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Students' perceptions of their parents' support for their school performance. High levels indicate strong parental support.

Definition of Categories Charted Above

Category	Students in Chicago Public Schools reported that:
1 Weak	never or once in a while their parents encouraged them to work hard and take responsibility for things they had done. They discussed grades with their parents never or one to two times last year. Their parents never praised their school work, checked to see if homework was done, or helped with it; and they never discussed homework, going to college, things they had studied, school activities, or selecting courses with their parents.
2 Slight	once in a while to most of the time their parents encouraged them to work hard and asked them why they were not doing their homework. Once in a while, their parents checked to see if homework was done or helped with it. They discussed grades with their parents one to five times last year. They discussed going to college, things they had studied, and school activities with their parents one to two times last year and selecting courses never or once or twice last year.
3 Strong	all the time their parents encouraged them to work hard. Most or all of the time, their parents asked them about why they were not doing their homework and praised them for doing well in school. Most of the time, their parents checked to see if their homework was done or helped with it. They discussed grades, going to college, things they had studied in school, and school activities with their parents three to five times last year and selecting courses one to five times last year.
4 Very strong	all the time their parents encouraged them to work hard and take responsibility for things they had done, praised them for doing well in school, checked to see if their homework was done, and helped them with their homework. They discussed their grades, homework, going to college, things they studied, and school activities with their parents more than five times last year and selecting courses more than three times last year.