Increase the proportion of children whose family read to them at least 4 days per week — EMC‑02 Data

Status: Getting worse

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Most Recent Data:
55.1 percent (2020-21)

Target:
63.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
58.3 percent of children aged 5 years and under had parents or caregivers who reported that someone in their family read to the child 4 or more days in the past week in 2016-17

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Children whose family reads to them at least 4 days per week, 2016-17 to 2020-21 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population	2016-17	2018-19	2020-21
Total	58.3 CI 56.6 / 59.9 SE 0.835	55.0 CI 53.3 / 56.5 SE 0.816	55.1 CI 53.8 / 56.4 SE 0.663

Data Source: National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB

Children whose family reads to them at least 4 days per week by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 0–5 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Increase the proportion of children whose family read to them at least 4 days per week — EMC‑02 Data

Status: Getting worse

Children whose family reads to them at least 4 days per week, 2016-17 to 2020-21 ◊ (percent) Increase desired

Children whose family reads to them at least 4 days per week, 2016-17 to 2020-21 ^◊
(percent)
Increase desired