Sentences with phrase «more than a quarter of kids»

A recent survey by uSwitch.com has found that more than a quarter of kids, or 27 percent to be precise below the age of 8 now having a tablet of their own.

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For older kids who are out playing for more than a quarter of an hour, cover any exposed areas 15 to 30 minutes before going out with sunscreen of at least SPF 15.

These youngsters also suffered from asthma at significantly higher rates — those living within a quarter of a mile from a freeway had an 89 percent higher risk of asthma than kids more than a mile away.

«In our poll, we found that one - quarter of parents of kids two to five years old are allowing more than three hours of entertainment screen time each day.

A separate study of elementary school classrooms found that kids were «off - task» more than a quarter of the time.

And, despite more than 40 states setting clear benchmarks for postsecondary credential attainment, not even a quarter of the states aligned their K - 12 long - term goals with those in higher education, which is a huge missed opportunity for kids.

«You've got more than a quarter of the below - basic kids who are going to miss five weeks of school a year or more,» he said, noting that only 8 percent of students at the advanced level had missed that much school.

OUR LONG - TERM PACIFICA EARNED its stripes this quarter, racking up more than 7000 miles and spoiling a lot of kids along the way.

Sure, not everyone sends their kids to private school, but enrollment in nonpublic schools accounts for nearly a quarter of all students in the city: for the 2015 - 2016 school year, students in nonpublic schools in New York City totalled over 250,000, up by more than 10,000 students since the 2012 - 2013 school year.

Research shows that more than three - quarters of parents aren't always truthful or forthcoming when telling their kids about money matters — not to mention that our bad money habits may be a bad influence on them (and ourselves).

According to the 2016 US Census, more than a quarter of American kids live in single - parent households.