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epaa-305	Bauman, Kurt J.	Home Schooling in the United States	2002	21	.pdf	application/pdf	8153	452	60	Geographic distribution One final way in which home school children differ from their peers is geographic location, as shown in Table 4. Table 5 Reasons Given by Parents for Choosing Home Schooling: 1996 and 1999 Home Schooled Children: NHES Surveys Reason Percent Can give child better education at home 50.8 Religious reasons 33.0 Poor learning environment at school 29.8 Other reasons 23.0 Object to what school teaches 14.4 School does not challenge child 11.5 Family reasons 11.0 Child has special needs/disability 9.0 To develop character/morality 8.5 Other problem with available public/private schools 6.2 Student behavioral problems 5.3 Want private school but cannot afford it 3.4 Child has temporary illness 2.9 Parent's career 2.2 Transportation/distance/convenience 1.9 Could not get into a desired school 1.3 Many discussions of home school as a phenomenon refer to two classes of home schoolers—those from families with religious motivations and those with primarily academic concerns (Dobson 2000, Lines 2000a).	cache/epaa-305.pdf	txt/epaa-305.txt