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2021 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 227.60. Among adults 18 years old and over who had children under 18 in the home enrolled in school or homeschooled, percentage distribution and percentage reporting summer education activities for their children, by type of schooling and selected adult and household characteristics: 2021
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Type of schooling and selected adult or household characteristic Percentage distribution of adults Percentage reporting summer education activities for their children
Reported any summer education activities1  Type of summer education activities Did not report any summer education activities
Attended a traditional summer school program because of poor grades Attended a summer school program to catch up with lost learning time during the pandemic Attended school-led summer camps for subjects like math, science, or reading Worked with private tutors to catch up with lost learning time during the pandemic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
All types of schooling                                          
Total 100.0   (†) 26.3   (0.57) 7.1   (0.54) 10.0   (0.42) 7.7   (0.49) 7.0   (0.43) 73.7   (0.57)
Sex at birth                                          
Male 46.1   (0.84) 25.5   (1.12) 6.7   (0.92) 8.5   (0.74) 8.0   (0.82) 7.5   (0.78) 74.5   (1.12)
Female 53.9   (0.84) 26.9   (0.94) 7.5   (0.61) 11.2   (0.71) 7.5   (0.64) 6.6   (0.54) 73.1   (0.94)

Race/ethnicity
                                         
White 58.7   (0.75) 20.4   (0.78) 5.0   (0.38) 8.2   (0.56) 5.7   (0.46) 6.4   (0.49) 79.6   (0.78)
Black 11.3   (0.52) 43.6   (2.48) 12.8   (1.44) 14.6   (1.56) 11.7   (1.97) 11.1   (1.40) 56.4   (2.48)
Hispanic 19.5   (0.66) 32.2   (2.76) 11.2   (2.25) 11.2   (1.61) 10.9   (1.53) 6.0   (1.36) 67.8   (2.76)
Asian 6.0   (0.40) 32.9   (2.94) 4.2 ! (1.29) 15.0   (2.51) 9.5   (1.58) 9.9   (2.05) 67.1   (2.94)
Other2  4.4   (0.32) 24.9   (3.52) 6.8   (1.76) 9.8   (2.41) 7.8   (1.80) 5.6   (1.46) 75.1   (3.52)

Age
                                         
18 to 24 5.5   (0.56) 18.2   (3.58) 4.9 ! (1.83) 7.7 ! (2.53) 5.5 ! (2.43) 4.2 ! (1.74) 81.8   (3.58)
25 to 29 4.7   (0.55) 23.7   (3.95) 5.5 ! (1.80) 14.5   (2.87) 4.9   (1.45) 2.9 ! (1.40) 76.3   (3.95)
30 to 39 27.3   (0.86) 26.2   (1.32) 8.4   (1.29) 11.6   (0.99) 8.0   (0.90) 5.6   (0.67) 73.8   (1.32)
40 to 49 36.8   (0.74) 27.3   (1.13) 7.8   (0.82) 8.7   (0.70) 8.5   (0.86) 7.9   (0.75) 72.7   (1.13)
50 to 59 16.6   (0.59) 25.4   (2.23) 4.0   (0.53) 8.9   (1.48) 7.1   (1.22) 9.0   (1.10) 74.6   (2.23)
60 to 64 3.1   (0.36) 27.3   (5.10) 4.8 ! (1.91) 11.9   (2.64) 12.1 ! (4.52) 7.0   (2.01) 72.7   (5.10)
65 and over 6.0   (0.48) 30.8   (4.25) 9.7   (2.81) 11.0   (2.44) 5.9 ! (1.87) 8.7 ! (2.93) 69.2   (4.25)

Educational attainment of
    the responding adult
                                         
Less than high school
    completion
7.4   (0.65) 39.0   (5.23) 15.0   (3.99) 14.2   (2.85) 13.3   (3.81) 5.8   (1.58) 61.0   (5.23)
High school completion3  25.3   (1.02) 28.2   (1.84) 8.1   (1.35) 11.3   (1.40) 5.9   (1.11) 6.6   (1.12) 71.8   (1.84)
Some college or
    associate's degree
32.6   (0.76) 25.2   (1.29) 8.0   (0.67) 10.9   (0.92) 6.8   (0.81) 6.0   (0.55) 74.8   (1.29)
Bachelor's degree 17.9   (0.54) 21.7   (1.32) 4.5   (0.63) 7.6   (0.94) 7.7   (0.60) 7.3   (0.72) 78.3   (1.32)
Graduate degree 16.7   (0.47) 24.7   (1.53) 3.2   (0.46) 7.0   (0.84) 9.8   (1.12) 10.1   (0.90) 75.3   (1.53)

