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                       |     |     |                October 1993               |                October 1997
      Student and      |Octo-|Octo-|___________________________________________|___________________________________________________
        school         | ber | ber |     |Prekin-|      |      |       |5th or |     |Prekin-|          |          |       |5th or
    characteristics    |1984,|1989,|     |dergar-|Grades|Grades|1st to | later |     |dergar-|Grades    |Grades    |1st to | later
                       |total|total|Total|ten and|1 to 8|  9   |  4th  | year  |Total|ten 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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                       |                               Percent of students using computers at school
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                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
   Total ..............|27.3 |42.7 |59.0 |  26.2 | 68.9 | 58.2 |  55.2 |  52.1 |68.8 |  36.5 |79.3 (0.4)|70.5 (0.6)|  64.7 |  55.5
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Sex                    |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Male ................|29.0 |43.5 |59.4 |  25.9 | 69.5 | 56.5 |  57.5 |  56.7 |70.1 |  37.1 |79.5 (0.5)|71.3 (0.8)|  67.8 |  59.9
  Female ..............|25.5 |41.9 |58.7 |  26.5 | 68.4 | 60.0 |  53.3 |  47.8 |67.6 |  35.7 |79.0 (0.5)|69.6 (0.8)|  62.2 |  52.1
                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
Race/ethnicity         |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|30.0 |45.7 |61.6 |  29.4 | 73.7 | 59.9 |  54.9 |  49.8 |71.1 |  38.7 |84.0 (0.4)|71.9 (0.7)|  64.3 |  53.8
  Black, non-Hispanic .|16.8 |32.6 |51.5 |  16.5 | 56.5 | 54.5 |  56.9 |  57.9 |66.3 |  33.5 |71.6 (0.9)|72.9 (1.4)|  69.2 |  55.8
  Hispanic ............|18.6 |34.9 |52.3 |  19.2 | 58.4 | 54.1 |  51.9 |  53.7 |61.5 |  31.0 |68.3 (0.9)|63.1 (1.8)|  63.3 |  54.7
  Other ...............|28.6 |42.7 |59.0 |  23.5 | 65.7 | 57.3 |  60.9 |  69.4 |65.3 |  32.7 |74.9 (1.3)|63.6 (2.9)|  63.1 |  68.9
                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
Household income       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Less than $5,000 ....|18.7 |36.7 |51.2 |  19.6 | 55.0 | 50.6 |  61.7 |  66.7 |62.1 |  25.4 |69.6 (1.9)|67.9 (2.9)|  61.1 |  74.1
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....|21.0 |36.1 |53.3 |  24.4 | 60.3 | 51.9 |  53.9 |  56.2 |63.5 |  35.1 |70.1 (1.6)|61.6 (2.4)|  69.8 |  74.8
  $10,000 to $14,999 ..|22.4 |38.4 |56.4 |  20.1 | 64.7 | 56.7 |  50.7 |  76.1 |66.2 |  33.3 |74.1 (1.4)|68.2 (2.1)|  64.1 |  70.5
  $15,000 to $19,999 ..|25.9 |41.5 |58.1 |  23.8 | 67.5 | 57.4 |  51.2 |  58.5 |65.9 |  33.0 |74.9 (1.6)|66.7 (2.4)|  62.1 |  69.4
