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1. Please choose the answer that best describes your home.   1   Single parent home 173 9% 2   Two parent home 1679 90% 3   Other 17 1% Total 1869 100%

2. What are the grade levels of the children living in your home? Choose all that apply.   1   Preschool 234 13% 2   Primary (grades K-2) 614 33% 3   Intermediate (grades 3-5) 822 44% 4   Middle school 764 41% 5   High school 808 43%

3. How long have you lived in the District 200 attendance area?   1   Less than 5 years 331 18% 2   6-10 years 416 22% 3   More than 10 years 1117 60% Total 1864 100%

4. What is your ethnicity?   1   White 1629 88% 2   Black 32 2% 3   Hispanic 57 3% 4   Asian/Pacific Islander 49 3% 5   Native American 3 0% 6   Multiracial/Ethnic 83 4% Total 1853 100%

5. What language(s) is (are) spoken in your home? Choose all that apply.   1   English 1844 99% 2   Spanish 84 4% 3   Bosnian 2 0% 4   Russian 6 0% 5   Vietnamese 8 0% Other, please specify 83 4%

6. Level of Education   Top number is the count of respondents selecting the option. Bottom % is percent of the total respondents selecting the option. High School 1 Some college 2 College graduate 3 N/A 4 Mother 108 6% 322 17% 1416 76% 15 1% Father 128 7% 269 15% 1391 76% 49 3% Guardian 8 2% 13 3% 22 6% 354 89%

7. Annual household income   1   Less than $30,000 74 4% 2   $30,000 - $70,000 315 18% 3   More than $70,000 1396 78% Total 1785 100%

8. The amount of homework that your child/children receives is   1   too little. 205 11% 2   just right. 1038 56% 3   too much. 606 33% Total 1849 100%

9. How much time does your child spend on homework each day?   1   0-15 minutes 184 10% 2   16-30 minutes 376 20% 3   31 minutes to 59 minutes 553 30% 4   1 hour to 2 hours 516 28% 5   More than 2 hours 419 22% 6   Don't know 8 0%

10. How often does your child/children require help with homework?   1   Never 141 8% 2   Some of the time 1306 70% 3   Most of the time 311 17% 4   All of the time 108 6% Total 1866 100%

11. Who helps your child/children when homework help is needed?   1   Adult family member 1792 96% 2   Other adult (such as a babysitter or neighbor) 104 6% 3   Elementary school brother or sister 29 2% 4   Middle school brother or sister 94 5% 5   High school brother or sister 206 11% 6   Nobody 41 2%

12. Does your child/children get tutoring help outside of school for homework?   Yes 144 8% No 1713 92% Total 1857 100%

13. Does your child/children have a routine time to do homework?   Yes 1544 83% No 316 17% Total 1860 100%

14. Does your child/children have a specific place to do homework?   Yes 1639 88% No 217 12% Total 1856 100%

15. What are the conditions when your child/children are doing their homework?   1   Quiet 1572 84% 2   Noisy 289 16% Total 1861 100%

16.   Top number is the count of respondents selecting the option. Bottom % is percent of the total respondents selecting the option. Yes 1 No 2 Do you have a computer at home that your child/children can use for homework? 1820 97% 48 3% Does your computer have Internet access? 1802 96% 67 4% Does your child/children receive homework assignments that require the use of a computer? 1304 70% 556 30%

17. Does your child/children participate in activities outside of school during the school year? If so, please choose the activity or activities from the list below. Choose all that apply.   1   None 99 5% 2   Sports 1421 76% 3   Music 852 46% 4   Work 210 11% 5   Clubs/activities 1128 60% 6   Other 398 21%

18. What do you think is the purpose of homework?   1744 Responses

19. Do you have any other information that you would like to share with us?   1176 Responses

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