Table 1 Distribution of parental education ('low': less than grade 10, 'middle': grade 10, 'high': more than grade 10) of 6-year-old children in East Germany (1991–2000), by study region and year
Year | Urbana | Ruralb | Total(n) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban (n) | Low (%) | Middle (%) | High (%) | Rural (n) | Low (%) | Middle (%) | High (%) | ||
1991 | 3125 | 5.2 | 41.4 | 53.4 | 922 | 7.7 | 47.2 | 45.1 | 4047 |
1992 | 1225 | 7.2 | 42.9 | 50.0 | 924 | 5.0 | 50.5 | 44.5 | 2149 |
1993 | 983 | 6.0 | 43.3 | 50.7 | 878 | 4.6 | 50.1 | 45.3 | 1861 |
1994 | 3814 | 4.9 | 43.4 | 51.8 | 901 | 5.2 | 54.8 | 40.0 | 4715 |
1995 | 1223 | 5.6 | 42.0 | 52.3 | 746 | 4.2 | 51.6 | 44.2 | 1969 |
1996 | 1097 | 5.0 | 41.1 | 53.9 | 688 | 6.0 | 48.6 | 45.5 | 1785 |
1997 | 2390 | 6.2 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 570 | 5.8 | 51.6 | 42.6 | 2960 |
1998 | 891 | 6.7 | 50.1 | 43.2 | 325 | 8.6 | 50.5 | 40.9 | 1216 |
1999 | 842 | 5.6 | 50.4 | 44.1 | 359 | 6.7 | 52.4 | 41.0 | 1201 |
2000 | 1837 | 6.8 | 47.6 | 45.6 | 339 | 6.5 | 53.7 | 39.8 | 2176 |