Table E8. Percentage distribution of male academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by enrolled mathematics course and gender perceptions: 2009

High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Table E8 Percentage distribution of male academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by enrolled mathematics course and gender perceptions: 2009

Boy's gender perception	No mathe-matics	Basic mathe-matics¹		Pre-algebra		Algebra I	Geometry	Algebra II		Other²		Two or more
Total	11.0	0.4		4.4		48.6	19.4	5.4		7.0		3.8

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English or language arts
Females are much better	13.1	0.4	!	5.6		51.8	15.9	4.4		5.8		3.1
Females are somewhat better	10.5	‡		2.5		43.6	25.7	7.4		6.6		3.4
Females and males are the same	10.4	0.4		4.6		49.3	19.0	5.1		7.4		4.0
Males are somewhat better	13.7	‡		‡		52.3	11.0	5.2		5.5	!	4.8	!
Males are much better	13.1	‡		5.1	!	44.2	18.4	5.0	!	9.7		3.7	!

Math
Females are much better	14.1	0.7	!	6.4		55.6	9.1	1.6		8.0		4.4
Females are somewhat better	10.6	0.5	!	2.9		51.4	18.3	5.2		7.0		3.9
Females and males are the same	9.9	0.3		4.7		48.2	21.0	5.3		7.3		3.4
Males are somewhat better	12.3	‡		2.7	!	43.5	24.1	7.7		4.6		4.9
Males are much better	12.7	0.6	!	4.6		47.4	16.8	7.3		7.8		2.8

Science
Females are much better	16.6	0.8	!	7.3		54.1	8.8	1.9		7.7		2.7
Females are somewhat better	10.6	‡		3.8		47.8	17.5	5.5		8.3		5.7
Females and males are the same	9.7	0.3		4.4		48.4	21.3	5.4		6.9		3.4
Males are somewhat better	12.2	‡		3.3		45.4	21.5	6.8		7.2		3.5
Males are much better	13.1	0.8	!	3.6		49.6	15.9	6.7		5.3		4.9
! 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 Basic mathematics contains review or remedial mathematics including basic, business, consumer, functional, or general mathematics..
² Other mathematics contains extremely low-incidence subjects including trigonometry, integrated mathematics, statistics or probability, and advanced mathematics courses such as precalculus and calculus.
NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1STUDENT. 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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