 | (0.82) | ||
| Every parent employed6 | 70.1 | (0.91) | 70.0 | (0.95) | 70.8 | (1.17) | 71.8 | (1.00) | 70.2 | (0.88) | 69.3 | (0.98) | 70.7 | (0.99) | 68.9 | (0.97) | 69.4 | (1.30) | 70.6 | (1.06) | 58.8 | (1.22) | ||
| No parent employed | 58.8 | (2.06) | 57.2 | (1.94) | 56.1 | (2.35) | 59.9 | (2.36) | 60.3 | (2.50) | 59.1 | (2.51) | 55.1 | (2.49) | 61.2 | (2.84) | 55.5 | (3.14) | 57.1 | (3.28) | 50.1 | (3.13) | ||
| Two-parent household | 66.9 | (0.81) | 66.1 | (0.85) | 67.0 | (1.04) | 65.9 | (0.88) | 66.0 | (0.89) | 65.8 | (0.92) | 66.4 | (1.01) | 65.7 | (0.97) | 65.9 | (1.25) | 66.2 | (1.00) | 54.0 | (0.97) | ||
| Both parents employed | 71.9 | (1.14) | 71.2 | (1.15) | 71.6 | (1.44) | 70.9 | (1.17) | 70.0 | (1.16) | 70.0 | (1.26) | 72.1 | (1.23) | 69.0 | (1.26) | 69.9 | (1.53) | 71.6 | (1.26) | 58.6 | (1.50) | ||
| One parent employed | 62.4 | (1.30) | 61.5 | (1.32) | 63.2 | (1.42) | 60.7 | (1.49) | 62.0 | (1.47) | 60.6 | (1.54) | 60.5 | (1.47) | 61.9 | (1.54) | 60.8 | (1.78) | 58.6 | (1.76) | 49.6 | (1.73) | ||
| No parent employed | 56.9 | (4.44) | 57.8 | (3.94) | 52.7 | (4.17) | 59.0 | (4.72) | 51.5 | (5.29) | 58.8 | (5.67) | 48.8 | (5.43) | 61.2 | (5.63) | 52.4 | (6.66) | 54.1 | (7.52) | 37.2 | (5.61) | ||
| Single-parent household | 63.4 | (1.51) | 63.7 | (1.38) | 64.8 | (1.45) | 68.8 | (1.56) | 67.8 | (1.43) | 65.0 | (1.63) | 64.8 | (1.57) | 66.6 | (1.57) | 65.2 | (1.77) | 65.5 | (1.71) | 57.7 | (1.99) | ||
| Parent employed | 66.1 | (1.90) | 67.7 | (1.74) | 69.1 | (1.78) | 73.8 | (1.69) | 70.6 | (1.68) | 67.9 | (1.82) | 67.9 | (1.78) | 68.7 | (1.79) | 68.2 | (2.07) | 68.4 | (1.89) | 59.1 | (2.38) | ||
| Parent not employed | 59.5 | (2.46) | 57.0 | (2.29) | 57.2 | (2.73) | 60.1 | (2.61) | 62.7 | (2.56) | 59.2 | (2.79) | 57.1 | (3.04) | 61.2 | (3.39) | 56.3 | (3.56) | 57.8 | (3.64) | 55.0 | (3.59) | ||
Family income (in current dollars)7 |
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| Less than $10,000 | 60.7 | (2.49) | 60.6 | (2.38) | 57.6 | (2.71) | 62.0 | (2.73) | 66.5 | (2.49) | 62.3 | (3.04) | 61.9 | (2.57) | 62.8 | (3.48) | 63.3 | (3.85) | 59.1 | (4.38) | 51.5 | (4.50) | ||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 59.1 | (2.13) | 61.0 | (2.26) | 58.9 | (2.32) | 62.0 | (2.32) | 69.9 | (2.28) | 57.2 | (2.77) | 57.6 | (2.73) | 56.7 | (2.75) | 60.1 | (3.16) | 61.4 | (3.59) | 55.2 | (3.72) | ||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 60.8 | (2.14) | 59.0 | (1.95) | 62.9 | (2.22) | 63.3 | (2.36) | 59.7 | (2.37) | 64.7 | (2.22) | 62.1 | (2.83) | 60.0 | (2.72) | 56.9 | (2.82) | 60.7 | (2.58) | 48.5 | (3.28) | ||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 57.3 | (2.47) | 60.4 | (2.09) | 62.5 | (2.59) | 60.9 | (2.46) | 59.7 | (2.37) | 61.9 | (2.33) | 62.1 | (2.29) | 59.6 | (2.57) | 64.7 | (2.82) | 59.2 | (2.55) | 52.0 | (3.49) | ||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 65.7 | (2.53) | 61.9 | (2.74) | 65.3 | (2.52) | 63.8 | (2.68) | 63.2 | (2.90) | 60.7 | (2.81) | 61.3 | (2.70) | 63.7 | (2.93) | 57.9 | (3.85) | 61.4 | (3.46) | 54.4 | (3.30) | ||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 66.6 | (1.79) | 65.7 | (1.87) | 65.8 | (1.63) | 65.0 | (1.73) | 63.9 | (1.91) | 62.7 | (1.79) | 65.9 | (1.97) | 66.4 | (1.81) | 65.0 | (2.11) | 62.1 | (2.11) | 51.5 | (2.25) | ||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 69.6 | (2.03) | 66.7 | (2.27) | 71.5 | (2.37) | 70.9 | (2.31) | 72.2 | (2.20) | 66.1 | (2.25) | 64.5 | (2.03) | 65.1 | (2.27) | 69.5 | (2.43) | 63.6 | (2.54) | 55.0 | (2.32) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 77.7 | (1.59) | 78.8 | (1.47) | 75.7 | (1.72) | 75.8 | (1.35) | 72.5 | (1.64) | 75.2 | (1.70) | 76.4 | (1.50) | 74.2 | (1.54) | 71.5 | (1.49) | 76.1 | (1.33) | 59.9 | (1.67) | ||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 75.8 | (2.10) | 74.0 | (2.32) | 72.3 | (2.29) | 76.6 | (1.85) | 72.2 | (2.02) | 72.0 | (2.07) | 73.1 | (1.92) | 71.6 | (2.35) | 70.1 | (1.92) | 73.5 | (1.95) | 57.0 | (2.27) | ||
| $150,000 or more | 80.5 | (2.21) | 85.4 | (1.78) | 80.3 | (2.15) | 74.9 | (2.54) | 72.8 | (2.55) | 79.5 | (2.43) | 80.5 | (2.24) | 77.0 | (2.04) | 72.9 | (2.12) | 78.7 | (1.73) | 62.6 | (2.32) | ||
3 and 4 years old |
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| Total | 53.2 | (0.89) | 52.4 | (0.90) | 53.5 | (1.11) | 54.9 | (1.00) | 54.5 | (0.98) | 52.7 | (1.02) | 53.8 | (1.04) | 53.8 | (1.08) | 54.0 | (1.19) | 53.7 | (1.09) | 40.3 | (1.05) | ||
Sex |
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| Male | 53.0 | (1.21) | 52.8 | (1.33) | 52.7 | (1.40) | 53.2 | (1.46) | 53.5 | (1.46) | 53.6 | (1.40) | 54.1 | (1.43) | 53.4 | (1.39) | 53.6 | (1.66) | 53.3 | (1.43) | 38.8 | (1.53) | ||
| Female | 53.4 | (1.27) | 52.1 | (1.27) | 54.4 | (1.60) | 56.7 | (1.48) | 55.5 | (1.86) | 51.8 | (1.55) | 53.5 | (1.51) | 54.1 | (1.48) | 54.4 | (1.55) | 54.0 | (1.58) | 41.9 | (1.76) | ||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 56.1 | (1.17) | 56.2 | (1.13) | 56.5 | (1.39) | 57.4 | (1.50) | 57.6 | (1.56) | 56.0 | (1.26) | 55.5 | (1.43) | 56.0 | (1.41) | 58.2 | (1.79) | 54.4 | (1.52) | 43.3 | (1.44) | ||
| Black | 57.2 | (2.78) | 57.4 | (2.87) | 54.8 | (3.19) | 61.1 | (2.54) | 59.2 | (2.88) | 53.7 | (2.90) | 51.5 | (3.47) | 59.0 | (3.08) | 54.2 | (3.54) | 55.0 | (2.84) | 40.9 | (3.52) | ||
| Hispanic | 44.2 | (1.84) | 41.6 | (1.73) | 46.3 | (2.24) | 45.4 | (2.14) | 45.5 | (1.83) | 44.1 | (2.24) | 49.5 | (2.10) | 47.9 | (2.22) | 47.9 | (2.31) | 49.8 | (2.36) | 32.9 | (2.26) | ||
