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Indicator 29. Computer Use by Students

Student use of computers, by level of instruction and household income: October 1989

________________________________________________________________________                       |                 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.