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32. 1997 Economic Census
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256. Children Whose Parents are Involved in School Activities
[In percent, except as indicated (22,920 represents 22,920,000). Based on the National Household Education Survey; see source for details]
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STUDENTS IN GRADES K TO 5
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STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 TO 8
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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
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One-parent families
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One-parent families
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Two-parent
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Two-parent
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Total
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families
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Total
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Mother
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Father
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Total
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families
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Total
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Mother
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Father
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Total students, 1996 (1,000)
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22,920
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16,363
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6,557
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5,886
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671
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11,098
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7,800
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3,298
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2,867
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431
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Any adult attending a meeting
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83.5
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87.0
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74.8
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75.2
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71.7
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78.4
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81.9
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70.0
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69.6
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72.6
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Only mother attended
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38.2
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26.5
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67.5
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75.2
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(X)
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37.0
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27.1
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60.5
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69.6
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(X)
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Only father attended
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4.4
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3.2
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7.3
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(X)
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71.7
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6.2
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4.9
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9.5
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(X)
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72.6
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Both attended
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40.9
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57.2
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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35.1
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49.9
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult attending a conference
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86.6
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88.1
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83.0
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84.0
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74.3
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69.8
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70.5
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68.1
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68.7
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64.2
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Only mother attended
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51.6
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42.1
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75.4
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84.0
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(X)
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42.3
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34.9
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59.7
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68.7
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(X)
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Only father attended
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5.4
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4.5
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7.6
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(X)
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74.3
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6.3
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5.4
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8.4
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(X)
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64.2
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Both attended
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29.6
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41.5
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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21.2
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30.1
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult attending a class event
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72.0
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74.6
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65.6
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65.4
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66.9
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66.4
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69.5
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58.9
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57.7
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66.3
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Only mother attended
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33.2
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23.0
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58.7
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65.4
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(X)
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25.5
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15.1
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50.2
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57.7
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(X)
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Only father attended
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4.2
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3.1
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6.9
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(X)
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66.9
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4.7
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3.0
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8.7
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(X)
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66.3
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Both attended
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34.6
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48.4
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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36.1
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51.4
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult acted as a volunteer
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49.6
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54.9
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36.4
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37.4
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28.1
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30.8
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34.7
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21.5
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21.9
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18.7
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Only mother attended
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37.4
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38.9
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33.6
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37.4
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(X)
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21.7
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22.8
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19.0
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21.9
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(X)
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Only father attended
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3.1
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3.2
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2.9
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(X)
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28.1
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2.6
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2.6
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2.5
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(X)
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18.7
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Both attended
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9.1
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12.8
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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6.5
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9.2
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Number of activities at least
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one parent participated in:
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None
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3.6
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2.4
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6.6
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6.1
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11.1
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8.0
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5.5
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14.0
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14.4
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10.9
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One
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7.3
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6.1
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10.2
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10.3
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9.9
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12.6
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12.1
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13.9
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13.2
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18.5
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Two
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19.7
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17.9
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24.4
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24.2
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25.9
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26.4
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26.4
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26.6
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27.9
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17.9
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Three
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32.6
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31.8
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34.5
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34.6
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33.2
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31.9
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32.4
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30.8
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28.9
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43.5
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Four
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36.8
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41.8
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24.4
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24.9
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20.0
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21.0
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23.7
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14.8
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15.6
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9.3
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Number of activities mother
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participated in: 1
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None
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4.4
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3.9
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6.1
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6.1
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(X)
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10.0
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8.4
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14.4
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14.4
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(X)
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One
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8.4
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7.7
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10.3
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10.3
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(X)
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13.7
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13.9
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13.2
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13.2
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(X)
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Two
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20.9
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19.7
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24.2
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24.2
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(X)
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27.0
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26.6
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27.9
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27.9
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(X)
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Three
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32.5
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31.7
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34.6
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34.6
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(X)
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30.2
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30.7
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28.9
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28.9
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(X)
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Four
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33.8
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37.0
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24.9
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24.9
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(X)
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19.1
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20.3
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15.6
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15.6
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(X)
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Number of activities father
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participated in: 2
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None
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21.9
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22.3
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11.1
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(X)
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11.1
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24.1
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24.9
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10.9
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(X)
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10.9
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One
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20.4
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20.8
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9.9
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(X)
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9.9
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24.4
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24.7
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18.5
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(X)
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18.5
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Two
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26.7
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26.8
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25.9
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(X)
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25.9
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25.3
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25.7
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17.9
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(X)
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17.9
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Three
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21.3
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20.8
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33.2
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(X)
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33.2
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19.8
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18.5
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43.5
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(X)
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43.5
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Four
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9.7
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9.3
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20.0
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(X)
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20.0
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6.4
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6.2
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9.3
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(X)
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9.3
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Number of activities both
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parents participated in:
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None
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25.3
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25.3
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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29.0
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29.0
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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One
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22.3
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22.3
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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25.9
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25.9
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Two
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26.4
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26.4
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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24.7
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24.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Three
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19.2
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19.2
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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16.3
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16.3
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Four
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6.8
