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This presentation uses nationally representative data from four administrations of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) to investigate trends in the use of school choice from 1993?2003. Specifically, this presentation analyzes how the use of school choice varies according to student and household characteristics, such as race/ethnicity, poverty status, and parents? highest level of education. It presents data on the percentage of students who attend assigned public schools, chosen public schools, church-related private schools, and other private schools. Furthermore, it focuses on how the use of school choice has changed over time for various demographic groups. Additional analyses, which are specific to 2003, explore how student and family characteristics are related to parental reports of school choice availability, parental consideration of additional schools for their child, whether a student?s current school was the parent?s first choice, and whether parents moved to a particular neighborhood so that their child could attend a particular school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]