Household income (2020)
                                         
Less than $25,000 12.2   (0.74) 34.1   (2.48) 13.0   (2.24) 15.0   (1.81) 8.1   (1.95) 6.3   (1.22) 65.9   (2.48)
$25,000 to $49,999 20.8   (0.81) 32.6   (2.11) 10.9   (1.54) 14.2   (1.33) 8.7   (1.24) 5.2   (0.70) 67.4   (2.11)
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4   (0.79) 24.6   (1.48) 7.1   (1.05) 9.4   (1.19) 7.5   (1.21) 6.5   (1.35) 75.4   (1.48)
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6   (0.58) 22.1   (2.10) 5.9   (1.12) 7.7   (1.11) 5.3   (0.82) 6.8   (1.49) 77.9   (2.10)
$100,000 to $149,999 18.3   (0.68) 21.3   (1.64) 4.2   (0.67) 7.7   (1.16) 7.1   (1.20) 7.1   (0.81) 78.7   (1.64)
$150,000 or more 18.7   (0.53) 24.6   (1.69) 3.2   (0.57) 6.9   (0.82) 8.9   (1.20) 11.0   (1.02) 75.4   (1.69)

Public schools
                                         
Total 100.0   (†) 27.2   (0.69) 7.9   (0.63) 11.0   (0.51) 7.6   (0.48) 6.8   (0.40) 72.8   (0.69)
Sex at birth                                          
Male 45.3   (0.97) 26.2   (1.24) 7.5   (1.05) 9.4   (0.84) 7.4   (0.79) 7.3   (0.75) 73.8   (1.24)
Female 54.7   (0.97) 28.1   (1.06) 8.3   (0.70) 12.3   (0.82) 7.8   (0.69) 6.3   (0.52) 71.9   (1.06)

Race/ethnicity
                                         
White 57.7   (0.81) 21.2   (0.83) 5.7   (0.44) 9.1   (0.62) 5.6   (0.48) 6.1   (0.51) 78.8   (0.83)
Black 11.2   (0.55) 45.3   (2.84) 13.9   (1.73) 16.3   (1.81) 11.0   (2.02) 11.5   (1.62) 54.7   (2.84)
Hispanic 20.2   (0.73) 32.6   (2.90) 12.2   (2.51) 12.0   (1.83) 10.8   (1.62) 5.2   (1.00) 67.4   (2.90)
Asian 6.3   (0.44) 33.2   (3.14) 4.4 ! (1.41) 15.4   (2.80) 9.4   (1.73) 9.6   (2.14) 66.8   (3.14)
Other2  4.5   (0.34) 26.7   (3.69) 7.6   (1.96) 10.9   (2.68) 7.7   (1.95) 6.0   (1.66) 73.3   (3.69)

Age
                                         
18 to 24 5.4   (0.56) 19.9   (3.90) 5.7 ! (2.07) 8.0 ! (2.84) 6.2 ! (2.81) 4.8 ! (1.99) 80.1   (3.90)
25 to 29 5.0   (0.60) 24.9   (4.27) 5.9 ! (1.96) 15.4   (3.11) 5.1 ! (1.54)   (†) 75.1   (4.27)
30 to 39 27.4   (0.92) 28.0   (1.41) 9.3   (1.46) 12.9   (1.09) 8.3   (0.95) 5.4   (0.73) 72.0   (1.41)
40 to 49 36.9   (0.77) 28.2   (1.24) 8.9   (0.94) 9.7   (0.78) 8.0   (0.95) 7.8   (0.79) 71.8   (1.24)
50 to 59 16.2   (0.69) 24.0   (2.40) 4.2   (0.62) 9.6   (1.72) 6.4   (1.20) 7.7   (0.81) 76.0   (2.40)
60 to 64 3.2   (0.39) 26.7   (5.48) 4.7 ! (2.09) 11.6   (2.70) 11.6 ! (4.87) 6.0 ! (2.01) 73.3   (5.48)
65 and over 6.0   (0.56) 34.4   (4.76) 11.0   (3.19) 12.5   (2.78) 6.6 ! (2.15) 9.2 ! (3.29) 65.6   (4.76)

