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| Distribution of children, by parental reports of
Characteristics | average grades in all subjects
of children, parents, and |_________________________________________________________________________
schools | 1996 || 1999
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|Mostly|Mostly |Mostly|Mostly|| Mostly | Mostly | Mostly |Mostly
| A's | B's | C's |D's or|| A's | B's | C's |D's or
| | | | F's || | | | F's
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Total ........................| 39.5 | 37.7 | 18.5 | 4.2 ||40.3 (0.5)|37.7 (0.5)|17.8 (0.4)| 4.3 (0.2)
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Sex of child | | | | || | | |
Male .......................| 32.5 | 38.3 | 23.5 | 5.7 ||33.7 (0.7)|38.3 (0.7)|21.9 (0.6)| 6.2 (0.4)
Female .....................| 46.9 | 37.2 | 13.2 | 2.7 ||47.0 (0.8)|37.1 (0.8)|13.5 (0.5)| 2.4 (0.2)
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Race/ethnicity of child | | | | || | | |
White, non-Hispanic ........| 43.7 | 36.1 | 16.5 | 3.7 ||44.6 (0.7)|36.1 (0.7)|15.8 (0.5)| 3.4 (0.3)
Black, non-Hispanic ........| 27.0 | 41.0 | 26.2 | 5.8 ||27.5 (1.2)|40.3 (1.4)|26.4 (1.2)| 5.8 (0.7)
Hispanic ...................| 31.9 | 43.6 | 19.6 | 4.9 ||33.3 (1.2)|42.7 (1.3)|17.4 (1.0)| 6.5 (0.7)
Other non-Hispanic .........| 44.7 | 33.7 | 17.1 | 4.5 ||45.8 (2.4)|35.8 (2.4)|14.2 (2.0)| 4.2 (1.2)
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Highest education level | | | | || | | |
of parents | | | | || | | |
Less than high school ......| 29.0 | 39.0 | 23.9 | 8.1 ||26.3 (1.6)|40.8 (1.8)|22.3 (1.6)|10.5 (1.3)
High school graduate .......| 30.5 | 40.5 | 23.1 | 5.9 ||31.6 (1.0)|39.5 (1.1)|23.3 (0.9)| 5.6 (0.5)
Some postsecondary .........| 36.9 | 40.1 | 19.1 | 3.9 ||38.9 (0.9)|39.0 (0.9)|18.3 (0.7)| 3.8 (0.4)
College graduate ...........| 52.5 | 32.9 | 12.7 | 1.9 ||51.1 (1.3)|34.9 (1.2)|12.1 (0.9)| 1.8 (0.3)
Graduate/professional ......| 58.2 | 30.9 | 9.8 | 1.1 ||54.8 (1.3)|33.0 (1.2)|10.3 (0.8)| 1.9 (0.4)
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Family income | | | | || | | |
$5,000 or less .............| 28.9 | 38.8 | 23.3 | 8.9 ||25.0 (2.6)|42.9 (3.5)|24.4 (2.8)| 7.7 (1.8)
$5,001 to $10,000 ..........| 26.6 | 41.9 | 24.6 | 6.9 ||32.1 (2.4)|36.5 (2.4)|24.0 (2.1)| 7.4 (1.3)
$10,001 to 15,000 ..........| 28.0 | 39.8 | 26.0 | 6.2 ||30.3 (2.0)|38.9 (2.2)|23.7 (1.9)| 7.1 (1.2)
$15,001 to 20,000 ..........| 32.7 | 38.4 | 21.6 | 7.3 ||32.0 (2.0)|40.0 (2.1)|22.3 (1.9)| 5.7 (0.9)
$20,001 to 25,000 ..........| 34.4 | 40.8 | 20.6 | 4.2 ||32.8 (1.8)|38.9 (1.9)|21.6 (1.6)| 6.7 (1.1)
$25,001 to 30,000 ..........| 33.0 | 42.0 | 19.8 | 5.2 ||37.4 (1.9)|37.4 (1.9)|19.7 (1.5)| 5.4 (0.9)
$30,001 to 35,000 ..........| 40.0 | 38.0 | 18.1 | 3.9 ||38.2 (1.9)|38.8 (2.0)|19.2 (1.5)| 3.8 (0.8)
$35,001 to 40,000 ..........| 40.4 | 37.3 | 19.4 | 2.8 ||37.5 (1.8)|42.1 (1.9)|17.4 (1.4)| 3.0 (0.6)
$40,001 to 50,000 ..........| 43.2 | 36.0 | 16.8 | 4.0 ||45.0 (1.5)|35.1 (1.4)|16.6 (1.1)| 3.3 (0.5)
$50,001 to 75,000 ..........| 50.2 | 32.7 | 14.9 | 2.2 ||45.8 (1.2)|36.8 (1.2)|14.5 (0.8)| 2.9 (0.4)
Over $75,000 ...............| 51.0 | 36.8 | 10.9 | 1.3 ||51.9 (1.2)|35.4 (1.1)|10.9 (0.7)| 1.8 (0.3)
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Child attending public | | | | || | | |
schools .....................| 38.2 | 37.9 | 19.3 | 4.6 ||39.0 (0.6)|37.8 (0.6)|18.5 (0.4)| 4.7 (0.3)
Elementary (kindergarten | | | | || | | |
to grade 8) ..............| 43.2 | 36.6 | 16.3 | 3.9 ||43.5 (0.7)|36.6 (0.7)|15.9 (0.5)| 4.1 (0.3)
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .| 29.6 | 40.2 | 24.5 | 5.7 ||31.8 (0.9)|39.9 (0.9)|22.7 (0.8)| 5.6 (0.5)
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Child attending private | | | | || | | |
schools .....................| 50.8 | 36.1 | 11.8 | 1.3 ||51.9 (1.6)|36.1 (1.5)|11.0 (1.1)| 1.0 (0.3)
Elementary (kindergarten | | | | || | | |
to grade 8) ..............| 55.7 | 35.3 | 7.5 | 1.4 ||56.2 (1.9)|34.4 (1.8)| 9.0 (1.2)| 0.5 (0.2)
Secondary (grades 9 to 12) .| 40.9 | 37.7 | 20.4 | 1.0 ||41.2 (3.1)|40.6 (3.0)|15.9 (2.3)| 2.2 (0.8)
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