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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
                       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
   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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
   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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
   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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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
                       |       |      |         |      |      |       |       |      |         |      |      |       |
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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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.)