Educational attainment of
    the responding adult
                                         
Less than high school
    completion
7.9   (0.74) 41.4   (5.49) 16.3   (4.32) 15.4   (3.14) 14.5   (4.04) 5.4   (1.55) 58.6   (5.49)
High school completion3  26.0   (1.06) 29.5   (2.15) 9.1   (1.48) 12.6   (1.58) 6.1   (1.22) 6.1   (1.09) 70.5   (2.15)
Some college or
    associate's degree
33.4   (0.83) 25.7   (1.29) 8.6   (0.72) 11.3   (1.02) 6.6   (0.81) 5.7   (0.56) 74.3   (1.29)
Bachelor's degree 17.5   (0.57) 22.3   (1.60) 5.1   (0.72) 8.6   (1.10) 7.5   (0.76) 7.1   (0.80) 77.7   (1.60)
Graduate degree 15.3   (0.47) 24.9   (1.48) 3.7   (0.58) 7.9   (0.97) 8.9   (0.91) 10.4   (0.98) 75.1   (1.48)

Household income (2020)
                                         
Less than $25,000 12.7   (0.80) 36.3   (2.78) 14.3   (2.48) 16.3   (2.09) 8.7   (2.14) 6.0   (1.20) 63.7   (2.78)
$25,000 to $49,999 21.9   (0.91) 33.9   (2.36) 11.7   (1.68) 15.1   (1.43) 8.7   (1.33) 5.3   (0.77) 66.1   (2.36)
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5   (0.84) 25.9   (1.70) 7.7   (1.24) 9.9   (1.30) 7.9   (1.38) 6.9   (1.48) 74.1   (1.70)
$75,000 to $99,999 12.3   (0.57) 21.6   (2.04) 6.9   (1.31) 8.6   (1.25) 5.8   (0.88) 4.6   (0.90) 78.4   (2.04)
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7   (0.75) 21.5   (1.76) 4.6   (0.77) 8.4   (1.29) 6.6   (1.27) 7.3   (0.94) 78.5   (1.76)
$150,000 or more 17.0   (0.59) 24.4   (1.90) 3.6   (0.66) 7.8   (0.94) 7.5   (1.07) 10.9   (1.09) 75.6   (1.90)

Private schools
                                         
Total 100.0   (†) 25.6   (2.42) 2.9   (0.68) 5.8   (1.14) 10.7   (1.52) 10.7   (1.86) 74.4   (2.42)
Sex at birth                                          
Male 52.2   (2.42) 28.7   (3.84) 2.4 ! (0.75) 6.3   (1.50) 13.5   (2.83) 11.2   (3.25) 71.3   (3.84)
Female 47.8   (2.42) 22.2   (2.21) 3.5 ! (1.20) 5.2   (1.46) 7.7   (1.13) 10.1   (1.30) 77.8   (2.21)

Race/ethnicity
                                         
White 64.5   (2.74) 19.8   (2.08) 1.5 ! (0.52) 4.9   (1.24) 7.4   (1.31) 8.8   (1.31) 80.2   (2.08)
Black 10.2   (1.60) 37.8   (7.75) 5.0 ! (2.04) 4.5 ! (2.26) 20.7 ! (7.78) 10.8 ! (3.66) 62.2   (7.75)
Hispanic 16.8   (2.29) 37.0   (8.37) 6.9 ! (3.16) 7.2 ! (3.32) 14.2 ! (4.39) 17.6 ! (8.13) 63.0   (8.37)
Asian 5.2   (1.00) 36.1   (9.71)   (†) 14.4 ! (6.94) 16.9 ! (6.61) 13.7 ! (5.95) 63.9   (9.71)
Other2  3.3   (0.72) 26.9   (7.59)   (†)   (†) 17.9 ! (6.74) 7.2 ! (3.62) 73.1   (7.59)

