Percent and standard error for public elementary schools reporting that they offered various kinds of music instruction or classes during regular school hours, by school characteristics: School year 1998

Table 137.	Percent and standard error for public elementary schools reporting that they offered various kinds of music instruction or classes during regular school hours, by school characteristics: School year 1998–99

School characteristic	General music		Chorus		Band		Strings/orchestra		Other music subjects
	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent		Standard error
	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent		Standard error
All public elementary schools	92	(1.5)	52	(1.8)	48	(2.2)	28	(1.7)	8		(1.0)

Enrollment size
Less than 300	92	(3.5)	39	(5.2)	49	(5.4)	19	(3.6)	6	!	(2.5)
300 to 499	94	(1.8)	54	(2.7)	52	(3.1)	31	(3.1)	7		(1.9)
500 or more	90	(1.5)	60	(2.7)	45	(2.8)	31	(2.5)	10		(1.6)
Region
Northeast	95	(2.1)	70	(4.6)	69	(4.6)	42	(4.9)	10		(2.8)
Southeast	91	(2.6)	50	(4.6)	24	(4.4)	18	(3.1)	12		(3.1)
Central	98	(1.3)	43	(4.4)	57	(4.8)	30	(3.9)	4	!	(1.6)
West	85	(3.0)	51	(2.9)	44	(3.7)	23	(2.9)	7	!	(2.0)
Percent combined enrollment of Black and other races/ethnicities¹
Less than 6 percent	95	(2.2)	49	(4.9)	58	(4.4)	19	(3.5)	6		(1.9)
6 to 20 percent	96	(2.2)	59	(4.1)	53	(4.1)	34	(4.2)	9		(2.4)
21 to 49 percent	92	(2.3)	52	(4.5)	48	(4.6)	31	(4.2)	9		(2.4)
50 percent or more	85	(3.3)	50	(4.0)	34	(3.5)	28	(3.8)	7		(2.1)
Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0 to 25 percent	96	(1.7)	56	(3.5)	56	(3.3)	35	(4.2)	9		(2.3)
26 to 50 percent	94	(1.9)	55	(4.0)	57	(4.4)	25	(3.6)	8		(1.8)
51 to 75 percent	90	(2.5)	52	(4.4)	38	(4.7)	24	(4.1)	7	!	(2.3)
76 percent or more	83	(4.6)	43	(4.7)	34	(5.0)	21	(3.5)	6	!	(2.5)

† Not applicable.
! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
¹Other races/ethnicities include Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
NOTE: The data presented in this table may differ from previously published information because missing data from the 1999–2000 surveys were imputed for analysis in this report.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Elementary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67E, 1999–2000.