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| Table 202.30b. | Percentage distribution of children who were under 6 years old and not yet in kindergarten, by reported availability of good child care choices, amount of difficulty finding the type of child care wanted, and selected child and family characteristics: 2012 and 2016 |
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| Selected child or family characteristic | Whether parent/guardian feels there are good choices for child care or early childhood programs where they live | For children whose parent/guardian tried to find care, amount of difficulty finding the type of child care or early childhood program wanted |
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| 2012 | 2016 | 2012 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No | Yes | Don't know | No | Yes | Don't know | No difficulty | A little difficulty | Some difficulty | A lot of difficulty | Did not find the child care program wanted | No difficulty | A little difficulty | Some difficulty | A lot of difficulty | Did not find the child care program wanted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total children under 6 years old |
16.4 | (0.53) | 57.8 | (0.61) | 25.9 | (0.64) | 16.6 | (0.82) | 57.1 | (0.96) | 26.3 | (0.88) | 42.3 | (0.89) | 19.1 | (0.65) | 22.0 | (0.82) | 11.3 | (0.57) | 5.4 | (0.44) | 49.2 | (1.16) | 16.1 | (0.77) | 16.5 | (0.66) | 10.8 | (0.64) | 7.3 | (0.82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year old | 15.7 | (1.19) | 49.9 | (1.57) | 34.4 | (1.71) | 15.8 | (1.26) | 48.2 | (2.07) | 36.0 | (2.02) | 33.2 | (2.97) | 24.1 | (2.78) | 23.2 | (2.58) | 13.3 | (2.11) | 6.2 | (1.44) | 41.5 | (2.96) | 13.0 | (1.73) | 19.8 | (1.87) | 15.9 | (2.24) | 9.7 | (2.01) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.1 | (1.00) | 53.8 | (1.21) | 29.1 | (1.14) | 16.9 | (1.25) | 54.2 | (1.38) | 28.9 | (1.48) | 37.1 | (1.71) | 19.4 | (1.03) | 25.1 | (1.51) | 12.7 | (1.09) | 5.8 | (0.74) | 44.8 | (2.16) | 17.5 | (1.57) | 18.1 | (1.50) | 12.2 | (1.14) | 7.4 | (0.87) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 to 5 years old | 16.0 | (0.76) | 66.5 | (0.99) | 17.6 | (0.82) | 16.8 | (1.15) | 65.4 | (1.68) | 17.8 | (1.15) | 48.0 | (1.09) | 17.5 | (0.85) | 19.7 | (0.85) | 9.9 | (0.76) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 54.7 | (1.70) | 16.1 | (0.96) | 14.4 | (0.90) | 8.3 | (0.93) | 6.6 | (1.37) | ||||||||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and poverty status of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| household1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 15.5 | (0.82) | 62.5 | (1.04) | 22.0 | (0.83) | 14.7 | (0.73) | 63.2 | (1.13) | 22.2 | (0.97) | 45.6 | (1.30) | 21.0 | (0.90) | 21.2 | (0.96) | 8.6 | (0.71) | 3.6 | (0.44) | 52.6 | (1.34) | 17.4 | (0.96) | 16.3 | (0.81) | 8.5 | (0.85) | 5.1 | (0.63) | ||||||||||||||||
| Poor | 18.7 | (2.66) | 52.5 | (2.99) | 28.8 | (2.54) | 18.5 | (2.51) | 55.0 | (3.44) | 26.5 | (3.17) | 42.4 | (4.36) | 15.5 | (2.86) | 20.8 | (3.07) | 13.2 | (3.43) | 8.1 | (1.94) | 53.0 | (5.30) | 14.8 | (3.84) | 5.4 | ! | (1.97) | 9.6 | (2.83) | 17.2 | ! | (5.18) | ||||||||||||||
| Near-poor | 17.7 | (1.92) | 52.1 | (2.29) | 30.2 | (2.23) | 18.8 | (1.98) | 55.0 | (2.48) | 26.2 | (2.46) | 45.3 | (3.48) | 18.6 | (3.19) | 19.3 | (2.73) | 9.5 | (2.06) | 7.3 | (1.63) | 49.0 | (3.60) | 10.9 | (2.38) | 20.3 | (2.58) | 11.3 | (2.38) | 8.5 | (1.91) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 14.2 | (0.95) | 67.8 | (1.25) | 18.0 | (0.93) | 13.0 | (0.72) | 66.5 | (1.26) | 20.4 | (1.23) | 46.1 | (1.51) | 22.3 | (1.20) | 21.6 | (0.99) | 7.8 | (0.77) | 2.3 | (0.39) | 53.3 | (1.37) | 19.0 | (1.13) | 16.7 | (0.90) | 7.9 | (0.81) | 3.1 | (0.52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Black | 19.2 | (1.72) | 60.6 | (2.36) | 20.2 | (2.12) | 19.0 | (2.46) | 58.6 | (3.06) | 22.4 | (2.81) | 41.8 | (2.90) | 16.6 | (2.02) | 21.2 | (2.48) | 14.0 | (1.90) | 6.4 | (1.13) | 47.0 | (3.99) | 15.7 | (2.39) | 14.9 | (2.51) | 15.0 | (2.72) | 7.5 | (1.90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Poor | 16.3 | (2.20) | 62.4 | (4.14) | 21.3 | (3.71) | 15.8 | (3.31) | 63.8 | (4.46) | 20.5 | (4.07) | 45.8 | (4.99) | 16.0 | (2.75) | 17.5 | (4.66) | 11.7 | (2.45) | 8.9 | (2.20) | 51.3 | (5.55) | 12.8 | (3.71) | 13.5 | (3.41) | 14.8 | (4.38) | 7.5 | ! | (2.54) | |||||||||||||||
