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Table C4. Percentage of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by plans for their first year after high school and parent's frequency of and confidence in help with homework: 2009
| Frequency or confidence | Enroll in an Associate's degree program | Enroll in a Bachelor's degree program | Obtain a license or certificate in a career field | Attend a registered appren-ticeship program | Join the armed services | Get a job | Start a family | Travel | Do volunteer or missionary work | Not sure | ||||||||||
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| Total | 16.4 | 49.5 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 42.6 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 12.8 | ||||||||||
| Frequency of help with homework by parent/guardian |
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| Never | 16.9 | 51.6 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 43.6 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 13.5 | ||||||||||
| Less than once a week | 13.8 | 58.9 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 40.3 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 9.8 | 11.1 | ||||||||||
| One or two days a week | 17.6 | 50.8 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 42.1 | 7.5 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 12.4 | ||||||||||
| Three or four days a week | 16.9 | 46.0 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 44.0 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 13.1 | ||||||||||
| Five or more days a week | 17.6 | 46.4 | 15.7 | 3.1 | ! | 9.1 | 43.0 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| Parent's confidence in ability to help student with math homework |
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| Not at all confident | 17.4 | 51.4 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 42.1 | 7.3 | 13.3 | 9.7 | 11.9 | ||||||||||
| Somewhat confident | 16.9 | 52.0 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 42.0 | 6.4 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 12.0 | ||||||||||
| Very confident | 14.5 | 54.4 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 42.8 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 13.1 | ||||||||||
| Parent's confidence in ability to help student with science homework |
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| Not at all confident | 19.0 | 46.6 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 45.8 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 11.9 | ||||||||||
| Somewhat confident | 16.2 | 52.4 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 41.1 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 12.0 | ||||||||||
| Very confident | 15.4 | 55.4 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 42.6 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 12.4 | ||||||||||
| Parent's confidence in ability to help student with English or language arts homework |
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| Not at all confident | 21.1 | 45.1 | 15.4 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 45.4 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 13.2 | ||||||||||
| Somewhat confident | 16.7 | 49.8 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 42.2 | 7.1 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 12.7 | ||||||||||
| Very confident | 15.0 | 56.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 41.7 | 6.1 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 11.5 | ||||||||||
| ! 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: Respondents could have more than one plan for the first year after high school. Totals are weighted by W1STUDENT and other estimates are weighted by W1PARENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to missing data. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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