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6.8
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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4.2
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4.2
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Total students, 1999 (1,000)
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23,355
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15,841
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7,514
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6,634
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880
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11,252
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7,747
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3,506
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3,010
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496
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Any adult attending a meeting
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84.9
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88.6
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77.1
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77.3
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75.7
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81.1
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85.3
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72.0
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71.2
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77.0
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Only mother attended
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39.4
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25.7
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68.2
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77.3
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(X)
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38.7
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28.5
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61.2
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71.2
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(X)
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Only father attended
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5.7
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4.1
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8.9
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(X)
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75.7
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6.9
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5.1
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10.9
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(X)
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77.0
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Both attended
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39.8
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58.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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35.6
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51.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult attending a conference
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87.7
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89.4
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84.1
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85.1
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76.7
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71.1
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72.3
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68.5
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68.1
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70.8
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Only mother attended
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52.0
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41.0
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75.1
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85.1
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(X)
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41.0
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33.1
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58.8
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68.1
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(X)
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Only father attended
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6.4
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5.1
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9.0
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(X)
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76.7
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7.1
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5.8
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10.0
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(X)
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70.8
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Both attended
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29.4
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43.3
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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23.0
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33.4
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult attending a class event
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70.8
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74.0
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64.1
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63.1
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71.2
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67.8
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72.6
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57.3
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55.9
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66.1
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Only mother attended
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31.5
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20.0
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55.7
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63.1
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(X)
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24.6
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14.1
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48.0
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55.9
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(X)
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Only father attended
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5.1
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3.6
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8.3
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(X)
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71.2
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5.3
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3.5
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9.3
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(X)
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66.1
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Both attended
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34.2
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50.4
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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37.9
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55.0
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Any adult acted as a volunteer
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48.9
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55.5
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34.8
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36.3
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23.1
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31.7
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36.1
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21.9
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22.1
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20.6
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Only mother attended
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37.0
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39.3
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32.1
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36.3
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(X)
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21.8
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23.0
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19.0
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22.1
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(X)
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Only father attended
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3.2
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3.4
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2.7
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(X)
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23.1
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3.1
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3.1
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2.9
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(X)
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20.6
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Both attended
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8.6
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12.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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6.8
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9.9
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Number of activities at least
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one parent participated in:
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None
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3.5
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2.2
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6.5
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6.2
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8.3
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7.3
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4.4
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13.7
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14.1
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11.2
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One
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7.4
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5.7
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11.0
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11.1
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10.3
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11.7
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11.0
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13.4
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13.9
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10.8
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Two
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19.7
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17.6
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24.3
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24.2
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25.0
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25.8
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24.8
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27.9
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28.0
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27.3
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Three
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32.0
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31.7
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32.5
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31.7
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39.0
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32.2
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33.5
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29.2
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28.5
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33.5
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Four
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37.4
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42.9
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25.7
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26.8
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17.4
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23.0
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26.2
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15.7
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15.5
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17.2
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Number of activities mother
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participated in: 1
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None
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4.6
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3.9
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6.2
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6.2
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(X)
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8.9
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6.9
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14.1
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14.1
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(X)
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One
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8.9
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8.1
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11.1
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11.1
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(X)
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13.1
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12.8
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13.9
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13.9
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(X)
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Two
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20.5
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19.0
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24.2
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24.2
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(X)
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27.5
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27.2
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28.0
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28.0
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(X)
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Three
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31.2
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31.0
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31.7
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31.7
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(X)
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30.3
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31.0
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28.5
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28.5
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(X)
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Four
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34.8
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38.1
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26.8
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26.8
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(X)
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20.2
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22.1
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15.5
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15.5
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(X)
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Number of activities father
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participated in: 2
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None
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19.7
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20.4
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8.3
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(X)
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8.3
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21.9
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22.6
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11.2
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(X)
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11.2
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One
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19.5
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20.0
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10.3
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(X)
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10.3
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22.6
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23.4
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10.8
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(X)
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10.8
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Two
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26.7
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26.8
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25.0
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(X)
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25.0
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25.1
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24.9
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27.3
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(X)
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27.3
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Three
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24.4
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23.6
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39.0
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(X)
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39.0
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23.0
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22.3
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33.5
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(X)
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33.5
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Four
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9.7
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9.2
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17.4
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(X)
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17.4
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7.4
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6.8
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17.2
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(X)
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17.2
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Number of activities both
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parents participated in:
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None
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24.0
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24.0
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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27.0
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27.0
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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One
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21.7
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21.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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24.8
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24.8
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Two
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26.0
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26.0
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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24.2
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24.2
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Three
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21.5
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21.5
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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19.5
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19.5
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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Four
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6.7
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6.7
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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4.5
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4.5
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(X)
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(X)
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(X)
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X Not applicable.
1 Regardless if father participated.
2 Regardless if mother participated.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Fathers' Involvement in TheirChildren's School, October 1997 and the National Household Education Survey, 1999
NOTE: Parents of children who were home-schooled were also excluded because they were not asked questions about "in school" involvement.Children living with only foster parents or
non-parent guardians were not includedin the analyses.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/fathers/index.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/256_children_whose_parents_are_involved_in.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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