Table 1:
Characteristics of Homeschooling Parents
| Total Sample 140 (100%) |
Not Up-to-date 41 (29%) |
Up-to-date 99 (71%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Type | 0.81 | |||
| Private School Satellite (PSP) N=3 schools | 15 (11) | 4 (10) | 11 (11) | |
| Independent Study Program (ISP) N=5 schools | 125 (89) | 37 (90) | 88 (89) | |
| Started Schooling | 0.81 | |||
| Before SB277 | 61 (44) | 19 (46) | 42 (42) | |
| After SB277 | 79 (56) | 22 (54) | 57 (58) | |
| Respondent | 0.92 | |||
| Mother | 130 (93) | 36 (88) | 94 (95) | |
| Father | 8 (6) | 4 (10) | 4 (4) | |
| Other | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.84 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 71 (51) | 23 (56) | 48 (49) | |
| Hispanic | 32 (22) | 8 (20) | 24 (24) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 8 (6) | 3 (7) | 5 (5) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 16 (12) | 4 (10) | 12 (12) | |
| Native American | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | |
| Other/Prefer not to Answer | 10 (7) | 3 (7) | 7 (7) | |
| Age | 0.29 | |||
| 18–25 years | 7 (5) | 2 (5) | 5 (5) | |
| 26–35 years | 43 (31) | 13 (32) | 30 (30) | |
| 36–45 years | 62 (44) | 19 (46) | 43 (44) | |
| 46–55 years | 23 (17) | 6 (15) | 17 (17) | |
| 56–60 years | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| 61 years or older | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | 2 (2) | |
| Did not answer | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Education-Level | 0.22 | |||
| Some high school, High school graduate, or GED | 12 (9) | 3 (7) | 9 (9) | |
| certificate | ||||
| Some college, College graduate | 93 (66) | 31 (76) | 62 (63) | |
| Post-graduate | 28 (20) | 4 (10) | 24 (24) | |
| Decline to answer | 7 (5) | 3 (7) | 4 (4) | |
| Total Family Income | 0.32 | |||
| Under $30,000 | 18 (13) | 8 (19) | 10 (10) | |
| $30,000-$99,999 | 62 (44) | 18 (44) | 44 (45) | |
| Over $100,000 | 46 (33) | 11 (27) | 35 (35) | |
| Don’t Know/Decline to Answer | 14 (10) | 4 (10) | 10 (10) | |
| Number of children currently enrolled in grades K through 8 | 0.96 | |||
| 1 | 78 (56) | 23 (56) | 55 (56) | |
| 2 | 36 (26) | 11 (27) | 25 (25) | |
| 3 | 10 (7) | 3 (7) | 7 (7) | |
| 4 | 5 (4) | 1 (2) | 4 (4) | |
| 5 | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (1) | |
| 6 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Did not answer | 9 (6) | 2 (5) | 7 (7) | |
| Average number of children being homeschooled per family | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 0.88 |
| Most Commonly Cited Reason for Homeschooling | ||||
| Concerns about environment of schools | 84 (60) | 21 (51) | 63 (64) | <0.01 |
| To provide religious or moral instruction | 42 (30) | 9 (22) | 33 (33) | <0.01 |
| Dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools | 68 (49) | 18 (43) | 50 (50) | <0.01 |
| Child has a physical or mental health problem | 7 (5) | 4 (10) | 3 (3) | 0.71 |
| Child has other special needs | 14 (10) | 2 (5) | 12 (12) | <0.01 |
| California immunization mandates | 17 (12) | 14 (34) | 3 (3) | <0.01 |
| Other | 35 (25) | 11 (27) | 24 (24) | 0.03 |