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Table 425. Number and percentage of student home computer users, by type of application and selected characteristics: 2003
Number using Percent Percent of home computer users using specific applications\1\
computers at using
Selected characteristic of Number (in home (in computers School Word Graphics Spreadsheets Personal
students thousands) thousands) at home Games Internet assignments E-mail processing and design and databases finances
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Total, all students ........................................
74,911 (312.9) 52,942 (286.3) 70.7 (0.24) 76.2 (0.27) 72.3 (0.28) 75.9 (0.27) 56.5 (0.31) 55.1 (0.32) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Elementary/secondary ....................
58,273 (324.9) 39,364 (282.0) 67.6 (0.30) 82.8 (0.30) 66.0 (0.37) 69.9 (0.36) 46.2 (0.39) 46.8 (0.39) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Under age 5 .............. 4,590 (105.0) 2,291 (74.6) 49.9 (1.16) 84.3 (1.19) 29.2 (1.49) 15.1 (1.17) 8.9 (0.93) 9.4 (0.96) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 5 to 9 ..............19,015 (206.6) 11,887 (166.1) 62.5 (0.55) 87.6 (0.47) 45.9 (0.72) 42.0 (0.71) 18.8 (0.56) 22.6 (0.60) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 10 to 14 .............
20,788 (215.0) 14,875 (184.5) 71.6 (0.49) 85.3 (0.45) 74.1 (0.56) 85.1 (0.46) 53.0 (0.64) 56.5 (0.64) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
15 years old or over........
13,880 (165.7) 10,311 (144.2) 74.3 (0.54) 73.4 (0.64) 85.8 (0.50) 92.4 (0.38) 76.3 (0.61) 69.1 (0.66) 43.1 (0.71) 21.1 (0.59) 4.5 (0.30)
White ................. 8,500 (131.6) 7,186 (121.4) 84.5 (0.57) 75.3 (0.74) 90.2 (0.51) 93.3 (0.43) 81.5 (0.67) 72.1 (0.77) 46.3 (0.86) 22.1 (0.71) 4.7 (0.36)
Black ...................2,164 (68.8) 1,073 (49.7) 49.6 (1.67) 73.5 (2.09) 73.6 (2.09) 90.3 (1.40) 60.7 (2.31) 59.0 (2.33) 38.9 (2.31) 15.9 (1.73) 3.5 (0.88)
Hispanic .................
2,298 (75.0) 1,280 (57.5) 55.7 (1.72) 68.2 (2.16) 72.0 (2.08) 87.8 (1.51) 60.8 (2.26) 59.9 (2.27) 30.0 (2.12) 18.2 (1.78) 6.1 (1.11)
Other .....................918 (45.9) 771 (42.2) 83.9 (1.88) 64.5 (2.68) 83.7 (2.07) 94.3 (1.30) 75.3 (2.41) 69.9 (2.57) 41.4 (2.75) 24.2 (2.40) 2.2 (0.82)
Undergraduate ............. 13,370 (162.9) 10,701 (146.8) 80.0 (0.50) 60.5 (0.69) 89.6 (0.43) 92.8 (0.37) 84.8 (0.51) 77.1 (0.59) 46.5 (0.70) 36.8 (0.68) 21.4 (0.58)
White ...............................
8,964 (135.0) 7,551 (124.4) 84.2 (0.56) 60.8 (0.82) 91.1 (0.48) 93.0 (0.43) 86.5 (0.57) 78.7 (0.69) 48.9 (0.84) 37.8 (0.81) 21.1 (0.69)
Black ................... 1,766 (62.8) 1,151 (51.4) 65.2 (1.76) 62.1 (2.22) 83.2 (1.71) 91.1 (1.30) 77.0 (1.93) 72.4 (2.05) 37.7 (2.22) 32.0 (2.13) 23.0 (1.93)
Hispanic ................. 1,544 (62.7) 1,102 (53.6) 71.4 (1.91) 56.8 (2.47) 86.7 (1.69) 92.1 (1.34) 80.5 (1.98) 68.6 (2.32) 38.8 (2.43) 33.4 (2.35) 19.8 (1.99)
Other .....................1,095 (49.9) 898 (45.4) 82.0 (1.80) 61.5 (2.52) 89.5 (1.59) 94.0 (1.23) 86.3 (1.78) 80.3 (2.06) 47.3 (2.59) 39.4 (2.53) 23.7 (2.20)
Graduate ................... 3,268 (66.0) 2,876 (64.1) 88.0 (0.83) 43.6 (1.35) 93.7 (0.66) 94.6 (0.61) 91.7 (0.75) 86.1 (0.94) 52.2 (1.36) 56.2 (1.35) 45.4 (1.36)

