Table 6.4a. Percentage distribution of 8th-grade students in public schools according to frequency of reading for fun, by race/ethnicity: 2003
Race/ethnicity
Never or hardly ever
1-2 times a month
1-2 times a week
Almost every day
Total
30
25
26
19
White, non-Hispanic
32
24
23
21
Black, non-Hispanic
26
27
30
17
Hispanic
32
27
28
13
Asian/Pacific Islander
20
22
31
27
American Indian/Alaska Native
32
21
29
18
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Reading Assessment, 2003.
