|
|
Content area
|
Student or school characteristic |
Overall |
Market economy |
National economy |
International economy |
|
Total |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
152 |
152 |
152 |
152 |
Female |
148 |
148 |
148 |
148 |
Race/ethnicity1 |
|
|
|
|
White |
158 |
158 |
158 |
158 |
Black |
127 |
128 |
127 |
129 |
Hispanic |
133 |
133 |
132 |
133 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
153 |
153 |
153 |
152 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
137 |
138 |
138 |
134 |
Highest level of parental education |
|
|
|
|
Did not finish high school |
129 |
128 |
129 |
133 |
Graduated from high school |
138 |
138 |
137 |
138 |
Some education after high school |
150 |
151 |
150 |
149 |
Graduated from college |
160 |
160 |
161 |
160 |
Region |
|
|
|
|
West |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
‡ |
Midwest |
153 |
153 |
154 |
153 |
South |
147 |
147 |
147 |
147 |
Northeast |
153 |
153 |
153 |
154 |
Locale |
|
|
|
|
City |
148 |
148 |
148 |
148 |
Suburban |
153 |
153 |
153 |
152 |
Town |
148 |
147 |
148 |
149 |
Rural |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
10 percent or less |
164 |
164 |
164 |
163 |
11–25 percent |
153 |
153 |
154 |
153 |
26–50 percent |
147 |
147 |
146 |
147 |
51–75 percent |
134 |
134 |
134 |
134 |
More than 75 percent |
130 |
130 |
129 |
132 |
|
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
|
1 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
|
NOTE: See supplemental note 4 for more information on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
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SOURCE: Mead, N., and Sandene, B. (2007). The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2006 (NCES 2007-475), data from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer.
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