Table L3. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders who reported going to class without books: 2009

 
How Often Students Reported Going to Class Without
Books
Characteristic   Never   Rarely   Sometimes   Often  
Total  53.1   32.8   9.9   4.3  
                 
Race/ethnicity            
White 54.6   34.5   7.9   3.0  
Black 56.3   29.8   10.2   3.8  
Hispanic1 48.1   30.9   14.1   6.9  
Asian 56.1   32.5   7.8   3.7  
American Indian/Pacific Islander2 45.4   28.1   12.5   14.0  
More than one race 52.0   32.5   10.7   4.8  
1 Hispanic includes both Hispanic, no race specified and Hispanic, race specified.
2 American Indian/Pacific Islander includes Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by W1STUDENT. 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.