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| | October 1989 | October 1993
Student and |October|______________________________________________|______________________________________________
school | 1984 | | Prekin- | | | |5th or | | Prekin- | | | |5th or
characteristics | Total | |dergarten|Grades|Grades|1st to | later | |dergarten|Grades|Grades|1st to | later
| |Total | and |1 to 8| 9 | 4th | year |Total | and |1 to 8| 9 | 4th | year
| | | kinder- | |to 12 |year of| of | | kinder- | |to 12 |year of| of
| | | garten | | |college|college| | garten | | |college|college
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
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| Percent of students using computers at school
|_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Total ..............| 27.3 | 42.7 | 14.7 | 52.3 | 39.2 | 39.2 | 40.7 | 59.0 | 26.2 | 68.9 | 58.2 | 55.2 | 52.1
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 29.0 | 43.5 | 13.9 | 52.9 | 38.7 | 42.1 | 47.0 | 59.4 | 25.9 | 69.5 | 56.5 | 57.5 | 56.7
Female ..............| 25.5 | 41.9 | 15.6 | 51.7 | 39.8 | 36.8 | 34.9 | 58.7 | 26.5 | 68.4 | 60.0 | 53.3 | 47.8
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 30.0 | 45.7 | 17.0 | 58.4 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 39.6 | 61.6 | 29.4 | 73.7 | 59.9 | 54.9 | 49.8
Black, non-Hispanic .| 16.8 | 32.6 | 7.4 | 35.7 | 36.0 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 51.5 | 16.5 | 56.5 | 54.5 | 56.9 | 57.9
Hispanic ............| 18.6 | 34.9 | 10.1 | 40.2 | 33.6 | 32.4 | 37.8 | 52.3 | 19.2 | 58.4 | 54.1 | 51.9 | 53.7
Other ...............| 28.6 | 42.7 | 8.5 | 47.0 | 41.4 | 43.9 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 23.5 | 65.7 | 57.3 | 60.9 | 69.4
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Household income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $5,000 ....| 18.7 | 36.7 | 8.5 | 40.4 | 35.6 | 40.1 | 53.5 | 51.2 | 19.6 | 55.0 | 50.6 | 61.7 | 66.7
$5,000 to 9,999 .....| 21.0 | 36.1 | 9.2 | 40.3 | 32.7 | 40.5 | 60.2 | 53.3 | 24.4 | 60.3 | 51.9 | 53.9 | 56.2
$10,000 to 14,999 ...| 22.4 | 38.4 | 14.6 | 44.4 | 39.1 | 30.8 | 55.2 | 56.4 | 20.1 | 64.7 | 56.7 | 50.7 | 76.1
$15,000 to 19,999 ...| 25.9 | 41.5 | 11.9 | 50.9 | 34.8 | 39.6 | 44.0 | 58.1 | 23.8 | 67.5 | 57.4 | 51.2 | 58.5
$20,000 to 24,999 ...| 26.7 | 42.4 | 14.6 | 51.8 | 40.1 | 32.5 | 44.4 | 56.4 | 23.7 | 64.3 | 53.0 | 57.4 | 52.4
$25,000 to 29,999 ...| 30.5 | 46.1 | 16.1 | 56.4 | 43.8 | 40.4 | 42.1 | 60.0 | 28.0 | 70.1 | 60.3 | 51.5 | 58.0
$30,000 to 34,999 ...| 30.5 | 44.2 | 17.4 | 56.8 | 37.8 | 37.1 | 33.3 | 59.1 | 23.7 | 69.6 | 59.7 | 51.7 | 45.3
$35,000 to 39,999 ...| 32.3 | 45.2 | 16.1 | 58.3 | 41.5 | 34.5 | 45.3 | 60.7 | 27.1 | 72.1 | 61.7 | 49.2 | 47.9
$40,000 to 49,999 ...| 32.8 | 44.7 | 15.4 | 59.7 | 36.7 | 38.1 | 35.4 | 59.3 | 28.5 | 70.3 | 57.2 | 53.9 | 48.6
$50,000 to 74,999 ...| 35.5 | 47.0 | 16.2 | 61.2 | 44.6 | 43.4 | 31.8 | 62.6 | 28.6 | 75.6 | 61.5 | 57.4 | 44.2
$75,000 or more .....| 36.0 | 51.2 | 21.2 | 67.0 | 45.8 | 49.6 | 31.0 | 64.6 | 33.5 | 78.7 | 62.5 | 60.9 | 47.7
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Control of school | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public ..............| 27.4 | 43.3 | 16.4 | 51.9 | 39.0 | 37.5 | 41.3 | 60.2 | 30.1 | 68.6 | 58.1 | 53.9 | 54.1
Private .............| 26.5 | 38.9 | 11.8 | 56.6 | 42.6 | 46.3 | 39.7 | 52.1 | 18.7 | 72.5 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 48.0
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| Percent of students using computers at home
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Total ..............| 11.5 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 33.4 | 27.0 | 15.6 | 24.7 | 28.7 | 32.8 | 52.6
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 14.0 | 20.7 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 25.4 | 36.0 | 27.4 | 15.1 | 24.8 | 28.2 | 36.6 | 56.1
Female ..............| 9.0 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.0 | 31.1 | 26.6 | 16.1 | 24.6 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 49.5
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 13.7 | 22.7 | 12.2 | 22.3 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 35.6 | 32.8 | 19.4 | 31.4 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 53.6
Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.9 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 18.6 | 10.9 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 19.4 | 48.1
Hispanic ............| 3.6 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 27.1 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 22.0 | 52.2
Other ...............| 9.0 | 18.8 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 28.7 | 17.0 | 23.2 | 37.0 | 33.0 | 47.1
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Household income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $5,000 ....| 2.9 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 17.7 | 29.4 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 25.6 | 45.2
$5,000 to 9,999 .....| 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 14.2 | 28.4 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 21.3 | 45.6
$10,000 to 14,999 ...| 5.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 26.5 | 11.4 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 29.8 | 50.0