Age
                                         
18 to 24 5.5 ! (2.35)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
25 to 29 2.4 ! (1.02)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
30 to 39 27.7   (2.19) 20.2   (3.70)   (†) 5.5 ! (2.53) 5.8   (1.45) 7.7   (1.76) 79.8   (3.70)
40 to 49 35.3   (2.40) 27.4   (3.04) 1.7 ! (0.60) 4.3 ! (1.35) 15.2   (2.54) 9.9   (2.23) 72.6   (3.04)
50 to 59 20.6   (2.08) 34.2   (6.79) 2.3 ! (0.89) 4.1 ! (1.38) 12.7 ! (4.28) 16.9 ! (6.27) 65.8   (6.79)
60 to 64 1.9   (0.36) 47.9   (11.44)   (†) 25.0 ! (10.95) 24.9 ! (9.75) 20.3 ! (9.20) 52.1   (11.45)
65 and over 6.7   (1.23) 21.2   (6.15) 12.3 ! (5.27) 12.3 ! (5.44)   (†) 15.7 ! (5.37) 78.8   (6.15)

Educational attainment of
    the responding adult
                                         
Less than high school
    completion
4.6 ! (2.00)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion3  16.3   (2.78) 26.3 ! (9.07)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 73.7   (9.07)
Some college or
    associate's degree
25.7   (1.97) 24.5   (4.49) 2.7 ! (1.02) 8.0 ! (2.62) 9.2 ! (2.93) 7.5   (2.23) 75.5   (4.49)
Bachelor's degree 21.9   (1.64) 24.0   (3.12) 2.5 ! (0.91) 4.0 ! (1.59) 11.4   (2.20) 10.9   (1.97) 76.0   (3.12)
Graduate degree 31.4   (2.20) 28.7   (3.66) 3.9 ! (1.27) 6.1 ! (1.84) 14.8   (3.18) 11.7   (2.17) 71.3   (3.66)

Household income (2020)
                                         
Less than $25,000 7.7 ! (2.38) 17.3   (4.96)   (†)   (†)   (†) 12.8 ! (4.45) 82.7   (4.96)
$25,000 to $49,999 11.3   (1.60) 31.6   (6.96)   (†) 9.5 ! (4.11)   (†) 6.4 ! (2.06) 68.4   (6.96)
$50,000 to $74,999 12.0   (1.59) 23.6   (5.56) 3.6 ! (1.81)   (†) 5.8 ! (2.45) 9.3 ! (4.10) 76.4   (5.56)
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1   (1.98) 28.8 ! (9.39)   (†) 5.4 ! (2.64) 4.7 ! (2.23)   (†) 71.2   (9.39)
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1   (1.85) 22.4   (4.57)   (†) 2.7 ! (1.24) 12.9   (3.81) 6.8 ! (2.19) 77.6   (4.57)
$150,000 or more 36.8   (2.13) 28.7   (3.58) 1.3 ! (0.59) 6.2 ! (1.91) 15.3   (3.20) 11.5   (1.65) 71.3   (3.58)

Homeschooled
                                         
Total 100.0   (†) 21.6   (2.96) 5.2   (1.38) 9.0   (1.92) 6.5   (1.69) 10.7   (2.33) 78.4   (2.96)
Sex at birth                                          
Male 48.9   (3.16) 19.3   (4.07) 7.9 ! (2.73) 9.0 ! (2.72) 7.2 ! (2.57) 10.8 ! (3.35) 80.7   (4.07)
Female 51.1   (3.16) 23.8   (3.90) 2.7 ! (0.91) 9.0   (2.43) 5.8 ! (1.86) 10.6   (2.79) 76.2   (3.90)

Race/ethnicity
                                         
White 64.7   (2.66) 16.6   (2.71) 3.8 ! (1.57) 6.7 ! (2.26) 5.8 ! (2.04) 9.9   (2.44) 83.4   (2.71)
Black 14.1   (1.93) 38.4   (7.76) 10.5 ! (4.07) 15.3 ! (5.75) 5.7 ! (2.57)   (†) 61.6   (7.76)
Hispanic 11.7   (1.85) 34.9   (9.41) 11.2 ! (5.18) 13.3 ! (5.19) 14.2 ! (6.12) 25.4 ! (9.04) 65.1   (9.41)
Asian 2.5 ! (0.80)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Other2  6.9   (1.69)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 83.6   (11.80)

