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Table 44. Average hours in center-based programs, by child and family characteristics and percentage distribution of preschool children under 6 years old, by type of primary nonparental care arrangement: 1995

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                              | Number  |Percent |Average | Percentage distribution, by type of primary
       Child and family       |   of    |in      | hours  |           care arrangement
       characteristics        |children,|center- |per week|_____________________________________________________
                              |age 0 to |based   | in non-|Head    |Other   |Parental|Family  |Sitter  |Relative
                              |  5, in  |programs|parental|Start   |center- |care    |child   |        |
                              |thousands|        |care\1\ |        |based   |only    |care    |        |
______________________________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
              1               |    2    | 3      | 4      | 5      | 6      | 7      | 8      | 9      |10
______________________________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
  Total preschool children\2\ |  21,414 |26 (0.5)|30 (0.3)| 3 (0.2)|23 (0.5)|41 (0.9)|13 (0.6)| 3 (0.2)|17 (0.5)
                              |_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Age                           |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Under 1 year ...............|   4,158 | 6 (0.9)|31 (0.9)|--- --- | 6 (0.9)|56 (1.6)|14 (1.0)| 3 (0.5)|21 (1.2)
  1 year old .................|   4,027 |10 (0.8)|32 (0.7)|--- --- |10 (0.8)|51 (1.7)|15 (1.0)| 3 (0.5)|20 (1.2)
  2 years old ................|   4,007 |17 (0.8)|30 (0.6)|--- --- |17 (0.8)|47 (1.6)|15 (1.2)| 4 (0.6)|17 (1.0)
  3 years old ................|   4,123 |35 (1.4)|29 (0.5)| 4 (0.5)|31 (1.3)|33 (1.9)|13 (1.1)| 3 (0.6)|17 (1.2)
  4 years old ................|   4,061 |55 (1.4)|28 (0.5)|10 (0.8)|44 (1.5)|23 (1.3)| 9 (0.9)| 2 (0.4)|11 (0.8)
  5 years old ................|   1,038 |64 (2.6)|28 (1.1)|12 (2.1)|52 (2.4)|16 (1.8)| 9 (1.5)| 2 (0.6)| 8 (1.7)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Race/ethnicity                |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  White, non-Hispanic  .......|  13,996 |28 (0.7)|28 (0.4)| 2 (0.2)|26 (0.7)|39 (1.1)|15 (0.8)| 4 (0.4)|14 (0.6)
  Black. non-Hispanic ........|   3,338 |29 (1.8)|36 (0.8)| 8 (0.8)|21 (1.6)|35 (2.1)| 9 (1.0)| 1 (0.3)|25 (1.6)
  Hispanic ...................|   2,838 |15 (0.9)|31 (0.7)| 4 (0.6)|11 (0.9)|54 (1.7)| 8 (0.8)| 2 (0.4)|20 (1.2)
  Other ......................|   1,243 |25 (2.5)|33 (1.2)| 4 (1.4)|20 (2.5)|43 (3.0)| 9 (1.6)| 2 (0.8)|21 (2.6)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Mother's employment status\3\ |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Currently employed .........|  11,002 |30 (0.7)|33 (0.4)| 2 (0.2)|28 (0.7)|18 (0.8)|22 (0.9)| 4 (0.4)|26 (0.8)
    35 or more hours/week ....|   7,018 |32 (0.8)|38 (0.4)| 3 (0.3)|29 (0.9)|13 (0.8)|24 (1.1)| 4 (0.4)|27 (1.0)
    Less than 35 hours/ week .|   3,983 |28 (1.4)|23 (0.5)| 2 (0.4)|26 (1.3)|27 (1.6)|18 (1.3)| 4 (0.7)|23 (1.5)
  Looking for work ...........|   1,615 |24 (2.9)|26 (1.1)| 6 (1.1)|18 (2.7)|58 (3.1)| 3 (0.7)| 0 (0.2)|14 (1.8)
  Not in labor force .........|   8,150 |21 (0.8)|18 (0.6)| 3 (0.4)|18 (0.7)|69 (1.1)| 3 (0.4)| 2 (0.3)| 6 (0.5)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Mother's highest education\3\ |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Less than high school ......|   3,767 |16 (1.4)|31 (0.7)| 6 (0.7)|10 (1.3)|59 (1.9)| 6 (1.0)| 1 (0.4)|18 (1.3)
  High school ............    |   7,182 |22 (0.9)|29 (0.5)| 4 (0.4)|19 (0.9)|44 (1.3)|13 (0.9)| 2 (0.3)|19 (1.0)
  Some postsecondary .........|   5,106 |30 (1.0)|30 (0.5)| 2 (0.4)|27 (0.9)|34 (1.7)|15 (1.2)| 1 (0.4)|19 (1.0)
  Bachelor's or higher degree |   4,711 |36 (1.4)|29 (0.5)| 1 (0.2)|36 (1.4)|29 (1.4)|17 (0.9)| 7 (0.9)|11 (0.9)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Mother in household           |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  No .........................|     648 |30 (3.3)|37 (1.8)| 9 (2.1)|21 (3.1)|39 (4.3)|10 (2.1)| 5 (1.8)|16 (2.4)
