Table B7. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders' beliefs in their ability to complete bachelor's degree, by parental frequency of and confidence in help with homework: 2009

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Frequency or confidence	Definitely	Probably	Probably Not	Definitely Not

Total	75.0	21.0	3.2	0.8

Frequency of help with homework by parent/guardian
Never	50.6	40.2	7.9	1.3
Less than once a week	53.9	40.3	4.7	1.1
1 or 2 days a week a week	47.2	44.4	6.8	1.5
3 or 4 days a week	46.2	44.4	7.6	1.8
5 or more days a week a week	44.1	48.8	5.7	1.3	!


Parent's confidence in ability to help 9th grader with math homework
Not at all confident	47.2	42.6	7.9	2.2
Somewhat confident	48.7	43.7	6.3	1.3
Very confident	53.5	40.3	5.4	0.7


Parent's confidence in ability to help 9th grader with science homework
Not at all confident	43.8	46.1	7.8	2.3
Somewhat confident	47.6	43.5	7.4	1.5
Very confident	55.1	38.9	5.0	0.9


Parent's confidence in ability to help 9th grader with English or language arts homework
Not at all confident	41.0	47.3	9.8	1.9
Somewhat confident	46.8	44.4	7.0	1.8
Very confident	54.1	39.5	5.4	1.0

! 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).
NOTE: Totals are weighted by W1STUDENT and other estimates are weighted by W1PARENT. 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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