| Asian | 63.6 | (4.63) | 51.5 | (4.15) | 56.0 | (4.82) | 58.4 | (4.27) | 56.7 | (4.73) | 58.4 | (4.56) | 63.4 | (4.49) | 53.5 | (4.87) | 49.6 | (3.94) | 57.9 | (4.75) | 39.9 | (4.17) | ||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 37.2 | ! | (11.24) | 68.0 | (10.48) | 61.8 | (8.23) | 54.1 | (10.82) | 44.1 | (7.99) | 61.5 | (9.84) | 52.0 | (8.16) | 44.9 | (9.92) | 46.6 | (9.93) | 61.1 | (10.68) | 39.1 | ! | (12.66) |
| Two or more races | 52.3 | (4.52) | 54.3 | (4.75) | 54.4 | (4.90) | 61.7 | (5.12) | 58.0 | (5.33) | 55.7 | (5.06) | 56.4 | (5.15) | 53.7 | (4.75) | 52.7 | (5.43) | 58.2 | (4.97) | 47.1 | (5.66) | ||
Highest level of education attained by either parent1 |
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| Less than high school | 35.2 | (2.60) | 38.7 | (3.03) | 37.3 | (3.29) | 43.9 | (3.63) | 45.0 | (3.13) | 40.7 | (3.56) | 43.4 | (3.44) | 42.5 | (3.89) | 43.5 | (4.15) | 39.8 | (3.77) | 37.8 | (5.03) | ||
| High school completion2 | 45.1 | (2.16) | 45.6 | (2.12) | 46.7 | (2.75) | 46.4 | (2.38) | 47.3 | (2.13) | 41.8 | (2.33) | 42.6 | (2.25) | 47.2 | (2.59) | 46.6 | (2.49) | 46.0 | (2.24) | 32.2 | (2.50) | ||
| Some college, no degree | 52.3 | (2.15) | 48.7 | (2.24) | 48.8 | (2.45) | 51.6 | (2.24) | 49.3 | (2.56) | 50.2 | (2.77) | 52.5 | (2.55) | 47.9 | (2.63) | 47.1 | (3.12) | 50.7 | (2.88) | 39.1 | (3.04) | ||
| Associate's degree | 53.2 | (2.70) | 52.6 | (2.74) | 55.7 | (2.98) | 51.6 | (3.39) | 53.6 | (3.33) | 52.9 | (3.19) | 49.7 | (2.67) | 50.1 | (3.02) | 50.2 | (3.58) | 49.3 | (3.46) | 43.7 | (3.29) | ||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 66.1 | (1.65) | 63.2 | (1.55) | 63.5 | (1.64) | 64.8 | (1.58) | 63.1 | (1.60) | 62.8 | (1.57) | 63.1 | (1.52) | 62.7 | (1.67) | 63.1 | (1.68) | 62.2 | (1.70) | 43.3 | (1.67) | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 62.9 | (2.31) | 60.7 | (2.09) | 60.7 | (2.10) | 61.4 | (1.92) | 58.0 | (1.97) | 58.2 | (2.19) | 54.7 | (2.26) | 60.8 | (2.04) | 60.2 | (2.22) | 55.6 | (2.27) | 39.6 | (2.27) | ||
| Master's degree | 68.1 | (2.76) | 64.3 | (2.98) | 63.1 | (2.91) | 68.6 | (2.82) | 69.8 | (2.60) | 68.5 | (2.34) | 70.7 | (2.43) | 67.1 | (2.73) | 64.9 | (2.96) | 69.3 | (2.63) | 45.7 | (3.03) | ||
| Doctor's degree3 | 76.8 | (3.82) | 71.9 | (4.23) | 78.0 | (3.97) | 70.5 | (4.18) | 66.9 | (4.79) | 68.5 | (4.47) | 77.0 | (3.64) | 59.9 | (5.42) | 69.8 | (4.01) | 71.7 | (4.07) | 50.6 | (4.40) | ||
Household type and parents' employment status4 |
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| All households with at least one parent5 |
53.6 | (0.88) | 52.5 | (0.93) | 53.7 | (1.17) | 55.0 | (1.03) | 54.5 | (0.98) | 52.9 | (1.04) | 53.6 | (1.07) | 53.9 | (1.12) | 54.1 | (1.23) | 53.6 | (1.11) | 40.0 | (1.05) | ||
