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Young children, ages 0-5, who are read to everyday
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| 2016 | Change | 2014 | Latino | White | African American | Asian | Other | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California | 62% | – | 62% | 54% | 77% | 64% | 62% | 77% |
County
| Sort by name | 2016 Rank | 2016 | Change | 2014 | Latino | White | African American | Asian | Other | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 14 | 75% | 70% | 57% | 91%* | 66% | 72%* | 78%* | |||
| Alpine | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Amador | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Butte | 36 | 65%* | 66% | 84%* | 73%* | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Calaveras | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Colusa | 27 | 67% | 62% | 67% | 70%* | NA | NA | 67%* | |||
| Contra Costa | 3 | 79% | 71% | 82%* | 85%* | 30%* | 42%* | 81%* | |||
| Del Norte | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| El Dorado | 2 | 80%* | NA | NA | 68%* | 69%* | NA | 100%* | 100%* | ||
| Fresno | 46 | 58% | 60% | 55% | 77%* | 67%* | 84%* | 100%* | |||
| Glenn | 27 | 67% | 62% | 67% | 70%* | NA | NA | 67%* | |||
| Humboldt | 25 | 71% | NA | NA | 39% | 67% | NA | 100% | 49% | ||
| Imperial | 57 | 42% | 52% | 41% | 77%* | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Inyo | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Kern | 46 | 58% | 66% | 48% | 87%* | 30%* | 79%* | 56%* | |||
| Kings | 35 | 66% | 63% | 68% | 60%* | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Lake | 23 | 74% | NA | NA | 97%* | 72% | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Lassen | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Los Angeles | 46 | 58% | 55% | 55% | 76% | 60% | 58% | 53% | |||
| Madera | 38 | 63% | 57% | 54% | 85%* | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Marin | 24 | 73% | 81% | 75% | 76%* | NA | 90%* | 100%* | |||
| Mariposa | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Mendocino | 27 | 67%* | NA | NA | 61% | 81%* | NA | NA | 77%* | ||
| Merced | 56 | 45%* | 56% | 41% | 63%* | 100%* | 67%* | 100%* | |||
| Modoc | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Mono | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Monterey | 54 | 49% | 59% | 39% | 72% | NA | 68%* | 100%* | |||
| Napa | 43 | 60% | NA | NA | 52%* | 57%* | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Nevada | 13 | 76% | NA | NA | NA | 75% | NA | 100%* | NA | ||
| Orange | 51 | 57% | 63% | 43% | 81%* | 100%* | 57%* | 91%* | |||
| Placer | 3 | 79% | 72% | 67%* | 85%* | NA | 67%* | 51%* | |||
| Plumas | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Riverside | 26 | 69% | 66% | 63% | 66% | 73%* | 98%* | 60%* | |||
| Sacramento | 3 | 79%* | 64% | 56%* | 87%* | 90%* | 88%* | 95%* | |||
| San Benito | 40 | 62% | NA | NA | 50% | 83%* | NA | NA | NA | ||
| San Bernardino | 43 | 60% | 61% | 60% | 63% | 76%* | 50%* | 31%* | |||
| San Diego | 27 | 67% | 69% | 52% | 85% | 28%* | 71% | 78%* | |||
| San Francisco | 14 | 75%* | 76% | 78%* | 69%* | 100%* | 75%* | 89%* | |||
| San Joaquin | 52 | 51% | 59% | 34% | 85%* | NA | 49%* | 91%* | |||
| San Luis Obispo | 53 | 50% | 76% | 60% | 45%* | 100%* | NA | 50%* | |||
| San Mateo | 27 | 67% | 61% | 56%* | 82%* | NA | 79% | 100%* | |||
| Santa Barbara | 36 | 65% | – | 65% | 47%* | 98%* | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Santa Clara | 38 | 63% | 70% | 59% | 75%* | NA | 55% | 100%* | |||
| Santa Cruz | 46 | 58% | 72% | 60% | 68% | NA | NA | 67%* | |||
| Shasta | 1 | 86% | 71% | 56%* | 89%* | NA | NA | 76%* | |||
| Sierra | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Siskiyou | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Solano | 27 | 67% | 70% | 38% | 92%* | 50%* | NA | 88%* | |||
| Sonoma | 27 | 67% | 62% | 46% | 77%* | NA | 100%* | NA | |||
| Stanislaus | 54 | 49% | 53% | 39% | 80%* | 33%* | 89%* | 38%* | |||
| Sutter | 40 | 62% | NA | NA | 40% | 89%* | NA | 70%* | 68%* | ||
| Tehama | 27 | 67% | 62% | 67% | 70%* | NA | NA | 67%* | |||
| Trinity | 14 | 75% | NA | NA | 73%* | 80%* | NA | NA | 73%* | ||
| Tulare | 58 | 36% | NA | NA | 36% | 18%* | NA | NA | 100%* | ||
| Tuolumne | 3 | 79%* | 53% | 67%* | 76%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Ventura | 46 | 58% | 73% | 42% | 91%* | NA | NA | 100%* | |||
| Yolo | 42 | 61% | 64% | 47%* | 95%* | 50%* | 42%* | 98%* | |||
| Yuba | 43 | 60% | NA | NA | 45% | 73%* | NA | NA | 57% |
Notes
1. Young children, ages 0-5, who are read to everydayIncludes the percentage of children, ages 0–5, who have books read to them by their parents every day of the week. County estimates are based on California Health Interview Survey. To create multi-year estimates, Children Now conducted analysis of race/ethnicity data using “askCHIS”, and combined 2011–2014 data (July 2016). CHIS clusters responses into three multi-county groups for select low-population counties. The multi-county groups are as follows: (1) Del Norte, Siskiyou, Lassen, Trinity, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra; (2) Tehama, Glenn and Colusa; (3) Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Alpine.
NA (Not Available)Data that are not available are noted as NA. The most frequent reasons for NAs include the unavailability of longitudinal data, fewer than 10 cases (low number events), and statistically unstable estimates.
Asterisks*An asterisk indicates that data should be interpreted with caution. Asterisks were used to note low number of events (fewer than 10) or unstable data with large confidence intervals. Data or estimates with low numbers and large confidence intervals indicate that a data point may not be a true representation of the larger population.
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