Average scale scores and percentages for age 13 long-term trend reading, by read for fun on your own time, gender and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, and 1984
Gender
Year
Jurisdiction
Almost every day
Once or twice a week
Once or twice a month
A few times a year
Never or hardly ever
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
Average scale score
Standard Error
Percentage
Standard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Long-Term Trend Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
results
with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments.
Male
2012
National
273
(2.2)
22
(0.9)
263
(1.9)
24
(0.8)
264
(2.0)
14
(0.5)
256
(2.1)
13
(0.5)
248
(1.6)
27
(1.0)
Male
2008
National
268
(2.2)
19
(0.8)
263
(1.6)
24
(0.8)
260
(2.1)
13
(0.6)
254
(1.7)
13
(0.6)
247
(1.1)
31
(0.9)
Male
2004¹
National
264
(4.7)
25
(3.0)
260
(4.0)
30
(2.8)
‡
(†)
16
(1.6)
‡
(†)
11
(1.7)
233
(4.8)
18
(2.2)
Male
1999¹
National
274
(5.3)
23
(2.2)
258
(5.0)
37
(2.8)
‡
(†)
16
(2.2)
‡
(†)
11
(1.6)
‡
(†)
13
(2.2)
Male
1996¹
National
263
(5.9)
27
(2.5)
258
(4.3)
26
(2.9)
‡
(†)
16
(2.0)
‡
(†)
13
(2.1)
‡
(†)
17
(2.3)
Male
1994¹
National
264
(5.1)
25
(2.3)
253
(4.2)
30
(2.7)
‡
(†)
14
(2.2)
‡
(†)
13
(2.4)
‡
(†)
18
(2.7)
Male
1992¹
National
268
(4.9)
29
(3.4)
256
(4.2)
33
(2.4)
‡
(†)
13
(2.5)
‡
(†)
10
(1.9)
‡
(†)
14
(2.2)
Male
1990¹
National
265
(6.1)
29
(2.5)
253
(4.1)
32
(2.4)
‡
(†)
14
(2.0)
‡
(†)
11
(1.5)
‡
(†)
14
(2.0)
Male
1988¹
National
265
(5.3)
29
(2.6)
258
(4.5)
30
(2.8)
‡
(†)
18
(2.0)
‡
(†)
10
(2.1)
‡
(†)
14
(1.4)
Male
1984¹
National
262
(2.0)
30
(1.4)
251
(1.9)
35
(1.5)
253
(2.9)
15
(1.0)
251
(4.2)
9
(0.6)
239
(2.8)
11
(0.9)
Female
2012
National
278
(1.5)
32
(1.1)
269
(1.6)
28
(0.8)
264
(1.8)
14
(0.7)
260
(2.0)
10
(0.6)
252
(1.2)
16
(0.8)
Female
2008
National
278
(1.5)
32
(0.9)
266
(1.3)
27
(0.8)
262
(1.6)
13
(0.6)
254
(2.0)
12
(0.5)
247
(1.6)
17
(0.8)
Female
2004¹
National
276
(4.1)
34
(2.7)
262
(2.6)
37
(2.7)
‡
(†)
14
(2.0)
‡
(†)
6
(1.7)
‡
(†)
8
(1.3)
Female
1999¹
National
270
(4.6)
34
(2.6)
268
(4.4)
34
(3.3)
‡
(†)
18
(2.3)
‡
(†)
9
(1.6)
‡
(†)
5
(1.3)
Female
1996¹
National
274
(4.4)
38
(2.8)
258
(4.1)
36
(2.9)
‡
(†)
14
(2.1)
‡
(†)
5
(1.4)
‡
(†)
8
(1.4)
Female
1994¹
National
277
(3.8)
39
(2.8)
257
(4.9)
34
(3.1)
‡
(†)
14
(2.4)
‡
(†)
7
(1.5)
‡
(†)
7
(1.3)
Female
1992¹
National
270
(3.0)
44
(2.7)
264
(5.3)
32
(2.9)
‡
(†)
12
(1.9)
‡
(†)
7
(1.3)
‡
(†)
6
(1.5)
Female
1990¹
National
272
(2.8)
41
(2.6)
257
(4.9)
32
(2.6)
‡
(†)
13
(1.8)
‡
(†)
7
(1.4)
‡
(†)
8
(1.6)
Female
1988¹
National
266
(3.9)
43
(3.6)
262
(4.4)
33
(3.1)
‡
(†)
13
(1.9)
‡
(†)
6
(1.4)
‡
(†)
6
(1.3)
Female
1984¹
National
265
(2.1)
41
(1.4)
258
(1.6)
35
(1.3)
257
(2.8)
13
(1.3)
254
(4.9)
5
(0.4)
238
(5.9)
6
(0.7)