The purpose of this study is to construct a complete demographic profile of high school music ensemble students using nationally representative data for the U.S. graduating high school class of 2013. We make use of restricted-use data from the National Center for Education Statistics High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS). Results showed that 24% of the class of 2013 enrolled in at least one year of a course in band, choir, or orchestra at some point during high school. Music students were 60% female and 40% male, and the racial/ethnic composition of music ensemble students was 58% White, 13% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 8% two or more races, and under 1% American Indian or Alaska Native. Students from the highest socioeconomic status quintiles were overrepresented among music students. Fully 61% of music ensemble students participated in some form of arts activity outside of school, and 71% of music students attended a play, concert, or live show with their parents as ninth graders. Complete results presented in the article include disaggregated profiles by type of ensemble and a multivariate logistic regression analysis.

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谁报读高中音乐？美国学生的全国概况，2009-2013

本研究的目的是使用 2013 年美国高中毕业班的全国代表性数据构建高中音乐合奏学生的完整人口统计资料。我们利用国家教育统计中心高中纵向的限制使用数据2009 年研究（HSLS）。结果显示，2013 年 24%​​ 的班级在高中的某个时候至少参加了一年的乐队、合唱团或管弦乐队课程。音乐系学生占 60% 女性和 40% 男性，音乐合奏学生的种族/民族成分为 58% 白人，13% 黑人或非裔美国人，17% 西班牙裔或拉丁裔，4% 亚洲或太平洋岛民，8% 两个或更多种族，以及不到 1% 的美洲印第安人或阿拉斯加原住民。来自最高社会经济地位五分之一的学生在音乐学生中所占比例过高。整整 61% 的音乐合奏学生在校外参加了某种形式的艺术活动，71% 的音乐学生在九年级时与父母一起参加了戏剧、音乐会或现场表演。文章中提供的完整结果包括按集合类型和多元逻辑回归分析的分解概况。