Child Development

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TABLE 11

Family Reading: Percentage of Children Ages 3 to 5a Who Were Read to Every Day in the Last Week by a Family Member by

Child and Family Characteristics, Selected Years 1993– 1999

Characteristic 1993 1995 1996 1999

Total 53 58 57 53

Gender

Male 5 1 5 7 5 6 5 1

Female 54 59 57 54

Race and Hispanic origin

White, non-Hispanic 59 65 64 61

Black, non-Hispanic 39 43 44 41

Hispanicb 37 38 39 33

Poverty statusc

Below poverty 44 48 46 38

At or above poverty 56 62 61 58

Family type

Two parents 55 61 61 57

One or no parent 46 49 46 42

Mother’s highest level of educationd

Less than high school graduate 37 40 37 38

High school graduate/GED 48 48 49 44

Vocational/technical or some college 57 64 62 53

College graduate 71 76 77 70

Mother’s employment statusd,e

Worked 35 hours or more per week 52 55 54 48

Worked less than 35 hours per week 56 63 59 55

Not in labor force 55 60 59 60

aEstimates are based on children who have yet to enter kindergarten.

bPersons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

cPoverty estimates for 1993 are not comparable to later years because respondents were not asked exact household income.

dChildren without mothers in the home are not included in estimates dealing with mother’s education or mother’s employment status.

eUnemployed mothers are not shown separately but are included in the total.

SOURCE:U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey.

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