Table 2
Characteristics of Home-Schooled Children and their Families
Current Population Survey and National Household Education Surveys

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                     |       1994        |       1996        |       1999
                     |-------------------|-------------------|------------------- 
                     |    Home | Regular |    Home | Regular |    Home | Regular
                     |  School |  School |  School |  School |  School |  School
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Age
 6-7                      24.0      17.2      11.7      17.4      13.8      17.8
 8-10                     30.6      25.6      25.9      25.6      26.1      25.0
 11-14                    27.8      33.8      34.0      33.1      31.7      32.4
 15-17                    17.5      23.4      28.5      24.0      28.4      24.9
Sex
 Male                     46.8      51.1      42.2      51.5      46.2      50.9
 Female                   53.2      48.9      57.8      48.5      53.8      49.1
Race, ethnicity
 White                    91.9      67.6      86.8      67.7      75.8      64.8
 Black                     2.8      15.9       2.2      15.6       8.8      16.1
 Hispanic                  4.4      12.8       8.0      12.5       9.1      13.9
 Other                     0.8       3.7       3.1       4.2       6.2       5.2
Family structure
 Single parent            11.3      29.9      20.8      30.8      20.6      34.5
 Two parent               88.7      70.1      79.2      69.2      79.4      65.6
Non-working parent
 Parents work             34.0      68.1      41.3      72.0      38.8      74.0
 Non-working parent       66.0      31.9      58.7      28.0      61.2      26.0
Family income
 Up to 14,999             18.8      23.2      21.1      21.1      12.3      18.6
 15,000 to 29,999         14.9      20.4      26.9      22.6      25.7      21.3
 30,000 to 49,999         40.4      26.5      29.1      25.5      24.8      23.7
 50,000 or more           25.9      29.9      22.9      30.7      37.1      36.4
Mother's education
 Less than h.s.            8.8      17.7      14.2      16.4       5.3      16.4
 High school              31.2      35.4      23.6      33.7      28.9      29.2
 Some college             37.9      28.9      40.5      28.3      34.3      29.9
 Bachelor's               19.3      12.9      17.5      15.1      22.5      16.3
 Advanced                  2.9       5.1       4.2       6.5       9.0       8.1
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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  September 13, 2001