This graph shows the most important reasons for homeschooling as cited by respondents in the National Household Education Survey conducted in 2007. 36 percent of respondents identified "to provide religious moral instruction" as the most important reason for homeschooling their children.
Most commonly cited reasons for homeschooling in the United States in 2007
Characteristic
Share of respondents
To provide religious moral instruction
36%
Concern about the environment of other schools
21%
Dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools
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NCES. (December 23, 2008). Most commonly cited reasons for homeschooling in the United States in 2007 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232907/reasons-for-homeschooling-in-the-us/
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