Table 1
Percentage of First-Time Kindergartners with Quality Social Interactions, by Selected Child and Family Characteristics, 1998
Characteristic	Number of Children		Often or Very Often Exhibit Behavior		Never or Sometimes Exhibit Behavior
	(thousands)		(percent)		(percent)
Total	17,171		81.1		18.9
Sex
Male	8,627		79.0		21.0
Female	8,544		83.2		16.8
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	9,800		84.8		15.2
Black, non-Hispanic	2,458		80.8		19.2
Hispanic	3,012		72.7		27.3
Other	1,877		74.9		25.1
Mother's Educational Attainment
Less than High School	2,260		69.9		30.1
High School Diploma or Equivalent	5,090		81.0		19.0
Vocational Degree	5,471		84.1		15.9
College Degree	4,086		84.3		15.7
Income Level
First Quintile	3,039		70.9		29.1
Second Quintile	3,279		80.7		19.3
Third Quintile	3,441		83.1		16.9
Fourth Quintile	3,589		86.0		14.0
Fifth Quintile	3,823		84.2		15.8
Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of  the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (1998-1999)