  Yes ........................|  20,766 |26 (0.6)|30 (0.3)| 3 (0.2)|23 (0.6)|41 (0.9)|13 (0.6)| 3 (0.3)|17 (0.5)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Household structure\4\        |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Two parents ................|  15,732 |26 (0.6)|27 (0.4)| 2 (0.2)|24 (0.6)|43 (1.0)|14 (0.7)| 3 (0.3)|14 (0.5)
  One parent .................|   5,276 |28 (1.4)|36 (0.5)| 6 (0.7)|21 (1.4)|34 (1.5)|11 (0.9)| 2 (0.4)|26 (1.4)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Household income              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  $15,000 or less ............|   6,016 |22 (1.2)|31 (0.5)| 7 (0.6)|15 (1.2)|50 (1.7)| 8 (0.9)| 1 (0.3)|20 (1.2)
  $15,001 to $25,000 .........|   2,991 |21 (1.3)|31 (1.1)| 4 (0.7)|17 (1.2)|50 (1.9)|10 (1.1)| 2 (0.4)|17 (1.3)
  $25,001 to $35,000 .........|   3,235 |23 (1.3)|30 (0.6)| 3 (0.6)|20 (1.3)|42 (2.0)|14 (1.2)| 2 (0.4)|19 (1.3)
  $35,001 to $50,000 .........|   3,899 |26 (1.2)|28 (0.8)| 1 (0.4)|24 (1.3)|39 (1.5)|16 (1.4)| 3 (0.7)|16 (1.0)
  More than $50,000 ..........|   5,274 |37 (1.2)|29 (0.5)| 1 (0.1)|37 (1.2)|26 (1.4)|18 (1.1)| 7 (0.7)|13 (0.9)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
In poverty                    |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Yes ........................|   5,737 |21 (1.3)|30 (0.5)| 7 (0.6)|14 (1.2)|52 (1.9)| 7 (0.9)| 1 (0.3)|19 (1.3)
  No .........................|  15,677 |28 (0.5)|30 (0.4)| 2 (0.2)|26 (0.5)|37 (0.8)|15 (0.6)| 4 (0.3)|16 (0.5)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Household size                |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  2 or 3 persons .............|   6,176 |28 (0.9)|33 (0.5)| 4 (0.4)|24 (1.0)|34 (1.0)|17 (0.9)| 2 (0.2)|19 (0.9)
  4 persons ..................|   8,016 |29 (1.1)|29 (0.5)| 3 (0.3)|26 (1.0)|38 (1.2)|14 (0.9)| 3 (0.4)|15 (0.7)
  5 persons ..................|   4,046 |26 (1.4)|26 (0.7)| 3 (0.5)|23 (1.4)|46 (1.7)| 9 (1.0)| 4 (0.7)|15 (1.2)
  6 or more persons ..........|   3,177 |18 (1.4)|31 (1.1)| 4 (0.6)|14 (1.3)|54 (3.0)| 6 (1.0)| 3 (0.8)|18 (1.9)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Home language\3\              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  English ....................|  18,813 |28 (0.6)|30 (0.3)| 3 (0.2)|25 (0.6)|39 (1.0)|14 (0.7)| 3 (0.3)|17 (0.5)
  Non-English ................|   1,954 |14 (1.1)|30 (1.0)| 4 (0.7)|11 (1.0)|62 (2.2)| 7 (1.1)| 2 (0.4)|16 (1.4)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Mother's age at first birth\3\|         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Less than 18 ...............|   2,554 |21 (2.1)|34 (1.1)| 7 (1.3)|14 (1.8)|46 (2.5)| 9 (1.3)| 2 (0.7)|23 (2.0)
  18 or 19 ...................|   3,066 |20 (1.6)|30 (0.9)| 5 (0.8)|15 (1.5)|49 (1.9)| 9 (1.0)| 2 (0.5)|21 (1.4)
  20 or older ................|  15,147 |29 (0.6)|29 (0.4)| 2 (0.2)|26 (0.6)|38 (1.0)|14 (0.7)| 3 (0.3)|15 (0.5)
                              |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
Urbanicity                    |         |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Nonmetropolitan ............|   5,015 |26 (1.3)|30 (0.6)| 3 (0.5)|22 (1.2)|39 (2.0)|15 (1.1)| 2 (0.5)|18 (1.3)
  Metropolitan ...............|  16,400 |27 (0.6)|30 (0.3)| 3 (0.2)|23 (0.5)|41 (0.8)|12 (0.5)| 3 (0.3)|17 (0.6)
______________________________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

---Not available.
\1\Mean hours per week in nonparental care among preschool children enrolled in nonparental care arrangements.
\2\Excludes children who have entered kindergarten.
\3\Excludes data for households with no mother present in household.
\4\Excludes children living apart from their parents.

NOTE: A child's "primary arrangement" was defined as the regular nonparental care arrangement or early childhood education program in which the child spent the most time per week. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey (NHES), Characteristics of Children's Early Care and Education Programs: Data from the 1995 National Household Education Survey. (This table was prepared November 2000.)


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