Age
                                         
18 to 24 4.0 ! (1.87)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
25 to 29 2.1 ! (0.76)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
30 to 39 32.5   (2.77) 17.8   (4.51)   (†) 8.7 ! (3.88) 7.5 ! (3.53) 7.0 ! (3.11) 82.2   (4.51)
40 to 49 38.0   (3.05) 19.9   (3.54) 4.1 ! (1.85) 5.2 ! (2.16) 4.7 ! (1.91) 11.8 ! (3.61) 80.1   (3.54)
50 to 59 12.7   (1.77) 33.4   (7.56)   (†) 14.1 ! (6.36) 6.1 ! (2.95) 11.9 ! (5.29) 66.6   (7.56)
60 to 64 4.0   (1.02)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
65 and over 6.7   (1.52) 32.4   (9.46) 17.6 ! (8.40) 18.2 ! (8.43)   (†) 26.6 ! (8.42) 67.6   (9.46)

Educational attainment of
    the responding adult
                                         
Less than high school
    completion
2.7 ! (1.05)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
High school completion3  25.9   (3.40) 17.1 ! (5.30)   (†)   (†)   (†) 9.6 ! (4.59) 82.9   (5.30)
Some college or
    associate's degree
36.0   (2.73) 23.5   (4.71) 6.4 ! (2.67) 13.6   (4.04) 7.5 ! (3.47) 9.7 ! (3.31) 76.5   (4.71)
Bachelor's degree 20.2   (1.95) 19.8   (5.14) 7.1 ! (3.45)   (†) 6.7 ! (2.92) 11.2 ! (4.41) 80.2   (5.14)
Graduate degree 15.3   (1.54) 28.1   (5.05) 8.5 ! (3.34) 10.4 ! (3.52) 12.9 ! (4.16) 16.2   (4.09) 71.9   (5.05)

Household income (2020)
                                         
Less than $25,000 13.0   (2.02) 28.3   (8.37)   (†) 16.1 ! (6.83)   (†) 12.9 ! (5.33) 71.7   (8.37)
$25,000 to $49,999 20.9   (3.09) 25.1   (5.97)   (†) 12.9 ! (5.13)   (†)   (†) 74.9   (5.97)
$50,000 to $74,999 20.2   (2.81) 18.5   (4.96) 5.1 ! (2.29) 8.1 ! (3.18)   (†)   (†) 81.5   (4.96)
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2   (1.59) 13.7 ! (5.15)   (†)   (†)   (†) 11.0 ! (5.20) 86.3   (5.15)
$100,000 to $149,999 16.6   (1.89) 19.6   (4.46)   (†)   (†) 10.1 ! (4.24) 10.2 ! (3.67) 80.4   (4.46)
$150,000 or more 15.1   (2.28) 28.1   (7.17)   (†)   (†) 14.2 ! (6.16) 24.2   (7.23) 71.9   (7.17)
†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 Does not equal the total of the subcategories because respondents could report multiple types of summer education activities.
2 Includes persons reporting Pacific Islander alone, persons reporting American Indian/Alaska Native alone, and persons of Two or more races.
3 High school completers include those with a high school diploma as well as those with an alternative credential, such as a GED.
NOTE: Data in this table are considered experimental and do not meet NCES standards for response rates. The 2021 Household Pulse Survey, an experimental data product, is an Interagency Federal Statistical Rapid Response Survey to Measure Household Experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in partnership with 16 other federal agencies and offices. The number of respondents and response rate for the period reported in this table were 59,833 and 5.6 percent. The final weights are designed to produce estimates for the total persons age 18 and older living within housing units. These weights were created by adjusting the household level sampling base weights by various factors to account for nonresponse, adults per household, and coverage. For more information, see https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/household-pulse-survey/technical-documentation.html. This table excludes respondents who did not respond to the survey item on summer learning activities. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Adults reporting children attending different types of schooling are counted in more than one school type category.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, September 15 to 27, 2021. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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