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 3-2. 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	11,901	3,713	100.0	2,241	60.3	1,472	39.7
Sex
Male	6,074	1,951	100.0	1,169	59.9	782	40.1
Female	5,827	1,762	100.0	1,072	60.8	690	39.2

Age
4	3,927	285	100.0	174	61.2	111	38.8
5	3,987	2,914	100.0	1,754	60.2	1,160	39.8
6	3,987	514	100.0	312	60.7	202	39.3

Race/ethnicity¹
Asian/Pacific Islander	537	168	100.0	96	57.3	72	42.7
Black	1,790	563	100.0	426	75.7	137	24.3
White	7,219	2,246	100.0	1,267	56.4	979	43.6
Hispanic	2,205	700	100.0	422	60.2	278	39.8

Parents’ education
Less than high school	1,424	477	100.0	302	63.2	176	36.8
High school diploma or equivalent	3,108	965	100.0	600	62.2	365	37.8
Some college, including vocational/technical	3,458	1,060	100.0	633	59.7	428	40.3
Bachelor’s degree or higher	3,910	1,211	100.0	706	58.3	504	41.7

Family income
Less than $15,000	1,812	540	100.0	330	61.2	210	38.8
$15,000–29,999	2,238	674	100.0	496	73.6	178	26.4
$30,000–49,999	2,732	858	100.0	529	61.7	329	38.3
$50,000–74,999	2,360	765	100.0	422	55.2	343	44.8
$75,000 or more	2,759	876	100.0	463	52.8	413	47.2

Region
Northeast	2,052	622	100.0	372	59.8	250	40.2
Midwest	2,674	848	100.0	451	53.2	397	46.8
South	4,124	1,281	100.0	999	78.0	282	22.0
West	3,051	963	100.0	419	43.5	544	56.5

Control of school
Public	7,931	3,139	100.0	1,848	58.9	1,291	41.1
Private	2,276	574	100.0	393	68.4	181	31.6

¹Black includes African American, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and Hispanic includes Latino. Racial categories exclude Hispanic origin. Other race/ethnicities are included in the total but are not shown separately.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. The Current Population Survey (CPS) questions used to obtain educational attainment were changed in 1992. In 1994, the survey methodology for the CPS was changed and weights were adjusted. See supplemental note 2 for further discussion. See supplemental note 1 for information on parents’ education, family income, and the states in each region.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS), 2001 October Supplement, previously unpublished tabulation (December 2003).

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