| Every parent employed6 | 59.1 | (1.23) | 58.3 | (1.30) | 58.4 | (1.59) | 60.3 | (1.37) | 59.0 | (1.18) | 57.2 | (1.24) | 59.2 | (1.33) | 57.1 | (1.35) | 58.3 | (1.57) | 59.4 | (1.48) | 43.9 | (1.52) | ||
| No parent employed | 45.1 | (2.60) | 41.4 | (2.48) | 40.9 | (2.86) | 47.9 | (2.96) | 46.0 | (3.33) | 47.1 | (3.17) | 37.5 | (3.09) | 49.3 | (3.57) | 39.9 | (3.52) | 44.1 | (4.13) | 35.3 | (3.57) | ||
| Two-parent household | 54.9 | (1.07) | 53.5 | (1.13) | 55.4 | (1.27) | 54.6 | (1.19) | 54.5 | (1.11) | 53.5 | (1.12) | 54.5 | (1.22) | 53.8 | (1.35) | 55.3 | (1.38) | 53.8 | (1.34) | 39.8 | (1.18) | ||
| Both parents employed | 61.5 | (1.56) | 59.5 | (1.59) | 60.2 | (1.82) | 59.8 | (1.60) | 59.4 | (1.42) | 58.6 | (1.59) | 61.0 | (1.66) | 57.8 | (1.63) | 60.2 | (1.85) | 60.7 | (1.82) | 44.8 | (1.76) | ||
| One parent employed | 48.8 | (1.51) | 47.6 | (1.68) | 51.6 | (1.68) | 49.2 | (1.73) | 49.7 | (1.83) | 46.9 | (1.97) | 48.3 | (1.90) | 49.7 | (2.05) | 49.5 | (2.06) | 44.0 | (2.07) | 34.7 | (1.99) | ||
| No parent employed | 44.3 | (4.93) | 47.6 | (4.85) | 41.3 | (5.30) | 48.8 | (5.73) | 34.0 | (6.17) | 49.8 | (7.04) | 28.2 | (6.05) | 43.5 | (8.45) | 34.9 | (7.75) | 40.4 | (8.12) | 26.3 | (5.91) | ||
| Single-parent household | 50.4 | (1.91) | 50.0 | (1.77) | 49.5 | (2.07) | 56.0 | (2.07) | 54.7 | (2.09) | 51.6 | (2.20) | 51.1 | (2.18) | 54.1 | (2.12) | 50.8 | (2.24) | 53.2 | (2.26) | 40.6 | (2.43) | ||
| Parent employed | 53.8 | (2.31) | 56.1 | (2.26) | 54.8 | (2.50) | 61.4 | (2.52) | 57.9 | (2.41) | 54.3 | (2.45) | 55.6 | (2.48) | 55.6 | (2.43) | 54.3 | (2.74) | 56.2 | (2.55) | 41.5 | (2.94) | ||
| Parent not employed | 45.3 | (3.19) | 39.0 | (3.05) | 40.7 | (3.34) | 47.7 | (3.35) | 49.0 | (3.51) | 46.4 | (3.54) | 40.2 | (3.73) | 50.7 | (4.15) | 41.2 | (3.91) | 45.0 | (4.77) | 39.1 | (4.27) | ||
Family income (in current dollars)7 |
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| Less than $10,000 | 48.1 | (3.34) | 45.8 | (2.85) | 45.9 | (3.20) | 48.8 | (3.73) | 53.6 | (3.50) | 50.8 | (4.11) | 46.9 | (4.03) | 50.6 | (4.32) | 49.1 | (4.59) | 48.7 | (5.36) | 38.6 | (5.30) | ||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 45.9 | (2.69) | 46.1 | (2.97) | 45.1 | (2.98) | 47.8 | (2.88) | 58.2 | (3.21) | 44.9 | (3.39) | 44.5 | (3.48) | 41.3 | (3.60) | 44.6 | (3.97) | 47.1 | (4.52) | 38.7 | (4.45) | ||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 47.2 | (2.55) | 46.8 | (2.29) | 46.6 | (2.91) | 49.3 | (3.23) | 47.7 | (2.97) | 47.6 | (2.89) | 44.5 | (3.37) | 48.2 | (3.44) | 44.0 | (3.37) | 45.7 | (3.34) | 36.1 | (4.03) | ||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 45.1 | (2.70) | 44.7 | (2.78) | 49.6 | (3.03) | 46.3 | (2.89) | 44.7 | (3.22) | 44.4 | (3.03) | 51.0 | (3.19) | 47.0 | (3.57) | 49.3 | (3.69) | 46.6 | (2.98) | 36.2 | (4.18) | ||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 52.7 | (3.48) | 47.9 | (3.67) | 50.2 | (3.35) | 51.7 | (3.43) | 48.3 | (3.83) | 46.2 | (3.63) | 46.1 | (3.34) | 48.4 | (3.60) | 42.9 | (4.80) | 48.0 | (4.56) | 36.7 | (3.72) | ||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 53.2 | (2.29) | 52.8 | (2.37) | 54.6 | (2.19) | 53.2 | (2.25) | 49.8 | (2.63) | 49.1 | (2.38) | 53.5 | (2.26) | 54.1 | (2.44) | 52.9 | (2.55) | 50.4 | (2.60) | 37.2 | (2.75) | ||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 56.0 | (2.57) | 52.9 | (2.97) | 59.3 | (3.21) | 61.3 | (2.69) | 62.7 | (2.87) | 56.6 | (2.84) | 53.8 | (2.62) | 54.5 | (2.92) | 58.3 | (3.24) | 51.2 | (3.17) | 40.8 | (2.79) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 69.4 | (2.18) | 70.3 | (2.04) | 66.1 | (2.34) | 67.2 | (1.94) | 63.4 | (2.19) | 66.0 | (2.23) | 67.6 | (2.12) | 64.4 | (2.08) | 63.0 | (1.83) | 64.9 | (2.11) | 45.3 | (2.15) | ||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 67.3 | (2.87) | 65.0 | (2.90) | 63.7 | (2.94) | 68.9 | (2.51) | 61.2 | (2.80) | 62.8 | (2.71) | 62.5 | (2.85) | 60.8 | (3.08) | 61.0 | (2.47) | 60.4 | (2.96) | 42.2 | (2.83) | ||
| $150,000 or more | 72.5 | (3.10) | 78.4 | (2.85) | 69.6 | (3.14) | 65.1 | (3.34) | 66.0 | (3.23) | 70.6 | (3.42) | 73.6 | (2.95) | 68.2 | (2.76) | 65.0 | (2.65) | 69.3 | (2.57) | 48.2 | (2.98) | ||
5 years old |
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| Total | 92.4 | (0.73) | 92.6 | (0.72) | 89.8 | (0.80) | 90.3 | (0.81) | 90.7 | (0.87) | 91.0 | (0.79) | 90.1 | (0.95) | 90.0 | (0.87) | 89.8 | (0.97) | 90.7 | (0.89) | 84.3 | (1.34) | ||
Sex |
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| Male | 91.8 | (1.03) | 92.6 | (1.03) | 89.4 | (1.16) | 90.6 | (1.08) | 91.6 | (1.16) | 90.0 | (1.23) | 89.7 | (1.26) | 88.4 | (1.21) | 89.7 | (1.40) | 91.9 | (1.19) | 85.0 | (2.09) | ||
| Female | 92.9 | (0.96) | 92.5 | (1.05) | 90.2 | (1.20) | 89.9 | (1.32) | 89.9 | (1.23) | 92.0 | (1.15) | 90.6 | (1.35) | 91.8 | (1.17) | 90.0 | (1.24) | 89.5 | (1.36) | 83.6 | (1.62) | ||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 92.5 | (0.92) | 93.3 | (0.93) | 91.2 | (0.97) | 89.6 | (1.16) | 90.2 | (1.08) | 89.6 | (1.23) | 90.8 | (1.13) | 89.9 | (1.26) | 90.3 | (1.16) | 92.1 | (1.00) | 86.6 | (1.46) | ||
| Black | 91.4 | (1.88) | 88.2 | (2.95) | 88.5 | (2.33) | 92.1 | (2.26) | 92.6 | (2.32) | 94.6 | (1.60) | 90.8 | (2.63) | 83.3 | (3.21) | 90.6 | (2.72) | 88.1 | (3.17) | 82.6 | (3.57) | ||
| Hispanic | 91.3 | (1.79) | 93.1 | (1.26) | 86.4 | (2.01) | 90.3 | (1.60) | 93.1 | (1.51) | 92.3 | (1.49) | 90.7 | (1.97) | 92.7 | (1.86) | 89.6 | (2.01) | 89.3 | (2.17) | 82.4 | (2.72) | ||
