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2004 long-term trend mathematics, percentage of students, average scale score, and percentage at or above each performance level, by contextual variable, age 9: Selected years, 1978–2004
Statistic Contextual variable 1978 1982 1986 1990 1992 1994 1996 1999 2004 Bridge
Percentage of students TV watched each day 0 - 2 hours 44 (1.1) * 29 (0.9) * 37 (0.9) * 40 (1.0) * 43 (1.0) * 47 (1.1) * 46 (1.2) * 51 (1.0)
3 - 5 hours 29 (0.6) 40 (0.8) * 39 (0.7) * 41 (0.8) * 38 (0.9) * 36 (1.0) * 35 (0.7) * 31 (1.0)
6 or more hours 26 (1.0) * 31 (1.1) * 23 (0.8) * 19 (0.8) 19 (0.8) 18 (0.9) 19 (0.9) 18 (0.8)
Average scale score TV watched each day 0 - 2 hours 218 (1.4) * 222 (1.5) * 231 (1.2) * 231 (1.1) * 232 (0.9) * 233 (1.2) * 235 (1.0) * 244 (1.2)
3 - 5 hours 227 (1.1) * 229 (1.1) * 234 (0.9) * 233 (1.0) * 235 (1.0) * 234 (1.0) * 235 (1.2) * 245 (1.3)
6 or more hours 215 (1.2) * 213 (1.4) * 220 (1.4) * 219 (1.4) * 222 (1.3) * 220 (1.4) * 219 (1.4) * 229 (1.2)
Percent at or above level 150 TV watched each day 0 - 2 hours 97 (0.6) * 98 (0.5) * 99 (0.2) 99 (0.3) 99 (0.3) 99 (0.2) 99 (0.2) 100 (0.2)
3 - 5 hours 99 (0.2) * 99 (0.3) 99 (0.3) 99 (0.2) 99 (0.3) 99 (0.3) 99 (0.3) 100 (0.2)
6 or more hours 97 (0.4) 97 (0.6) 98 (0.6) 98 (0.6) 99 (0.5) 98 (0.6) 98 (0.5) 98 (0.5)
Percent at or above level 200 TV watched each day 0 - 2 hours 70 (1.6) * 73 (1.9) * 82 (1.4) * 83 (1.1) * 82 (0.8) * 82 (1.0) * 85 (1.1) * 90 (1.0)
3 - 5 hours 80 (1.4) * 81 (1.1) * 86 (1.1) * 85 (1.1) * 86 (1.2) * 86 (1.3) * 86 (1.1) * 92 (1.2)
6 or more hours 68 (1.5) * 66 (1.9) * 73 (1.8) * 71 (2.0) * 74 (2.0) * 71 (1.9) * 72 (1.8) * 80 (1.6)
Percent at or above level 250 TV watched each day 0 - 2 hours 19 (1.3) * 22 (1.4) * 29 (1.7) * 30 (1.2) * 31 (1.7) * 32 (1.5) * 34 (1.7) * 44 (1.5)
3 - 5 hours 25 (1.1) * 26 (1.4) * 32 (1.2) * 31 (1.3) * 34 (1.6) * 32 (1.9) * 34 (1.5) * 46 (1.8)
6 or more hours 14 (1.5) * 13 (1.1) * 19 (1.4) * 19 (1.4) * 20 (1.5) * 19 (2.1) * 18 (1.7) * 28 (1.6)
— Not available. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate, or data are not available for this assessment year.
* Significantly different from 2004 bridge assessment.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), selected years, 1978–2004 Long-Term Trend Mathematics Assessments.

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