Educated Parents Read More to Their Children


by Steven Davies on Jun 17, 2013 | Views: 117 | Score: 0
Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Parents' highest education levelMean daily reading time (minutes)1Less than high schoolHigh school graduate orequivalentVocational/technicaleducation or some collegeBachelor's degreeGraduate or professionalschool0510152025
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Less than high school19.2
High school graduate or equivalent19.7
Vocational/technical education or some college20.8
Bachelor's degree21.1
Graduate or professional school22.5
Parents' highest education level
Mean daily reading time (minutes)
Sources: nces.ed.gov
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Steven Davies on Jun 17, 2013 1:27 PM said:

Parents with more education tend read more to their children (age 3-6 not in kindergarten) than those with less education. Americans who attended graduate or professional school read an average of 3.3 minutes longer per day to their children than parents with less than a high school education.