| Asian | 95.8 | (2.45) | 97.5 | (1.70) | 94.5 | (2.91) | 88.3 | (4.15) | 85.4 | (5.46) | 93.1 | (2.90) | 87.9 | (3.61) | 92.0 | (3.40) | 80.0 | (5.79) | 92.2 | (3.72) | 79.3 | (5.33) | ||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 96.0 | (2.98) | ‡ | (†) | 94.3 | (4.50) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Two or more races | 99.6 | (0.45) | 88.4 | (4.37) | 96.2 | (2.99) | 97.0 | (2.33) | 84.3 | (5.76) | 87.8 | (4.85) | 84.9 | (4.92) | 93.0 | (3.22) | 92.8 | (3.47) | 94.3 | (3.58) | 81.0 | (7.78) | ||
Highest level of education attained by either parent1 |
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| Less than high school | 87.5 | (3.19) | 90.4 | (2.50) | 82.9 | (3.58) | 90.5 | (2.87) | 87.7 | (2.77) | 86.4 | (3.10) | 84.7 | (3.95) | 80.7 | (4.68) | 92.4 | (2.47) | 84.3 | (3.80) | 81.2 | (4.04) | ||
| High school completion2 | 90.6 | (1.58) | 91.7 | (1.63) | 88.4 | (1.78) | 90.9 | (1.59) | 88.2 | (2.29) | 88.8 | (1.85) | 91.1 | (1.66) | 90.1 | (1.99) | 85.7 | (2.95) | 85.0 | (2.86) | 78.8 | (3.12) | ||
| Some college, no degree | 94.1 | (1.70) | 92.7 | (1.89) | 90.3 | (2.07) | 88.2 | (2.30) | 92.6 | (1.95) | 92.3 | (1.99) | 89.2 | (2.54) | 94.3 | (1.55) | 88.9 | (2.28) | 88.4 | (2.49) | 86.4 | (3.01) | ||
| Associate's degree | 91.7 | (2.45) | 92.9 | (2.11) | 87.0 | (2.68) | 88.4 | (2.44) | 91.9 | (2.00) | 92.9 | (2.52) | 91.5 | (2.29) | 84.2 | (3.49) | 94.3 | (1.94) | 94.8 | (1.72) | 84.6 | (3.14) | ||
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 94.7 | (0.97) | 93.9 | (1.11) | 94.1 | (1.04) | 90.9 | (1.34) | 91.3 | (1.19) | 91.7 | (1.33) | 91.2 | (1.31) | 92.2 | (1.19) | 89.9 | (1.37) | 93.7 | (0.97) | 88.1 | (1.54) | ||
| Bachelor's degree | 93.4 | (1.47) | 94.3 | (1.35) | 92.5 | (1.50) | 89.6 | (1.86) | 93.2 | (1.46) | 90.7 | (2.08) | 92.1 | (1.63) | 91.1 | (1.76) | 90.1 | (1.76) | 90.6 | (1.84) | 87.4 | (1.83) | ||
| Master's degree | 96.1 | (1.36) | 92.8 | (2.28) | 97.0 | (1.25) | 93.0 | (1.83) | 90.9 | (2.27) | 91.7 | (2.08) | 93.4 | (1.94) | 93.6 | (1.85) | 90.2 | (2.22) | 97.6 | (0.91) | 88.2 | (3.03) | ||
| Doctor's degree3 | 97.5 | (2.19) | 94.9 | (2.54) | 95.3 | (2.72) | 90.8 | (3.91) | 85.1 | (4.01) | 95.5 | (2.91) | 81.5 | (5.27) | 92.3 | (3.14) | 88.3 | (4.63) | 94.3 | (3.21) | 91.0 | (3.99) | ||
Household type and parents' employment status4 |
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| All households with at least one parent5 |
92.5 | (0.72) | 92.7 | (0.71) | 90.0 | (0.78) | 90.1 | (0.84) | 90.5 | (0.88) | 90.8 | (0.82) | 90.3 | (0.97) | 90.2 | (0.89) | 89.6 | (1.00) | 90.6 | (0.93) | 84.9 | (1.35) | ||
| Every parent employed6 | 93.3 | (1.00) | 94.6 | (0.83) | 92.1 | (0.99) | 93.3 | (0.91) | 91.6 | (1.07) | 92.6 | (1.01) | 92.6 | (1.03) | 91.4 | (1.08) | 91.4 | (1.08) | 92.3 | (1.07) | 88.9 | (1.34) | ||
