Question

use the bar graph.
percent total k-5 6-8
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received care from relative 19 21 16
received care from nonrelative 7 10 3
attended center - based program 19 20 15
child cared for self 12 5 26
parental care only 52 53 51
before - and after - school care. percentage of children in grades k - 8 who received various types of care before and after school
among children in grades 6 - 8 who received care on a regular basis from someone other than a parent before or after school, what was the preferred method of child care?
□ received care from a relative
□ received care from a nonrelative
□ attended center - based program

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the group

We focus on children in grades 6 - 8 (blue bars) and care from non - parents.

Step2: Analyze each option's percentage

• For "received care from a relative", the percentage (blue bar) is 16.
• For "received care from a nonrelative", the percentage (blue bar) is 3.
• For "attended center - based program", the percentage (blue bar) is 15.
• For "child cared for self", the percentage (blue bar) is 26.

Step3: Determine the maximum

Among 16, 3, 15, and 26, 26 is the largest, which corresponds to "child cared for self". But wait, looking back at the options (maybe the options were cut off, but from the visible ones and the graph, the "child cared for self" has the highest percentage for 6 - 8 grade non - parental care. Wait, no, the question is about "received care on a regular basis from someone other than a parent", so we look at the blue bars (6 - 8) for non - parental care (excluding "Parental care only"). The categories are "Received care from relative" (16), "Received care from nonrelative" (3), "Attended center - based program" (15), "Child cared for self" (26). So the highest is "Child cared for self", but if the options include "child cared for self" (maybe the user's options had that, but from the visible, the "child cared for self" (blue bar 26) is higher than the others. Wait, maybe the original options had "child cared for self" as an option. But let's re - check. The graph: for 6 - 8 (blue):

• Received care from relative: 16
• Received care from nonrelative: 3
• Attended center - based program: 15
• Child cared for self: 26

So the highest is "child cared for self". But maybe the options given (the ones visible) were cut, but from the process, we compare the percentages of 6 - 8 non - parental care.

Answer:

The preferred method is "child cared for self" (assuming it's an option, as its percentage (26) is the highest among non - parental care methods for 6 - 8 grade children). If we go by the visible options and the graph, the "child cared for self" (with blue bar 26) is the highest.