Higher-income parents are more likely to have their kids in after-school activities % saying their children participate in activities or go to an saying after care program after participate school Note: Based on parents with childrenages 6to 17. Respondents were asked aboutallarrangements they use and multiple by respondents included going home goingto a relative shouse
Student involvement in extracurricular activities often differs by family income. Seven-in-ten parents of school-age children say their children return home after school, while 18% say their school-age children participate in after-school activities and 8% say they use an after-care program, according to a fall 2015 survey of parents with children younger than 18. About one-third of parents (32%) with annual family incomes of $75,000 or higher report that their children participate in after-school activities or go to an after-care program, compared with 17% of those with incomes below $30,000. For some parents – including about half (52%) of those with family incomes of less than $30,000 – affordable, high-quality after-school programs can be hard to find.
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