Percentage of children from the 2001 birth cohort who were proficient in letter and number and shape recognition at about 4 years old, by race/ethnicity: 2005–06
NOTE: Data are based on a representative sample of children born in 2001. Estimates
for Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders are not shown because reporting
standards were not met. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, Longitudinal 9-month—Preschool Restricted-Use Data File.