| No parent employed | 89.7 | (2.33) | 89.4 | (2.33) | 87.0 | (2.66) | 86.2 | (3.06) | 88.5 | (2.46) | 84.9 | (3.12) | 88.8 | (2.42) | 87.4 | (3.51) | 88.1 | (3.58) | 82.6 | (3.54) | 81.6 | (3.49) | ||
| Two-parent household | 93.0 | (0.73) | 93.0 | (0.85) | 89.1 | (0.94) | 89.1 | (0.97) | 90.1 | (1.05) | 90.4 | (1.00) | 90.3 | (1.09) | 90.1 | (1.11) | 88.3 | (1.21) | 91.0 | (1.02) | 83.2 | (1.47) | ||
| Both parents employed | 93.7 | (1.10) | 95.4 | (0.91) | 91.7 | (1.25) | 92.7 | (1.00) | 91.2 | (1.35) | 91.9 | (1.22) | 93.8 | (1.06) | 91.2 | (1.39) | 90.1 | (1.39) | 92.3 | (1.20) | 87.8 | (1.59) | ||
| One parent employed | 92.4 | (1.10) | 91.0 | (1.41) | 87.2 | (1.56) | 85.6 | (1.93) | 89.2 | (1.73) | 89.2 | (1.67) | 86.1 | (1.89) | 88.7 | (1.89) | 86.0 | (2.04) | 89.1 | (1.97) | 78.8 | (2.53) | ||
| No parent employed | 92.5 | (4.16) | 85.6 | (6.00) | 75.2 | (6.85) | 78.8 | (7.40) | 82.4 | (5.71) | 77.7 | (8.07) | 84.8 | (6.33) | 90.1 | (5.02) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 66.0 | (9.05) | ||
| Single-parent household | 91.0 | (1.72) | 91.9 | (1.34) | 92.1 | (1.42) | 92.5 | (1.70) | 91.8 | (1.46) | 91.9 | (1.44) | 90.3 | (1.73) | 90.5 | (1.70) | 93.1 | (1.63) | 89.3 | (1.84) | 89.8 | (2.02) | ||
| Parent employed | 92.4 | (2.25) | 92.9 | (1.50) | 92.8 | (1.72) | 94.3 | (1.68) | 92.5 | (1.68) | 94.2 | (1.58) | 90.3 | (2.07) | 91.8 | (1.78) | 94.1 | (1.72) | 92.3 | (2.14) | 91.6 | (2.27) | ||
| Parent not employed | 89.0 | (2.66) | 90.4 | (2.43) | 90.7 | (2.76) | 88.8 | (3.12) | 90.2 | (2.59) | 87.0 | (3.26) | 90.1 | (2.81) | 86.4 | (4.33) | 89.7 | (3.93) | 81.9 | (4.35) | 86.4 | (3.34) | ||
Family income (in current dollars)7 |
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| Less than $10,000 | 91.1 | (2.38) | 92.3 | (2.40) | 86.2 | (3.31) | 88.0 | (3.06) | 88.9 | (2.89) | 87.7 | (3.58) | 89.2 | (2.87) | 91.9 | (3.29) | 90.8 | (3.93) | 79.8 | (6.23) | 79.5 | (5.59) | ||
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 89.1 | (2.63) | 91.6 | (2.37) | 84.3 | (3.25) | 92.8 | (2.34) | 94.0 | (2.25) | 89.2 | (2.98) | 87.3 | (3.04) | 88.1 | (3.44) | 89.2 | (3.93) | 86.5 | (3.70) | 90.8 | (3.45) | ||
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 89.7 | (2.57) | 88.7 | (2.78) | 89.9 | (2.11) | 89.6 | (2.17) | 86.0 | (2.97) | 92.4 | (1.95) | 91.6 | (2.55) | 86.0 | (3.29) | 85.2 | (3.48) | 92.5 | (2.40) | 73.2 | (5.32) | ||
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 90.2 | (2.96) | 92.6 | (2.14) | 91.4 | (2.35) | 89.9 | (2.64) | 91.1 | (2.43) | 92.8 | (1.86) | 84.8 | (3.56) | 84.8 | (3.26) | 89.1 | (3.48) | 85.3 | (3.82) | 80.6 | (4.28) | ||
