Average scale scores and percentages for age 17 long-term trend reading, by read for fun on your own time and jurisdiction: 2012, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, and 1984
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
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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.
2012
National
302
(1.3)
19
(0.6)
294
(1.4)
21
(0.6)
288
(1.5)
16
(0.4)
288
(1.3)
18
(0.6)
272
(1.4)
27
(0.6)
2008
National
302
(1.3)
20
(0.6)
291
(1.7)
22
(0.5)
288
(1.3)
17
(0.5)
287
(1.5)
16
(0.5)
269
(1.1)
24
(0.6)
2004¹
National
305
(3.7)
22
(2.0)
288
(4.3)
30
(1.9)
287
(4.7)
15
(1.6)
272
(5.0)
14
(1.5)
268
(5.8)
19
(1.8)
1999¹
National
301
(4.9)
25
(1.7)
289
(2.9)
28
(2.7)
286
(4.8)
19
(1.7)
283
(4.4)
12
(1.4)
262
(5.0)
16
(2.4)
1996¹
National
302
(5.2)
23
(2.0)
293
(4.0)
32
(2.7)
290
(5.6)
17
(1.5)
285
(5.6)
12
(1.6)
270
(5.0)
16
(2.1)
1994¹
National
302
(4.2)
30
(2.6)
286
(4.1)
31
(1.9)
286
(4.5)
15
(1.5)
281
(8.2)
12
(1.5)
258
(5.2)
12
(1.4)
1992¹
National
304
(3.7)
27
(1.5)
291
(3.7)
33
(1.5)
287
(4.7)
18
(1.4)
282
(5.2)
12
(1.2)
268
(5.5)
11
(1.3)
1990¹
National
304
(2.9)
31
(2.1)
294
(3.7)
31
(2.0)
288
(4.2)
15
(1.3)
280
(5.6)
12
(1.4)
266
(6.8)
10
(1.3)
1988¹
National
296
(4.0)
28
(1.9)
284
(3.5)
32
(2.6)
284
(3.6)
21
(2.2)
274
(5.4)
10
(1.1)
‡
(†)
9
(1.6)
1984¹
National
297
(1.5)
31
(0.8)
290
(1.7)
33
(1.1)
290
(1.8)
17
(0.5)
279
(2.7)
10
(0.5)
269
(2.4)
9
(0.6)