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| Table 1. Percentage distribution of children born in 2001, by child and family characteristics: 2005–06 |
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| Characteristic | Number of children (thousands) | Percent of population | ||||
| Total | 3,940 | 100.0 | ||||
| Child's sex | ||||||
| Male | 2,019 | 51.2 | ||||
| Female | 1,921 | 48.8 | ||||
| Child's race/ethnicity1 | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 2,117 | 53.8 | ||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 544 | 13.8 | ||||
| Hispanic | 985 | 25.1 | ||||
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 101 | 2.6 | ||||
| American Indian and Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 19 | 0.5 | ||||
| Other, non-Hispanic | 165 | 4.2 | ||||
| Plurality2 | ||||||
| Singleton | 3,808 | 96.8 | ||||
| Twin | 119 | 3.0 | ||||
| Higher order (e.g., triplet) | 7 | # | ||||
| Birth weight | ||||||
| Normal birth weight (more than 5.5 pounds) | 3,643 | 92.5 | ||||
| Moderately low birth weight (more than 3.3 to 5.5 pounds) | 244 | 6.2 | ||||
| Very low birth weight (3.3 pounds or less) | 50 | 1.3 | ||||
| Child's age (in months) at time of assessment | ||||||
| Less than 48 months (less than 4 years old) | 645 | 16.4 | ||||
| 48 through 57 months (4 years old to 4 years, 9 months) | 2,939 | 74.6 | ||||
| More than 57 months (older than 4 years, 9 months) | 356 | 9.0 | ||||
| Family type, preschool round3 | ||||||
| Two parent | 3,016 | 76.5 | ||||
| Single parent | 860 | 21.8 | ||||
| Other | 64 | 1.6 | ||||
| Mother's employment status, preschool round | ||||||
| Full time (35 hours or more) | 1,541 | 39.4 | ||||
| Part time (Less than 35 hours) | 772 | 19.7 | ||||
| Looking for work | 227 | 5.8 | ||||
| Not in labor force | 1,344 | 34.3 | ||||
| No mother in household | 30 | 0.8 | ||||
| # Rounds to zero.
1 Black, non-Hispanic includes African American. Hispanic includes Latino. Other, non-Hispanic includes Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islanders and children of more than one race. 2 Plurality is divided into singletons (one baby), twins (two babies), and higher order births (three or more babies). Since higher order births comprise about 0.2 percent of the ECLS-B sample, estimates for higher order births are not presented in tables 3 through 7. 3 Two parent includes biological mother and biological father; biological mother and other father; biological father and other mother; and two adoptive parents. Single parent refers to biological mother only; biological father only; and single adoptive parent. Other refers to related and/or unrelated guardians. NOTE: Estimates weighted by W3R0. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding or missing data. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), Longitudinal 9-Month-Preschool Restricted-Use Data File (NCES 2008-024). |
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