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 90.2 | (2.62) | 90.8 | (2.48) | 92.6 | (2.42) | 89.8 | (3.25) | 91.8 | (2.97) | 92.8 | (3.01) | 92.5 | (2.59) | 91.5 | (2.77) | 89.8 | (3.67) | 90.5 | (3.67) | 90.5 | (2.88) | ||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 94.3 | (1.64) | 91.7 | (2.08) | 85.9 | (2.28) | 87.8 | (1.89) | 91.5 | (1.69) | 90.7 | (2.11) | 88.7 | (2.26) | 92.4 | (1.61) | 90.2 | (1.98) | 88.2 | (2.57) | 78.7 | (3.71) | ||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 95.2 | (1.52) | 94.9 | (1.56) | 93.4 | (1.96) | 89.8 | (2.57) | 90.6 | (2.16) | 86.4 | (2.89) | 90.1 | (2.60) | 87.5 | (2.66) | 91.3 | (1.95) | 88.7 | (2.81) | 84.3 | (3.17) | ||
| $100,000 or more | 95.2 | (1.38) | 95.5 | (1.25) | 93.7 | (1.35) | 92.8 | (1.72) | 91.1 | (1.66) | 92.5 | (1.71) | 93.3 | (1.20) | 92.5 | (1.70) | 90.7 | (1.82) | 96.0 | (1.02) | 89.7 | (1.65) | ||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 94.3 | (2.10) | 94.3 | (2.10) | 89.6 | (2.49) | 92.0 | (2.56) | 94.0 | (1.84) | 90.3 | (2.51) | 92.8 | (1.80) | 91.3 | (2.86) | 91.4 | (2.53) | 96.7 | (1.32) | 86.8 | (2.78) | ||
| $150,000 or more | 96.5 | (1.50) | 96.9 | (1.29) | 98.5 | (1.02) | 93.8 | (2.01) | 87.4 | (2.83) | 95.3 | (1.86) | 93.9 | (1.82) | 93.7 | (2.03) | 90.1 | (2.66) | 95.4 | (1.75) | 92.5 | (1.84) | ||
| †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 Highest education level of any parent residing with the child (including an adoptive or stepparent). Includes only children who resided with at least one of their parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes parents who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes parents with professional degrees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes only children who resided with at least one of their parents (including an adoptive or stepparent). Children in single-parent households resided with only one parent, while those in two-parent households resided with two parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Includes children in two-parent households where only one parent was employed, which are not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Includes children with two employed parents in two-parent households, as well as children in single-parent households where the parent was employed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Current dollars have not been adjusted to compensate for inflation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data exclude children living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities). The data source for this table changed from the American Community Survey to the Current Population Survey for Digest 2021. Comparison should not be made with prior versions of the table. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2010 through 2020. (This table was prepared January 2022.) |