  $20,000 to $24,999 ..|26.7 |42.4 |56.4 |  23.7 | 64.3 | 53.0 |  57.4 |  52.4 |66.9 |  34.2 |74.9 (1.5)|69.2 (2.0)|  64.0 |  65.8
  $25,000 to $29,999 ..|30.5 |46.1 |60.0 |  28.0 | 70.1 | 60.3 |  51.5 |  58.0 |68.5 |  38.9 |77.7 (1.5)|72.0 (2.2)|  63.1 |  53.7
  $30,000 to $34,999 ..|30.5 |44.2 |59.1 |  23.7 | 69.6 | 59.7 |  51.7 |  45.3 |67.6 |  34.6 |79.9 (1.3)|70.4 (2.1)|  55.2 |  47.7
  $35,000 to $39,999 ..|32.3 |45.2 |60.7 |  27.1 | 72.1 | 61.7 |  49.2 |  47.9 |69.0 |  34.6 |79.9 (1.4)|70.1 (2.2)|  61.5 |  55.2
  $40,000 to $49,999 ..|32.8 |44.7 |59.3 |  28.5 | 70.3 | 57.2 |  53.9 |  48.6 |70.5 |  34.7 |81.6 (1.1)|74.1 (1.6)|  63.3 |  52.0
  $50,000 to $74,999 ..|35.5 |47.0 |62.6 |  28.6 | 75.6 | 61.5 |  57.4 |  44.2 |71.7 |  39.3 |84.0 (0.8)|72.8 (1.2)|  67.2 |  48.5
  $75,000 or more .....|36.0 |51.2 |64.6 |  33.5 | 78.7 | 62.5 |  60.9 |  47.7 |72.1 |  43.2 |85.7 (0.8)|71.6 (1.3)|  68.1 |  50.1
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Control of school      |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Public ..............|27.4 |43.3 |60.2 |  30.1 | 68.6 | 58.1 |  53.9 |  54.1 |70.2 |  40.1 |79.0 (0.4)|70.5 (0.6)|  63.4 |  56.7
  Private .............|26.5 |38.9 |52.1 |  18.7 | 72.5 | 60.7 |  60.7 |  48.0 |60.7 |  29.6 |82.1 (1.1)|69.6 (2.1)|  70.4 |  53.0
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                       |                                Percent of students using computers at home
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                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
   Total ..............|11.5 |18.8 |27.0 |  15.6 | 24.7 | 28.7 |  32.8 |  52.6 |45.1 |  29.6 |43.4 (0.5)|48.8 (0.6)|  49.8 |  67.2
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Sex                    |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Male ................|14.0 |20.7 |27.4 |  15.1 | 24.8 | 28.2 |  36.6 |  56.1 |45.2 |  30.3 |43.6 (0.6)|49.3 (0.9)|  51.3 |  64.1
  Female ..............| 9.0 |17.0 |26.6 |  16.1 | 24.6 | 29.2 |  29.7 |  49.5 |44.9 |  28.8 |43.3 (0.7)|48.1 (0.9)|  48.6 |  69.6
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Race/ethnicity         |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .|13.7 |22.7 |32.8 |  19.4 | 31.4 | 35.9 |  36.0 |  53.6 |54.9 |  38.4 |54.4 (0.6)|60.9 (0.7)|  55.1 |  70.3
  Black, non-Hispanic .| 4.9 | 7.3 |10.9 |   4.2 |  9.0 | 10.4 |  19.4 |  48.1 |21.1 |   9.8 |20.6 (0.8)|21.0 (1.3)|  25.6 |  56.3
  Hispanic ............| 3.6 | 7.5 |10.4 |   5.7 |  7.5 |  9.8 |  22.0 |  52.2 |21.1 |  11.2 |18.6 (0.7)|21.6 (1.6)|  37.3 |  56.1
  Other ...............| 9.0 |18.8 |28.7 |  17.0 | 23.2 | 37.0 |  33.0 |  47.1 |49.1 |  34.1 |46.9 (1.5)|51.8 (3.0)|  55.2 |  59.1
