Standard errors for the number (in thousands) and percentage distribution of children ages 4–6 enrolled in kindergarten, by type of program and selected characteristics: October 2001

Trends in Full- and Half-Day Kindergarten

Table S3-2. Standard errors for the number (in thousands) and percentage distribution of children ages 4–6 enrolled in kindergarten, by type of program and selected characteristics: October 2001

		Total kindergarten		Full-day		Half-day
Characteristic	Total population, ages 4–6 (in thousands)	Enrollment (in thousands)	Percent	Enrollment (in thousands)	Percent	Enrollment (in thousands)	Percent

Total	87.2	97.8	†	76.9	0.12	61.4	0.07
Sex
Male	97.8	67.2	†	53.6	0.19	44.1	0.11
Female	98.6	64.4	†	52.1	0.23	41.0	0.13

Age
4	231.8	28.6	†	23.0	0.97	17.3	#
5	231.4	79.6	†	65.1	0.14	52.7	0.12
6	225.9	34.4	†	26.6	0.47	22.2	0.29

Race/ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander	39.9	23.2	†	16.0	0.81	16.9	0.62
Black	69.3	40.5	†	35.3	2.23	20.3	0.54
White	91.6	66.2	†	52.7	0.10	44.9	0.07
Hispanic	76.4	46.7	†	36.2	0.44	30.2	0.27

Parents’ education
Less than high school	60.0	36.6	†	29.1	0.81	22.6	0.42
High school diploma or equivalent	81.1	49.0	†	39.1	0.42	30.8	0.23
Some college, including vocational/technical	83.5	50.5	†	40.4	0.29	31.9	0.17
Bachelor’s degree or higher	86.1	53.7	†	42.1	0.21	35.0	0.14

Family income
Less than $15,000	64.8	36.8	†	29.0	0.57	23.2	0.33
$15,000–29,999	72.0	42.2	†	36.6	1.61	21.7	0.44
$30,000–49,999	76.4	46.2	†	37.3	0.43	28.3	0.24
$50,000–74,999	71.2	42.9	†	32.8	0.17	28.6	0.13
$75,000 or more	76.9	47.1	†	34.4	0.08	33.1	0.07

Region
Northeast	62.5	36.6	†	29.4	0.43	22.4	0.25
Midwest	69.2	42.0	†	31.1	0.09	29.3	0.08
South	95.1	58.5	†	52.1	1.44	28.3	0.30
West	83.7	51.6	†	34.6	0.14	39.3	0.19

Control of school
Public	102.0	82.2	†	66.7	0.11	55.5	0.07
Private	69.6	37.0	†	30.9	1.13	20.9	0.43

†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), 2001 October Supplement, previously unpublished tabulation (December 2003).