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Table 51. -  Number of hours children age 5 and under spend in center-based programs, by child and maternal characteristics, and household income: 1995 
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                                   | Number  |Children in center-|  Percentage distribution of
        Child and maternal         |   of    |  based programs\1\|children, by hours in center-
         characteristics,          |children,|___________________|  based programs per week\1\
       and household income        |age 0 to | Number  |         |_____________________________
                                   |5,\1\ in |in thous-| Percent |1 to |11 to|21 to|31 to|Over
                                   |thousands|  sands  |         | 10  | 20  | 30  | 40  | 40
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
                 1                 |    2    |    3    |    4    |  5  |  6  |  7  |  7  |  8
___________________________________|_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
  Total children ..................|  21,421 |   6,536 |    30.5 |31.6 |20.2 |12.5 |22.1 |13.6
                                   |_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
Age                                |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  Under 1 year ....................|   4,158 |     270 |     6.5 | 9.2 |17.9 |11.7 |47.9 |13.2
  1 year old ......................|   4,027 |     434 |    10.8 |15.2 |14.2 |13.9 |34.1 |22.5
  2 years old .....................|   4,007 |     749 |    18.7 |23.7 |13.2 |10.8 |29.2 |23.1
  3 years old .....................|   4,126 |   1,679 |    40.7 |35.5 |16.5 |13.4 |20.3 |14.3
  4 years old .....................|   4,065 |   2,631 |    64.7 |37.3 |25.3 |11.4 |16.4 | 9.6
  5 years old .....................|   1,038 |     774 |    74.5 |32.9 |25.1 |15.2 |18.1 | 8.7
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Sex                                |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  Male ............................|  10,993 |   3,276 |    29.8 |31.4 |19.8 |13.9 |21.1 |13.9
  Female ..........................|  10,429 |   3,260 |    31.3 |31.8 |20.6 |11.1 |23.2 |13.3
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Race/ethnicity of child            |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  White ...........................|  13,996 |   4,600 |    32.9 |37.6 |20.2 |12.2 |17.6 |12.4
  Black ...........................|   3,344 |   1,103 |    33.0 | 6.7 |15.2 |13.0 |45.8 |19.2
  Hispanic ........................|   2,838 |     484 |    17.0 |20.9 |29.6 |14.3 |24.5 |10.7
  Other ...........................|   1,243 |     349 |    28.1 |20.9 |21.5 |13.8 |23.8 |20.0
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Mother's highest education         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  Less than high school ...........|   4,205 |     824 |    19.6 |16.5 |20.1 |18.9 |29.2 |15.4
  High school diploma\2\ ..........|   6,475 |   1,678 |    25.9 |32.8 |17.8 |13.1 |25.2 |11.2
  Some postsecondary ..............|   4,537 |   1,510 |    33.3 |32.2 |23.7 | 8.9 |19.9 |15.3
  Associate degree ................|   1,479 |     507 |    34.3 |34.6 |21.4 |15.4 |14.8 |13.8
  Bachelor's degree ...............|   3,069 |   1,262 |    41.1 |36.3 |19.6 | 9.3 |20.1 |14.8
  Some graduate or master's degree |   1,368 |     640 |    46.8 |30.7 |20.0 |15.9 |20.8 |12.6
  Doctor's or professional degree .|     288 |     115 |    39.9 |23.9 |12.5 |19.7 |36.0 | 7.9
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Marital status of mother           |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  No mother in household ..........|     298 |     117 |    39.2 |14.6 | 2.4 |11.3 |34.3 |37.5
  Married .........................|  15,141 |   4,678 |    30.9 |36.7 |22.1 |11.1 |18.7 |11.5
  Separated .......................|     725 |     207 |    28.6 |13.3 |23.1 |15.3 |18.9 |29.4
  Divorced ........................|   1,258 |     537 |    42.7 |20.2 |15.7 |15.3 |26.2 |22.5
  Widowed .........................|     172 |      63 |    36.4 |29.9 |16.8 |20.9 | 5.5 |26.9
  Never married ...................|   3,826 |     934 |    24.4 |13.9 |13.5 |18.2 |40.7 |13.7
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Mother's employment status\3\      |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  In labor force ..................|  12,770 |   4,576 |    35.8 |24.5 |17.5 |13.6 |27.0 |17.4
    Working more than 35 hours/week|   7,101 |   2,760 |    38.9 |16.4 |12.4 |11.1 |33.8 |26.4
    Working 35 hours/week or less .|   4,034 |   1,413 |    35.0 |40.9 |27.7 |15.3 |12.9 | 3.3
    Looking for work ..............|   1,635 |     403 |    24.7 |22.5 |16.8 |27.5 |30.2 | 3.0
  Not in labor force ..............|   8,354 |   1,842 |    22.1 |51.2 |28.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 2.3
                                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Household income                   |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  $5,000 or less ..................|   2,066 |     509 |    24.6 |17.1 |26.5 |15.3 |32.2 | 8.9
  $5,001 to $10,000 ...............|   2,437 |     619 |    25.4 |18.0 |22.8 |18.3 |32.2 | 8.7
  $10,001 to $15,001 ..............|   1,521 |     342 |    22.5 |17.5 |19.1 |17.6 |27.2 |18.6
  $15,001 to $20,000 ..............|   1,388 |     351 |    25.3 |23.5 |22.2 |16.3 |22.1 |15.9
  $20,001 to $25,000 ..............|   1,603 |     347 |    21.6 |23.9 |11.1 |14.6 |31.4 |19.0
  $25,001 to $30,000 ..............|   1,783 |     506 |    28.4 |25.0 |19.8 |14.7 |22.3 |18.1
  $30,001 to $35,000 ..............|   1,453 |     371 |    25.6 |37.6 |15.9 |11.1 |27.5 | 8.0
  $35,001 to $40,000 ..............|   1,595 |     439 |    27.5 |33.1 |21.5 |10.3 |20.1 |15.0
  $40,001 to $50,000 ..............|   2,304 |     743 |    32.2 |41.3 |19.2 | 7.1 |21.7 |10.7
  $50,001 to $75,000 ..............|   3,063 |   1,229 |    40.1 |37.1 |17.0 |11.7 |18.0 |16.2
  More than $75,000 ...............|   2,211 |   1,080 |    48.8 |36.7 |24.5 |11.2 |15.3 |12.2
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\1\Excludes children who have entered kindergarten.
\2\Includes equivalency certificates.
\3\Excludes data for households with no mother present in household.

NOTE.--Details may not add to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey (NHES), 1995. (This table was prepared March 1999.)


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