Children's School Readiness Skills: 1993 and 1999 statistics


	Recognizes		Counts to				Reads or pretends
Characteristic	all letters		20 or higher		Writes name		to read storybooks		Has 3-4 skills

	1993	1999	1993	1999	1993	1999	1993	1999	1993	1999

Total	21	24	52	57	50	51	72	74	35	39

Age:
3 years old	11	15	37	41	22	24	66	70	15	20
4 years old	28	28	62	67	70	70	75	76	49	50
5 years old	36	44	78	81	84	87	81	77	65	69

Sex:
Male	19	21	49	54	47	47	68	70	32	35
Female	23	27	56	60	53	56	76	77	39	43

Race/ethnicity:
White, non-Hispanic	23	25	56	60	52	54	76	79	39	42
Black, non-Hispanic	18	25	53	60	45	49	63	66	31	35
Hispanic	10	14	32	41	42	43	59	57	22	25
Other	22	30	49	59	52	57	70	79	36	48

Mother's home language:
English	22	25	55	60	51	53	73	76	37	41
Not English	9	8	24	25	38	34	52	45	17	14

Mother's highest education:
Less than high school	8	7	30	36	40	32	55	53	19	15
High school	17	17	48	48	48	49	70	69	30	31
Vocational education or some college	23	25	59	60	51	52	79	79	39	42
College degree	31	35	68	73	58	61	84	84	52	54
Graduate/professional training or degree	39	40	68	73	59	64	83	83	55	57

Mother's employment status:
Employed	23	24	57	59	52	53	75	75	39	40
Unemployed	17	15	41	53	46	39	67	64	29	32
Not in the labor force	18	24	49	54	47	50	68	73	32	38

Family type:
Two parents	22	26	54	58	51	53	74	75	37	41
None or one parent	18	19	49	54	47	48	65	69	31	33

Poverty status:
Above threshold	24	28	57	62	53	56	74	77	40	45
Below threshold	12	10	41	39	41	37	64	63	23	19

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/260_children's_school_readiness_skills_1993_and.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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260. Children's School Readiness Skills: 1993 and 1999