This statistic shows the percentage of children from kindergarten age to fifth grade in the United States, whose parents reported that they had participated in an educational activity together with their child within the past month in 2012. The responses are differentiated by the educational level of the parents. 30.2 percent of children whose parents held a bachelor's degree, had been to an art gallery, museum or historical site together with their parents within the last month, as of 2012.
Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012
Characteristic
No high school degree
High school graduate
Some college, no degree
Associate degree
Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree
Visited a library
37.4%
45%
41%
43.7%
51.2%
57.8%
Went to a play, concert, or other live show
18.5%
26.3%
30.7%
28%
38.3%
45%
Visited an art gallery, museum, or historical site
18.1%
21.2%
23.7%
24.9%
30.2%
35.6%
Attended an event sponsored by a community, religious, or ethnic group
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College Board. (April 30, 2016). Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/
College Board. "Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012." Chart. April 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/
College Board. (2016). Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/
College Board. "Percentage of U.S. Children from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade Whose Parents Participated in Educational Activities with Them in The past Month, by Parents' Education Level in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/
College Board, Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. children from kindergarten to fifth grade whose parents participated in educational activities with them in the past month, by parents' education level in 2012 [Graph], College Board, April 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234565/parents-and-educational-activities-with-children-in-the-us/
