Average scale scores and percentages for age 17 long-term trend reading, by read for fun on your own time, race/ethnicity, 4 categories and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, and 1984
Race/ethnicity (4 categories)
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: Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. 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.
White
2012
National
310
(1.9)
22
(0.9)
305
(2.2)
20
(0.9)
298
(1.8)
14
(0.6)
296
(1.9)
16
(0.8)
275
(1.8)
28
(0.9)
White
2008
National
311
(1.3)
22
(0.7)
304
(1.8)
21
(0.6)
298
(1.7)
16
(0.5)
295
(1.6)
16
(0.6)
275
(1.5)
26
(0.7)
White
2004¹
National
312
(3.6)
25
(2.5)
296
(5.0)
28
(2.1)
294
(5.0)
15
(1.9)
‡
(†)
12
(1.7)
272
(5.3)
21
(2.2)
White
1999¹
National
309
(5.5)
25
(2.2)
294
(3.7)
27
(3.2)
295
(5.2)
18
(2.0)
287
(5.4)
12
(1.7)
265
(6.2)
18
(2.8)
White
1996¹
National
310
(4.8)
24
(2.5)
303
(5.8)
29
(2.8)
298
(4.8)
19
(2.3)
‡
(†)
12
(1.7)
277
(5.2)
17
(2.6)
White
1994¹
National
308
(3.8)
33
(3.3)
297
(4.2)
30
(2.4)
296
(5.5)
14
(1.5)
‡
(†)
12
(1.7)
‡
(†)
12
(1.8)
White
1992¹
National
307
(4.2)
29
(1.8)
297
(3.9)
33
(1.7)
294
(4.4)
17
(1.6)
288
(5.2)
11
(1.3)
274
(7.1)
11
(1.5)
White
1990¹
National
308
(2.9)
35
(2.2)
302
(3.7)
30
(2.0)
294
(4.0)
13
(1.2)
‡
(†)
12
(1.6)
‡
(†)
10
(1.4)
White
1988¹
National
301
(4.9)
28
(2.3)
286
(4.4)
32
(3.0)
287
(4.5)
21
(2.6)
‡
(†)
9
(1.4)
‡
(†)
10
(1.9)
White
1984¹
National
303
(1.5)
31
(0.9)
296
(2.1)
32
(1.2)
296
(2.0)
17
(0.6)
284
(3.0)
11
(0.6)
272
(2.5)
9
(0.7)
Black
2012
National
279
(3.2)
17
(1.2)
271
(2.8)
21
(1.3)
273
(3.4)
17
(0.8)
270
(3.0)
19
(1.4)
262
(2.2)
26
(1.7)
Black
2008
National
280
(3.4)
19
(1.6)
266
(3.6)
23
(1.2)
267
(3.0)
20
(1.2)
269
(4.0)
18
(1.1)
254
(3.5)
20
(1.8)
Black
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
14
(3.9)
‡
(†)
36
(5.2)
‡
(†)
25
(4.5)
‡
(†)
19
(4.8)
‡
(†)
5
(1.9)
Black
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
22
(3.3)
‡
(†)
31
(5.6)
‡
(†)
25
(4.3)
‡
(†)
12
(3.5)
‡
(†)
10
(4.3)
Black
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
21
(4.6)
‡
(†)
35
(6.1)
‡
(†)
18
(4.2)
‡
(†)
17
(4.8)
‡
(†)
10
(3.9)
Black
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
16
(4.5)
‡
(†)
43
(6.3)
‡
(†)
13
(3.7)
‡
(†)
16
(5.0)
‡
(†)
11
(3.6)
Black
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
15
(3.3)
‡
(†)
37
(4.7)
‡
(†)
16
(3.6)
‡
(†)
20
(3.8)
‡
(†)
13
(3.6)
Black
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
20
(5.7)
‡
(†)
33
(5.3)
‡
(†)
20
(4.7)
‡
(†)
12
(3.9)
‡
(†)
14
(3.9)
Black
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
35
(6.0)
‡
(†)
34
(4.7)
‡
(†)
16
(4.0)
‡
(†)
12
(3.1)
‡
(†)
2
(1.5)
Black
1984¹
National
267
(4.2)
31
(1.9)
269
(3.1)
40
(2.6)
266
(4.8)
15
(1.8)
‡
(†)
8
(1.3)
‡
(†)
7
(1.1)
Hispanic
2012
National
288
(3.0)
15
(0.8)
278
(2.9)
21
(0.8)
275
(2.2)
18
(0.7)
275
(2.0)
19
(1.0)
264
(2.0)
27
(1.1)
Hispanic
2008
National
284
(2.9)
15
(0.8)
270
(3.2)
25
(1.2)
272
(2.0)
18
(1.1)
274
(2.4)
17
(1.0)
260
(2.1)
25
(1.0)
Hispanic
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
17
(5.6)
‡
(†)
32
(5.4)
‡
(†)
9
(3.1)
‡
(†)
18
(4.9)
‡
(†)
25
(5.1)
Hispanic
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Hispanic
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
20
(7.5)
‡
(†)
40
(7.7)
‡
(†)
6
(3.8)
‡
(†)
10
(2.3)
‡
(†)
24
(6.4)
Hispanic
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
13
(3.7)
‡
(†)
33
(6.6)
‡
(†)
32
(6.2)
‡
(†)
12
(3.7)
‡
(†)
9
(4.7)
Hispanic
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Hispanic
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Hispanic
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Hispanic
1984¹
National
284
(7.7)
26
(2.2)
270
(5.6)
37
(3.0)
‡
(†)
20
(2.1)
‡
(†)
10
(2.1)
‡
(†)
7
(1.2)
Other
2012
National
307
(5.8)
18
(1.5)
298
(3.0)
22
(1.4)
296
(4.0)
19
(1.7)
300
(4.3)
18
(1.6)
286
(3.7)
23
(1.6)
Other
2008
National
301
(4.2)
21
(1.9)
295
(5.3)
25
(2.2)
297
(4.7)
18
(1.5)
300
(4.8)
18
(1.7)
270
(5.0)
18
(1.7)
Other
2004¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1999¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1996¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1994¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1992¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1990¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1988¹
National
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
‡
(†)
Other
1984¹
National
‡
(†)
31
(5.5)
‡
(†)
37
(5.9)
‡
(†)
22
(3.2)
‡
(†)
7
(3.1)
‡
(†)
3
(1.9)