Males .......................
37,323 (253.4) 26,168 (219.6) 70.1 (0.35) 80.1 (0.36) 71.2 (0.41) 73.9 (0.40) 53.0 (0.45) 51.7 (0.45) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Elementary/secondary ....................
30,005 (252.4) 20,050 (211.6) 66.8 (0.43) 84.9 (0.40) 65.3 (0.53) 68.3 (0.51) 43.1 (0.55) 44.2 (0.55) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Under age 5 ..............
2,437 (76.9) 1,222 (54.6) 50.2 (1.59) 85.3 (1.59) 30.3 (2.06) 14.9 (1.60) 10.7 (1.38) 9.1 (1.29) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 5 to 9 .................
9,703 (150.9) 6,060 (120.3) 62.5 (0.77) 88.5 (0.64) 44.6 (1.00) 40.7 (0.99) 16.6 (0.75) 20.9 (0.82) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 10 to 14 .............
10,622 (157.5) 7,453 (132.9) 70.2 (0.70) 87.5 (0.60) 73.9 (0.80) 83.3 (0.68) 48.0 (0.91) 53.0 (0.91) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
15 years old or over ........
7,243 (121.9) 5,313 (104.9) 73.4 (0.76) 77.1 (0.84) 84.8 (0.72) 90.9 (0.58) 73.8 (0.88) 66.4 (0.95) 43.3 (0.99) 21.0 (0.82) 4.2 (0.40)
Undergraduate .............5,902 (110.4) 4,859 (100.5) 82.3 (0.72) 68.6 (0.97) 89.7 (0.64) 91.7 (0.58) 84.0 (0.77) 75.1 (0.91) 50.2 (1.05) 37.6 (1.01) 22.3 (0.87)
Graduate ...................
1,416 (54.7) 1,259 (51.6) 88.9 (1.22) 48.9 (2.06) 93.8 (0.99) 94.1 (0.97) 91.6 (1.14) 81.2 (1.61) 53.0 (2.05) 58.3 (2.03) 46.9 (2.05)

Females ................... 37,588 (254.1) 26,774 (221.7) 71.2 (0.34) 72.3 (0.40) 73.4 (0.39) 77.8 (0.37) 59.8 (0.44) 58.4 (0.44) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Elementary/secondary ....................
28,269 (246.1) 19,315 (208.0) 68.3 (0.43) 80.7 (0.45) 66.8 (0.53) 71.6 (0.51) 49.4 (0.56) 49.5 (0.56) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Under age 5 ..............
2,154 (72.3) 1,069 (51.1) 49.6 (1.69) 83.2 (1.79) 28.0 (2.15) 15.3 (1.72) 6.8 (1.21) 9.8 (1.43) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 5 to 9 .................
9,312 (147.9) 5,827 (118.0) 62.6 (0.79) 86.7 (0.70) 47.1 (1.02) 43.3 (1.02) 21.0 (0.84) 24.4 (0.88) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
Ages 10 to 14 .............
10,166 (154.3) 7,422 (132.7) 73.0 (0.69) 83.1 (0.68) 74.4 (0.79) 86.8 (0.62) 57.9 (0.90) 60.0 (0.89) --- (†) --- (†) --- (†)
15 years old or over ........
6,637 (116.9) 4,997 (101.9) 75.3 (0.77) 69.6 (0.95) 86.7 (0.70) 94.0 (0.49) 78.9 (0.84) 71.8 (0.93) 42.9 (1.02) 21.3 (0.85) 4.9 (0.45)
Undergraduate .............7,468 (123.7) 5,842 (109.9) 78.2 (0.70) 53.9 (0.95) 89.6 (0.58) 93.7 (0.47) 85.5 (0.67) 78.8 (0.78) 43.4 (0.95) 36.2 (0.92) 20.6 (0.77)
Graduate ...................
1,852 (62.5) 1,617 (58.5) 87.3 (1.13) 39.5 (1.77) 93.5 (0.89) 95.1 (0.78) 91.8 (0.99) 90.0 (1.09) 51.5 (1.81) 54.5 (1.81) 44.3 (1.80)
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
\1\Individuals may be counted in more than one computer activity.
NOTE: Estimates as of October 1. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in
parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2003, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared May 2005.)

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