$15,000 to 19,999 ...| 7.5 | 11.3 | 3.2 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 33.6 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 28.9 | 43.0
$20,000 to 24,999 ...| 9.9 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 32.2 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 13.1 | 17.9 | 27.7 | 49.6
$25,000 to 29,999 ...| 12.8 | 17.0 | 11.9 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 19.2 | 29.6 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 47.0
$30,000 to 34,999 ...| 15.8 | 17.7 | 8.0 | 17.6 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 30.7 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 29.1 | 26.4 | 44.4
$35,000 to 39,999 ...| 19.4 | 21.4 | 8.7 | 22.2 | 25.1 | 22.1 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 13.0 | 26.3 | 28.1 | 32.7 | 52.7
$40,000 to 49,999 ...| 20.4 | 25.7 | 14.8 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 21.7 | 40.7 | 32.2 | 21.6 | 32.9 | 33.9 | 32.5 | 45.9
$50,000 to 74,999 ...| 24.2 | 31.6 | 20.6 | 33.8 | 34.3 | 27.6 | 41.1 | 43.0 | 25.5 | 45.3 | 46.4 | 40.1 | 58.2
$75,000 or more .....| 22.1 | 43.8 | 25.2 | 50.9 | 53.4 | 33.9 | 41.4 | 56.1 | 38.2 | 62.3 | 61.0 | 47.0 | 64.7
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Control of school | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public ..............| 11.2 | 17.9 | 8.3 | 16.8 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 32.2 | 25.3 | 12.1 | 23.0 | 27.2 | 31.9 | 50.0
Private .............| 13.8 | 24.4 | 13.4 | 27.7 | 35.9 | 23.8 | 35.9 | 37.4 | 22.4 | 41.5 | 47.2 | 36.9 | 57.7
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| Percent of students using computers at home for school work
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Total ..............| 4.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 23.9 | 14.9 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 20.9 | 23.1 | 36.6
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male ................| 5.9 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 25.9 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 20.5 | 26.3 | 40.3
Female ..............| 3.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 33.2
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Race | | | | | | | | | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic .| 5.4 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 25.5 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 26.5 | 25.7 | 37.8
Black, non-Hispanic .| 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 12.6 | 5.7 | --- | 4.0 | 6.9 | 11.5 | 30.1
Hispanic ............| 1.4 | 3.6 | --- | 2.8 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 24.8 | 5.6 | --- | 2.9 | 6.7 | 15.9 | 36.8
Other ...............| 3.8 | 9.1 | --- | 5.8 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 27.0 | 23.7 | 29.2
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Household income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less than $5,000 ....| 1.0 | 5.0 | --- | 1.5 | 4.1 | 12.6 | 23.8 | 6.7 | --- | 2.5 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 36.0
$5,000 to 9,999 .....| 1.5 | 3.2 | --- | 0.6 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 26.5 | 4.8 | --- | 1.1 | 3.6 | 16.1 | 35.5
$10,000 to 14,999 ...| 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 19.3 | 7.3 | --- | 2.6 | 5.6 | 25.9 | 34.6
$15,000 to 19,999 ...| 3.0 | 4.5 | --- | 2.1 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 30.2 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 31.0
$20,000 to 24,999 ...| 3.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 23.8 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 22.9 | 35.0
$25,000 to 29,999 ...| 5.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 19.7 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 34.9
$30,000 to 34,999 ...| 4.9 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 5.7 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 19.8 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 21.9 | 18.0 | 35.1
$35,000 to 39,999 ...| 7.1 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 18.7 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 37.2
$40,000 to 49,999 ...| 9.2 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 29.4 | 17.1 | 1.1 | 14.7 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 32.1
$50,000 to 74,999 ...| 11.5 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 21.2 | 17.5 | 28.5 | 23.2 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 35.0 | 27.0 | 38.2
$75,000 or more .....| 9.8 | 22.0 | 2.4 | 21.9 | 34.2 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 30.4 | 0.8 | 29.4 | 45.2 | 30.6 | 41.5
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Control of school | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public ..............| 4.5 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 22.2 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 34.7
Private .............| 5.4 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 23.6 | 15.8 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 1.0 | 17.8 | 35.4 | 24.8 | 40.1
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---Data not available.
NOTE.--Data are based on a sample survey of households and are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, October 1984, 1989, and 1993,
unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 1994.)
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