________________________________________________________________________ | Student level |_________________________________________________ Household income | | | | 1st | 5th or | | Grades | Grades | through | later | Total* | 1 | 9 |4th year | year | | through | through | of | of | | 8 | 12 | college | college ______________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ Percent of students using computers at school Total .............. 42.7 52.3 39.2 39.2 40.7 Less than $5,000 ..... 36.7 40.4 35.6 40.1 53.5 $5,000 to $9,999 ..... 36.1 40.3 32.7 40.5 60.2 $10,000 to $14,999 ... 38.4 44.4 39.1 30.8 55.2 $15,000 to $19,999 ... 41.5 50.9 34.8 39.6 44.0 $20,000 to $24,999 ... 42.4 51.8 40.1 32.5 44.4 $25,000 to $29,999 ... 46.1 56.4 43.8 40.4 42.1 $30,000 to $34,999 ... 44.2 56.8 37.8 37.1 33.3 $35,000 to $39,999 ... 45.2 58.3 41.5 34.5 45.3 $40,000 to $49,999 ... 44.7 59.7 36.7 38.1 35.4 $50,000 to $74,999 ... 47.0 61.2 44.6 43.4 31.8 More than $74,999 .... 51.2 67.0 45.8 49.6 31.0 Percent of students using computers at home for any purpose Total .............. 18.8 17.8 20.7 21.3 33.4 Less than $5,000 ..... 8.4 4.1 6.6 17.7 29.4 $5,000 to $9,999 ..... 5.4 2.7 4.4 14.2 28.4 $10,000 to $14,999 ... 7.2 6.2 6.5 11.8 26.5 $15,000 to $19,999 ... 11.3 9.2 13.6 15.8 33.6 $20,000 to $24,999 ... 12.9 11.6 13.6 16.9 32.2 $25,000 to $29,999 ... 17.0 16.5 17.1 19.2 29.6 $30,000 to $34,999 ... 17.7 17.6 20.2 19.4 30.7 $35,000 to $39,999 ... 21.4 22.2 25.1 22.1 26.5 $40,000 to $49,999 ... 25.7 27.5 27.7 21.7 40.7 $50,000 to $74,999 ... 31.6 33.8 34.3 27.6 41.1 More than $74,999 .... 43.8 50.9 53.4 33.9 41.4 Percent of students using computers at home for schoolwork Total .............. 8.9 6.3 12.2 13.7 23.9 Less than $5,000 ..... 5.0 1.5 4.1 12.6 23.8 $5,000 to $9,999 ..... 3.2 0.6 2.6 10.3 26.5 $10,000 to $14,999 ... 3.5 1.8 3.6 8.1 19.3 $15,000 to $19,999 ... 4.5 2.1 5.2 9.3 30.2 $20,000 to $24,999 ... 5.7 3.8 7.6 10.5 23.8 $25,000 to $29,999 ... 6.4 4.1 8.2 12.3 19.7 $30,000 to $34,999 ... 8.0 5.7 12.0 12.8 19.8 $35,000 to $39,999 ... 10.5 7.9 15.0 15.9 18.7 $40,000 to $49,999 ... 11.9 9.7 17.1 14.3 29.4 $50,000 to $74,999 ... 15.2 12.7 21.2 17.5 28.5 More than $74,999 .... 22.0 21.9 34.2 21.2 22.2 ________________________________________________________________________*Includes data for nursery school and kindergarten students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, October 1989, unpublished data.