***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table B14.-Standard errors for Table A14:  Percentage of public and private school principals            by sex, by field of study for bachelor's and higher degrees earned:  1987-88,            1990-91, and 1993-94**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                            Sex                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                              All                           Male                          Female                                -----------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------------  Field of study                   1987-88   1990-91   1993-94    1987-88   1990-91   1993-94    1987-88   1990-91   1993-94----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLIC Education areas  Early childhood                  0.11      0.18      0.18       0.08      0.10      0.14       0.41      0.57      0.43  Elementary                       0.50      0.61      0.64       0.63      0.85      0.77       1.02      1.47      1.43  Secondary                        0.33      0.34      0.40       0.41      0.39      0.52       0.33      0.42      0.46  Subject area education    English                        0.18      0.29      0.20       0.18      0.32      0.17       0.47      0.57      0.52    Industrial arts                0.17      0.16      0.12       0.22      0.22      0.19       0.11      0.08      0.08    Mathematics                    0.12      0.16      0.14       0.16      0.22      0.20       0.13      0.22      0.22    Physical education             0.36      0.38      0.40       0.48      0.48      0.54       0.37      0.41      0.31    Science                        0.15      0.17      0.22       0.19      0.25      0.29       0.20      0.15      0.20    Social studies                 0.24      0.31      0.35       0.30      0.45      0.51       0.25      0.48      0.32    Home economics                 0.07      0.11      0.13        -         -        0.00       0.28      0.38      0.36    Other                          0.39      0.51      0.50       0.41      0.48      0.55       0.98      1.16      1.03  Special education                0.22      0.34      0.30       0.24      0.32      0.22       0.65      0.82      0.72  Curriculum and instruction       0.35      0.41      0.32       0.31      0.42      0.36       0.87      0.89      0.80  Educational administration       0.64      0.76      0.74       0.65      0.99      0.70       1.22      1.39      1.55  Educational psychology           0.13      0.10      0.15       0.14      0.08      0.20       0.24      0.27      0.23  Counseling and guidance          0.29      0.28      0.36       0.39      0.30      0.46       0.65      0.63      0.59Noneducation areas  General    English                        0.18      0.32      0.26       0.19      0.24      0.23       0.43      0.85      0.57    Mathematics                    0.06      0.18      0.15       0.01      0.25      0.17       0.00      0.20      0.22    Agriculture                    0.17       -         -         0.21       -         -         0.19       -         -    Military science               0.19       -         -         0.20       -         -         0.36       -         -    Psychology                      -        0.18      0.32        -        0.18      0.42        -        0.40      0.40    Home economics                 0.14       -         -         0.17       -         -         0.23       -         -    Religion, theology             0.09       -         -          -         -         -         0.35       -         -    Other                          0.32      0.36      0.35       0.38      0.43      0.44       0.57      0.73      0.65  Foreign language                 0.12      0.17      0.16       0.12      0.16      0.17       0.33      0.43      0.42  Natural science                  0.31      0.24      0.24       0.39      0.31      0.30       0.30      0.43      0.40  Social science                   0.48      0.46      0.46       0.56      0.58      0.59       0.70      0.68      0.77PRIVATE Education areas  Early childhood                  0.47      0.43      0.31       0.36      0.11      0.12       0.78      0.84      0.59  Elementary                       1.23      1.20      1.09       1.27      1.52      1.01       1.98      1.81      1.84  Secondary                        0.64      0.48      0.47       0.92      0.75      0.82       0.73      0.74      0.52  Subject area education    English                        0.42      0.41      0.28       0.54      0.30      0.32       0.70      0.75      0.50    Industrial arts                 -         -         -          -         -         -          -         -         -    Mathematics                    0.30      0.32      0.26       0.46      0.50      0.48       0.38      0.46      0.21    Physical education             0.40      0.30      0.42       0.69      0.57      0.83       0.39      0.31      0.37    Science                         -        0.30      0.22        -        0.35      0.38        -        0.48      0.24    Social studies                 0.35      0.45      0.42       0.54      0.58      0.71       0.44      0.74      0.58    Home economics                  -         -         -          -         -         -          -         -         -    Other                          0.78      0.98      0.50       1.05      1.69      0.55       1.22      1.09      1.03  Special education                0.68      0.48      0.42       0.89      0.64      0.68       1.01      0.80      0.83  Curriculum and instruction       0.36      0.53      0.28       0.49      0.66      0.46       0.44      0.74      0.37  Educational administration       1.06      1.15      0.78       1.42      1.73      1.49       1.62      1.34      1.12  Educational psychology            -        0.16      0.22        -        0.32      0.23        -        0.20      0.32  Counseling and guidance          0.30      0.40      0.29       0.47      0.65      0.36       0.40      0.53      0.41Noneducation areas  General    English                        0.64      0.54      0.38       0.80      0.52      0.63       0.86      0.82      0.49    Mathematics                     -        0.38      0.26        -        0.49      0.34        -        0.54      0.34    Agriculture                    0.44       -         -         0.63       -         -         0.55       -         -    Military science               0.55      0.00      0.00       0.65      0.00      0.00       0.77      0.00      0.00    Psychology                      -        0.37      0.58        -        0.51      0.40        -        0.60      0.93    Home economics                 0.83       -         -         1.56       -         -         0.97       -         -    Religion, theology              -        0.86      0.49        -        1.52      0.85        -        0.60      0.42    Other                          0.96      0.66      0.85       1.69      1.03      1.24       1.01      0.81      1.03  Foreign language                 0.29      0.28      0.18       0.35      0.22      0.29       0.52      0.54      0.32  Natural science                  0.33      0.52      0.37       0.52      0.88      0.66       0.37      0.51      0.34  Social science                   1.03      0.70      0.53       1.60      0.96      0.88       1.29      0.99      0.92----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------        -Too few cases for a reliable estimate.NOTE:  Multiple responses are possible because most principals have more than one degree.  Response options for fields of study varied slightly between 1987-88 and 1990-91 instruments.SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey:  1987-88 (School Administrator Questionnaire), 1990-91 (Public and Private School Administrator Questionnaires), and 1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).