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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
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
  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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
  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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
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
                                               
  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.)

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