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Household income       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Less than $5,000 ....| 2.9 | 8.4 | 9.7 |   1.1 |  4.1 |  6.8 |  25.6 |  45.2 |22.6 |   4.7 |17.4 (1.6)|17.3 (2.3)|  40.8 |  57.1
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....| 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.0 |   0.9 |  4.5 |  5.3 |  21.3 |  45.6 |15.8 |   7.6 | 9.9 (1.0)| 9.1 (1.4)|  41.0 |  55.4
  $10,000 to $14,999 ..| 5.0 | 7.2 |11.4 |   4.6 |  6.4 |  8.7 |  29.8 |  50.0 |18.4 |   9.4 |12.8 (1.1)|18.1 (1.8)|  34.9 |  64.2
  $15,000 to $19,999 ..| 7.5 |11.3 |15.1 |   6.9 | 10.9 | 14.1 |  28.9 |  43.0 |20.7 |   9.4 |16.4 (1.4)|20.6 (2.1)|  35.1 |  74.8
  $20,000 to $24,999 ..| 9.9 |12.9 |16.8 |   7.4 | 13.1 | 17.9 |  27.7 |  49.6 |30.5 |  14.5 |26.1 (1.5)|31.7 (2.0)|  44.1 |  61.3
  $25,000 to $29,999 ..|12.8 |17.0 |21.1 |  12.3 | 19.3 | 22.0 |  26.1 |  47.0 |34.6 |  20.9 |32.2 (1.6)|37.9 (2.3)|  42.8 |  53.4
  $30,000 to $34,999 ..|15.8 |17.7 |24.1 |  18.7 | 20.5 | 29.1 |  26.4 |  44.4 |38.7 |  22.7 |36.4 (1.6)|42.3 (2.3)|  45.8 |  65.4
  $35,000 to $39,999 ..|19.4 |21.4 |27.1 |  13.0 | 26.3 | 28.1 |  32.7 |  52.7 |44.1 |  28.1 |44.5 (1.7)|45.9 (2.4)|  47.0 |  67.4
  $40,000 to $49,999 ..|20.4 |25.7 |32.2 |  21.6 | 32.9 | 33.9 |  32.5 |  45.9 |50.6 |  37.3 |51.0 (1.4)|56.2 (1.9)|  51.1 |  54.1
  $50,000 to $74,999 ..|24.2 |31.6 |43.0 |  25.5 | 45.3 | 46.4 |  40.1 |  58.2 |61.7 |  44.3 |64.2 (1.0)|67.3 (1.3)|  56.3 |  73.2
  $75,000 or more .....|22.1 |43.8 |56.1 |  38.2 | 62.3 | 61.0 |  47.0 |  64.7 |74.2 |  58.5 |80.3 (0.9)|80.7 (1.1)|  62.8 |  76.1
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Control of school      |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Public ..............|11.2 |17.9 |25.3 |  12.1 | 23.0 | 27.2 |  31.9 |  50.0 |43.2 |  24.0 |41.2 (0.5)|46.9 (0.6)|  49.7 |  66.1
  Private .............|13.8 |24.4 |37.4 |  22.4 | 41.5 | 47.2 |  36.9 |  57.7 |56.1 |  40.2 |65.0 (1.4)|72.8 (2.0)|  50.3 |  69.5
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                       |                       Percent of students using computers at home for school work
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                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
   Total ..............| 4.6 | 8.9 |14.9 |   0.6 | 10.8 | 20.9 |  23.1 |  36.6 |28.6 |   1.5 |23.9 (0.4)|39.0 (0.6)|  40.8 |  49.3
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Sex                    |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Male ................| 5.9 | 9.5 |14.8 |   0.9 | 10.1 | 20.5 |  26.3 |  40.3 |28.3 |   1.7 |23.8 (0.5)|38.8 (0.8)|  42.4 |  47.2
  Female ..............| 3.3 | 8.3 |15.0 |   0.4 | 11.5 | 21.4 |  20.5 |  33.2 |28.9 |   1.4 |24.0 (0.6)|39.1 (0.9)|  39.6 |  50.9
                       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
