Table B4. Percentage distribution of parents' beliefs in their ninth-grader's ability to complete bachelor's degree in academic year 2009-10, by family structure: 2009

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Family Structure	Definitely	Probably		Probably Not		Definitely Not

Total	75.0	21.0		3.2		0.8

Size of household
Two or three	73.9	21.4		3.6		1.0	!
Four or five	76.2	20.1		2.9		0.7
Six or more	72.1	23.5		3.6		0.8	!


Type of household
Two-parent household¹	78.0	19.0		2.3		0.8
One-parent household²	71.8	23.2		4.0		0.9
No-parent household³	62.8	28.6		8.0		0.6	!


Two-parent household¹
Total	78.0	19.0		2.3		0.8
One child	77.4	18.3		3.3		1.0	!
Two children	79.2	17.9		2.1		0.8	!
Three or four children	77.9	20.4		1.4		0.4	!
Five or more children	68.5	25.3		4.4	!	‡


One-parent household²
Total	71.8	23.3		4.0		0.9
One child	70.6	23.9		4.7		0.8
Two children	74.3	21.4		3.5		0.8	!
Three or four children	71.7	23.6		3.8		1.0	!
Five or more children	60.4	32.1		5.5	!	‡


No-parent household³
Total	62.5	28.8		8.1		0.6	!
One child	62.1	31.0		6.6		‡
Two children	63.4	25.3		10.1		‡
Three or four children	60.8	29.9		8.6		‡
Five or more children	71.7	18.5	!	9.8	!	—


Number of older siblings
None	77.4	19.6		2.3		0.6
One or more	73.5	21.8		3.7		0.9

— Not available.
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 30 percent or more of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards are not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 50 percent or more of the estimate).
¹ Student lives with two biological or adoptive parents.
² Student lives with only one biological or adoptive parent, with or without a partner or guardian.
³ Student does not live with a biological or adoptive parent.
NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1PARENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to missing data. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base-Year.

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