Table L4. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders who reported going to class without pencil or paper: 2009

 
How Often Students Reported Going to Class Without
Pencil or Paper
Characteristic   Never   Rarely   Sometimes   Often  
Total  48.2  31.1  12.4  8.4  
                 
Race/ethnicity            
White 48.6   32.7   11.8   7.0  
Black 48.7   27.6   13.1   10.6  
Hispanic1 46.7   28.9   13.6   10.8  
Asian 58.2   29.6   7.2   5.0  
American Indian/Pacific Islander2 35.0   32.1   15.4   17.6  
More than one race 46.6   32.4   13.1   7.9  
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.