Books at home, entering kindergartners, fall 2010, by race and socioeconomic status
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Number of books at home reported by parents |
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| Low SES (quintile 1) | Low-middle SES (quintile 2) | Middle SES (quintile 3) | High-middle SES (quintile 4) | High SES (quintile 5) | Average | |
| All | 38 | 63 | 83 | 111 | 135 | 86 |
| White | 71 | 84 | 98 | 124 | 145 | 112 |
| Black | 34 | 38 | 50 | 54 | 69 | 44 |
| Ratio, white to black | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
Source: NCES (n.d.)[10]