United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

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Education
No. 223. Preprimary School Enrollment of Children 3 to 5 Years Old, by Race and Age,
and by Labor Force Status of Mother: 1967 to 1981
(At of October. Civilian noninstitutlonai population. Includes public and nonpublic nursery school and kindergarten programs.
Excludes 5 year olds enrolled in elementary school. Based on Current Population Survey; see text, p. 2 }
RACE, AQE, AND LABOR FORCE
STATUS
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
(1.000)
PERCENT ENROLLED OF
POPULATION
1967 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980 1981 1 1981 2 1967 1970 1M1 '
Population, 3-5 years old............... 12,234 10,877 10,183 9,110 9,119 9,284 9,444 9,644 (X) lx) lx)
Total enroliad * \ .................... 3,864 4,104 4,954 4,584 4,664 4,878 4,819 4,936 31.6 37.5 57.0
Nursery.......................................... 711 1,095 1,744 1,622 1,862 1,982 2,023 2,055 5.8 10.1 21.4
Kindergarten.................. ................ 3,157 3,009 3,211 2,761 2,802 2,896 2,797 2,681 25.8 27.7 29,6
White............................................ 3,265 3,414 4,105 3,897 3,786 3,994 3,933 4,038 31.6 37.8 51.1
Black............................................ 535 585 731 749 730 725 738 725 29.8 34.9 49.7
3 years old.................................... 273 454 683 759 746 857 866 891 6.8 13.0 27.2
4 years old.............................. ...... 870 1,003 1,418 1,313 1,393 1,423 1,434 1,442 21.3 27.9 44.9
5 yeara old.................................... 2,721 2,617 2,852 2,512 2,525 2,598 2,520 2,604 65.4 69.2 82.1
ALL RACES *
With mother In labor force * ......... 1,333 1,345 2,166 2,173 2,353 2,480 2,454 2,515 34.2 38.8 55.1
3 and 4 yeare old....................... 498 526 973 1,017 1,139 1,252 1,188 1,204 18.1 23.6 40.2
5 years old............ .................... . 867 818 1,195 1,156 1,214 1,229 1.267 1,311 63.8 66.6 84.3
Married, spouse present............ 1,140 1.131 1,733 1,727 1,922 1,976 1.945 1,999 34.1 39.5 56.1
Other marital status...................... 213 214 435 446 431 504 509 517 34.6 36.0 54.8
Employed...... ............................ 1,249 1,246 1,948 2,000 2,158 2,256 2,208 2,264 34.5 39.3 55.5
Full-time.................................. 817 770 1,236 1,309 1,416 1,445 1,405 1,444 33.9 38.6 55.5
Part-time.................................. 432 470 712 691 742 811 604 620 35.7 40.4 55.5
Mother not in labor force............... 2,448 2,694 2,704 2,286 2,196 2,266 2,202 2,254 30.2 37.0 47.3
WHITE
With mother in labor force8............ 1,053 1,031 1,723 1,666 1,833 1,976 1,945 2,001 34.7 39.1 54.6
3 and 4 years old...................... 340 374 740 750 872 987 921 937 17.4 22.1 39.0
5 yeara old................................. 713 657 983 916 961 1,007 1,024 1,064 66.2 69.2 85.2
Married, spouse present............. 932 913 1,449 1,408 1,583 1,671 1,660 1,696 34.7 39.1 55.1
Other marital status.................... 120 119 273 258 250 305 295 306 34.6 36.9 51.8
Employed................................... 982 959 1,566 1,567 1,706 1,840 1.780 1,837 35.2 39.3 55.2
Full-time................................. 613 557 941 959 1,068 1,127 1,077 1,114 33.8 36.2 55.4
Part-time................................. 369 402 625 608 638 713 709 723 37.7 41.0 54,9
Mother not In labor force....... ........ 2,166 2,354 2,331 1,945. 1,867 1,914 1,882 1,926 30.5 37.4 48.3
BLACK
With mother In labor force8............ 286 281 372 427 446 438 435 426 32.3 36.8 56.2
3 and 4 yeara old....................... 122 138 191 231 235 244 227 218 20.7 27.3 44.3
5 years old......................... ........ 163 143 181 197 212 193 209 208 55.3 55.6 79.6
Married, spouse present............. 193 192 221 243 273 240 226 221 31.3 39.4 52.9
Other marital status................... 93 69 151 184 174 198 209 205 34.7 32.2 60.1
Employed................................... 252 256 313 357 387 356 359 352 32.3 37.9 55.6
Full-time...,.............................. 194 195 244 289 307 269 285 2 7 9 3 4 .4 39.0 55.4
Part-time................................. 58 61 69 68 81 87 74 72 26.8 34.8 57.7
Mother not In labor force............... 236 296 330 286 277 285 249 245 26.9 33.9 40.3
X Not applicable. ’ Population controls based on the 1970 census; see text p. 2. Population controls based on the
1960 census; see text, p. 8, 3 Includes children with mothers whose labor force status Is unknown and children with no mother
present in household, not shown separately. 1Includes races not shown separately. includes children with mothers who
are unemployed, not shown separately.
Source: U.S, Bureau of the Census, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts, series P-20, No. 318; and unpublished data.
N o . 2 2 4 . P e r c e n t o f P o p u l a t io n W it h L e s s T h a n 5 Y e a r s o f S c h o o l an d W it h 4 Y e a r s o f
H ig h S c h o o l o r M o r e , by A g e , R a c e , and S p a n is h O r ig in : 1 9 7 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[Persons 25 years old and over. As of April 1970 and March 1975,1980, and 1981]
RACE
1970 1975 I960*
LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SCHOOL
Total 25-34
yr.
1981
35-64 65 yr.
and o v e r
4 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL OR MORE
1970 1975 I9601
Total
25-34
yr.
1981
35-64
yr.
65 yr.
and o v e r
All races a................. 5.5 4.2 3.4 3.2 .9 2.7 8.7 52.3 62.5 68.6 69,7 85.6 70.8 41.8
White..... ............................ 4.S 3.3 2.6 2.6 .9 2.1 6.5 54.5 64.6 70.5 71.6 86.9 73.4 44.2
Black............ - ................... 14.6 12.3 9.2 7.9 1.4 6.3 28.5 31.4 42.5 51.2 52.9 75.9 49.1 17.7
Spanish origina................... 19.5 18.5 15.0 15.6 7.9 16.4 4 3 .4 32.1 37.9 45.5 44.5 56.8 40.4 1 7.0
Mexican.......................... 26.5 24.6 20.9 21.0 10.6 22.9 61.9 24.2 31.0 38.9 39.3 52.2 34.0 6.6
Puerto Rican................... . 20.6 17.4 15.0 13.1 4.7 16.4 3B.0 23.4 28.7 38.3 40.9 54.6 33.0 19.5
Cuban_____ ___ _____ 6.2 7.3 5.7 5.3 1.7 4.0 12.6 43.0 51.7 54.0 40.1 68.3 45.1 33.7
Other ___ ............... 8.8 7.6 6.4 6.8 2.5 5.0 24.8 44.9 58.0 60.2 56.9 69.9 58.4 27.6
’ Population controls based on the I960 census; see text P- 2. ’ Includes races not shown separately. ’ Persons of
Spanish origin may be o f any race. 4 Central or South American and other Spanish origin.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C e n s u s o f P o p u la tio n : 1970, vols. I and II, C u rre n t P o p u la tio n R e p o rts , series P-20, Nos.
207, 290, 295, and unpublished data.