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|
Content area
|
Student or school characteristic |
Overall |
Market economy |
National economy |
International economy |
|
Total |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
Female |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
White |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
Black |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
Hispanic |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
6.7 |
Highest level of parental education |
|
|
|
|
Did not finish high school |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
Graduated from high school |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
Some education after high school |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
Graduated from college |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Region |
|
|
|
|
West |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Midwest |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
South |
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
Northeast |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
Locale |
|
|
|
|
City |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
Suburban |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
Town |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
Rural |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
10 percent or less |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
11–25 percent |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
26–50 percent |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
51–75 percent |
1.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
More than 75 percent |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
|
† Not applicable.
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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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