A National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) statistical analysis deals with the amount of homework of l7-year-old students in 1976, the amount of television viewing, and presence or absence of various items in the home (e.g., a specific place for study, magazines, etc.). The data suggest that a higher performance on mathematics assessment task is associated with: (1) more reported homework; (2) less reported television viewing; and (3) more reported items in the home. The narrative is supported by tables of descriptive statistics. (MP) Primary type of information provided by report: Results (Background Variables) (Special Analyses).