Race                   |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  White, non-Hispanic .| 5.4 |10.7 |18.2 |   0.8 | 13.8 | 26.5 |  25.7 |  37.8 |35.0 |   1.7 |30.2 (0.5)|49.0 (0.8)|  45.9 |  51.3
  Black, non-Hispanic .| 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 |   --- |  4.0 |  6.9 |  11.5 |  30.1 |12.5 |   1.5 |10.3 (0.6)|15.6 (1.2)|  19.2 |  39.8
  Hispanic ............| 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.6 |   --- |  2.9 |  6.7 |  15.9 |  36.8 |12.5 |   0.7 | 9.5 (0.5)|15.8 (1.4)|  27.6 |  46.2
  Other ...............| 3.8 | 9.1 |16.0 |   1.1 |  9.3 | 27.0 |  23.7 |  29.2 |33.6 |   1.9 |28.2 (1.4)|44.9 (3.0)|  45.2 |  45.8
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Household income       |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Less than $5,000 ....| 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 |   --- |  2.5 |  4.0 |  18.7 |  36.0 |15.1 |   --- | 8.8 (1.2)|11.7 (2.0)|  31.6 |  53.7
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....| 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 |   --- |  1.1 |  3.6 |  16.1 |  35.5 |10.4 |   1.1 | 3.9 (0.7)| 7.3 (1.3)|  35.3 |  44.8
  $10,000 to $14,999 ..| 1.9 | 3.5 | 7.3 |   --- |  2.6 |  5.6 |  25.9 |  34.6 |11.4 |   0.8 | 5.3 (0.7)|13.5 (1.6)|  28.9 |  50.1
  $15,000 to $19,999 ..| 3.0 | 4.5 | 8.6 |   0.4 |  4.7 | 10.8 |  18.7 |  31.0 |13.2 |   1.0 | 8.4 (1.0)|13.2 (1.7)|  31.0 |  63.3
  $20,000 to $24,999 ..| 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.8 |   0.7 |  5.1 | 12.6 |  22.9 |  35.0 |19.4 |   1.7 |12.5 (1.2)|25.4 (1.9)|  35.2 |  44.6
  $25,000 to $29,999 ..| 5.1 | 6.4 |10.4 |   1.1 |  6.3 | 13.4 |  19.5 |  34.9 |21.9 |   2.1 |18.6 (1.4)|27.5 (2.2)|  34.4 |  40.8
  $30,000 to $34,999 ..| 4.9 | 8.0 |13.0 |   0.8 |  8.1 | 21.9 |  18.0 |  35.1 |24.4 |   0.8 |19.0 (1.3)|33.2 (2.2)|  38.7 |  48.9
  $35,000 to $39,999 ..| 7.1 |10.5 |15.4 |   0.8 | 12.4 | 21.0 |  22.6 |  37.2 |26.5 |   0.4 |22.3 (1.4)|35.5 (2.3)|  38.7 |  55.7
  $40,000 to $49,999 ..| 9.2 |11.9 |17.1 |   1.1 | 14.7 | 24.2 |  22.2 |  32.1 |30.1 |   2.9 |26.7 (1.2)|45.5 (1.9)|  38.9 |  36.8
  $50,000 to $74,999 ..|11.5 |15.2 |23.2 |   1.0 | 19.7 | 35.0 |  27.0 |  38.2 |39.3 |   1.2 |36.1 (1.0)|54.9 (1.4)|  46.9 |  53.1
  $75,000 or more .....| 9.8 |22.0 |30.4 |   0.8 | 29.4 | 45.2 |  30.6 |  41.5 |48.3 |   2.8 |48.5 (1.2)|66.4 (1.4)|  51.5 |  50.4
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Control of school      |     |     |     |       |      |      |       |       |     |       |          |          |       |
  Public ..............| 4.5 | 8.5 |14.2 |   0.5 | 10.1 | 19.8 |  22.7 |  34.7 |27.9 |   1.5 |22.5 (0.4)|37.1 (0.6)|  40.6 |  48.7
  Private .............| 5.4 |11.4 |18.8 |   1.0 | 17.8 | 35.4 |  24.8 |  40.1 |32.6 |   1.6 |37.7 (1.4)|62.0 (2.3)|  42.0 |  50.6
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