***Public and Private School Principle in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94*****Table B17.-Standard errors for Table A17:  Percentage of public and private school principals            who view various issues as serious problems in their schools, by school level:            1987-88, 1990-91, and 1993-94**--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------School problems                                                                   School level                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                   Elementary                      Secondary                        Combined                                         -----------------------------   -----------------------------   -----------------------------                                              1987-88   1990-91   1993-94     1987-88   1990-91   1993-94     1987-88   1990-91   1993-94--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PUBLICTeacher absenteeism                        0.16      0.15      0.18        0.31      0.27      0.15        0.72      0.49      0.34Student tardiness                          0.25      0.32      0.29        0.52      0.45      0.47        0.61      0.87      0.64Student absenteeism                        0.31      0.41      0.27        0.68      0.76      0.49        1.58      1.28      1.00Students cutting class                     0.07      0.03      0.00        0.37      0.30      0.38        0.49      0.31      0.33Student dropping out                       (a)       0.12      0.10        (a)       0.64      0.45        (a)       0.92      0.75Student apathy                             (a)       0.40      0.38        (a)       0.74      0.55        (a)       1.64      1.28Physical conflicts among students          0.27      0.25      0.28        0.25      0.25      0.25        0.61      0.65      0.74Robbery or theft                           0.11      0.19      0.14        0.13      0.17      0.12        0.60      0.28      0.26Vandalism of school property               0.12      0.21      0.25        0.17      0.20      0.14        0.55      0.19      0.30Student pregnancy                          0.06      0.08      0.06        0.52      0.64      0.46        0.94      0.89      0.68Student use of alcohol                     0.09      0.15      0.06        0.75      0.88      0.48        0.92      1.06      0.90Student drug abuse                         0.07      0.11      0.05        0.52      0.39      0.41        0.60      0.60      0.68Student possession of weapons               -         -        0.08         -         -        0.15         -         -        0.33Student disrespect for teachers            (a)       0.29      0.32        (a)       0.38      0.34        (a)       0.73      1.00Verbal abuse of teachers                   0.13      0.20      0.20        0.23      0.32      0.23        0.75      0.82      0.69Lack of academic challenge                 (a)       0.27      0.20        (a)       0.39      0.30        (a)       1.26      0.54Lack of parent involvement                 (a)       0.51      0.51        (a)       0.72      0.65        (a)       2.04      1.43Parental alcohol/drug abuse                (a)       0.53      0.43        (a)       0.43      0.48        (a)       1.12      0.90Poverty                                    (a)       0.65      0.74        (a)       0.74      0.64        (a)       1.52      1.96Racial tension                             (a)       0.14      0.21        (a)       0.16      0.18        (a)       0.67      0.36Students come unprepared to learn          (a)       (a)       0.58        (a)       (a)       0.51        (a)       (a)       1.22Poor nutrition                             (a)       (a)       0.36        (a)       (a)       0.32        (a)       (a)       0.88Poor student health                        (a)       (a)       0.31        (a)       (a)       0.19        (a)       (a)       1.06Student problems with English language     (a)       (a)       0.47        (a)       (a)       0.29        (a)       (a)       0.44Cultural conflict                          (a)       0.17      (a)         (a)       0.27      (a)         (a)       0.61      (a)Physical abuse of teachers                  -         -        (a)          -         -        (a)          -        0.21      (a)PRIVATETeacher absenteeism                         -         -         -           -         -         -           -         -         -Student tardiness                          0.35      0.45      0.29        3.40      0.72      1.41        0.49      0.50      0.24Student absenteeism                         -         -        0.00         -         -        1.16         -         -        0.28Students cutting class                      -         -        0.00         -         -         -           -         -        0.05Student dropping out                       (a)        -        0.00        (a)        -         -          (a)        -        0.04Student apathy                             (a)       0.25      0.29        (a)       0.74      1.64        (a)       0.91      0.97Physical conflicts among students           -         -         -           -         -        0.98         -         -        0.34Robbery or theft                            -         -         -           -         -         -           -         -         -Vandalism of school property                -         -        0.31         -         -        1.17        0.42       -        0.14Student pregnancy                           -         -        0.00         -         -        1.16         -         -         -Student use of alcohol                      -         -         -           -        1.02      3.30         -        0.30      0.38Student drug abuse                          -         -         -           -         -        3.48         -         -        0.24Student possession of weapons              0.00       -         -          0.00       -         -          0.00       -         -Student disrespect for teachers            (a)        -        0.19        (a)        -        1.46        (a)        -        0.91Verbal abuse of teachers                    -        0.32      0.11         -        0.66      0.78         -        1.01      1.00Lack of academic challenge                 (a)        -         -          (a)        -         -          (a)        -         -Lack of parent involvement                 (a)       0.45      0.32        (a)       1.60      1.48        (a)       0.86      0.86Parental alcohol/drug abuse                (a)       0.16      0.21        (a)       1.58      2.14        (a)       1.47      0.72Poverty                                    (a)       0.72      0.46        (a)       1.07      1.63        (a)       1.35      0.84Racial tension                             (a)        -         -          (a)        -         -          (a)        -         -Students come unprepared to learn          (a)       (a)       0.24        (a)       (a)       1.17        (a)       (a)       1.03Poor nutrition                             (a)       (a)       0.37        (a)       (a)       0.00        (a)       (a)       0.70Poor student health                        (a)       (a)       0.10        (a)       (a)       0.00        (a)       (a)       0.76Student problems with English language     (a)       (a)       0.33        (a)       (a)       0.32        (a)       (a)       0.26Cultural conflict                          (a)        -        (a)         (a)        -        (a)         (a)        -        (a)Physical abuse of teachers                  -        0.05      (a)         0.00       -        (a)          -        0.16      (a)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------          (a) Item not included on SASS questionnaire that year.-Too few cases for a reliable estimate.SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey:  1993-94 (Public and Private School Principal Questionnaires).