| Near-poor | 22.7 | (3.80) | 56.2 | (4.86) | 21.1 | (4.90) | 18.2 | (4.53) | 59.5 | (6.13) | 22.3 | (5.17) | 37.4 | (5.40) | 17.4 | (3.89) | 25.0 | (5.03) | 12.3 | (3.03) | 7.9 | ! | (2.69) | 47.4 | (9.20) | 8.9 | ! | (3.96) | 12.3 | ! | (4.80) | 19.5 | ! | (6.32) | 11.9 | ! | (5.01) | |||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 20.4 | (3.21) | 61.7 | (4.23) | 17.9 | (3.45) | 23.0 | (4.71) | 52.6 | (5.07) | 24.4 | (4.00) | 40.2 | (5.19) | 16.7 | (3.66) | 22.6 | (3.70) | 18.0 | (4.26) | 2.5 | ! | (1.11) | 42.4 | (5.23) | 23.3 | (4.31) | 18.0 | (4.09) | 12.0 | ! | (4.11) | 4.4 | ! | (2.11) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 16.2 | (1.02) | 48.4 | (1.44) | 35.4 | (1.58) | 18.6 | (1.71) | 45.7 | (2.09) | 35.7 | (2.30) | 37.5 | (2.10) | 17.6 | (1.79) | 23.3 | (1.65) | 15.0 | (1.38) | 6.7 | (1.09) | 46.2 | (3.05) | 11.4 | (1.45) | 17.8 | (1.99) | 12.8 | (1.62) | 11.7 | (2.92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Poor | 11.1 | (1.50) | 45.3 | (2.75) | 43.6 | (2.97) | 13.0 | (2.58) | 47.3 | (3.74) | 39.7 | (3.78) | 38.8 | (4.30) | 12.9 | (2.89) | 24.9 | (2.81) | 15.5 | (2.47) | 7.9 | (2.01) | 55.3 | (4.87) | 10.3 | (2.97) | 14.6 | (3.93) | 10.0 | (2.56) | 9.9 | (2.37) | ||||||||||||||||
| Near-poor | 17.6 | (2.22) | 42.6 | (3.04) | 39.8 | (2.88) | 20.5 | (3.55) | 39.6 | (3.86) | 39.9 | (4.63) | 33.5 | (4.30) | 18.6 | (3.72) | 25.1 | (3.93) | 15.9 | (2.86) | 6.9 | ! | (2.14) | 41.1 | (5.95) | 9.9 | (2.46) | 14.9 | (2.81) | 14.3 | (3.23) | 19.8 | ! | (8.09) | ||||||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 20.0 | (2.24) | 56.1 | (2.64) | 23.8 | (2.05) | 20.6 | (2.04) | 49.7 | (3.05) | 29.6 | (3.07) | 38.9 | (3.30) | 19.7 | (2.83) | 21.3 | (2.62) | 14.2 | (2.36) | 5.8 | (1.55) | 45.1 | (3.42) | 13.0 | (2.09) | 21.4 | (3.72) | 13.3 | (2.46) | 7.3 | (1.79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 15.9 | (1.97) | 54.2 | (3.33) | 29.8 | (2.66) | 14.7 | (3.25) | 48.6 | (3.10) | 36.6 | (3.63) | 31.1 | (3.56) | 18.5 | (2.84) | 29.4 | (2.77) | 13.6 | (2.95) | 7.4 | (1.71) | 43.0 | (3.98) | 21.2 | (2.81) | 20.0 | (3.11) | 9.1 | ! | (3.25) | 6.7 | ! | (2.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian | 16.2 | (2.05) | 53.7 | (3.44) | 30.2 | (2.73) | 15.0 | (3.29) | 49.3 | (3.11) | 35.7 | (3.59) | 28.7 | (3.51) | 19.0 | (2.98) | 31.0 | (2.92) | 13.6 | (3.11) | 7.7 | (1.82) | 43.0 | (3.98) | 21.2 | (2.81) | 20.0 | (3.11) | 9.1 | ! | (3.25) | 6.7 | ! | (2.16) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 17.7 | (2.61) | 53.2 | (3.28) | 29.1 | (3.13) | 20.3 | (2.73) | 59.0 | (3.65) | 20.7 | (2.63) | 38.1 | (3.52) | 15.3 | (2.35) | 22.1 | (3.16) | 13.5 | (3.01) | 11.0 | ! | (3.44) | 40.6 | (4.81) | 19.5 | (2.97) | 17.3 | (2.92) | 14.6 | (3.02) | 8.1 | (1.98) | |||||||||||||||
| Number of parents in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| household2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Two parents | 16.6 | (0.57) | 58.2 | (0.72) | 25.2 | (0.71) | 16.1 | (0.83) | 57.0 | (1.03) | 26.8 | (1.01) | 42.8 | (1.00) | 19.9 | (0.69) | 21.4 | (0.86) | 11.1 | (0.69) | 4.9 | (0.43) | 48.4 | (1.26) | 16.9 | (0.78) | 16.8 | (0.81) | 11.0 | (0.73) | 7.0 | (0.97) | ||||||||||||||||
| One parent | 15.6 | (1.24) | 56.6 | (1.43) | 27.8 | (1.34) | 18.6 | (1.68) | 58.4 | (1.94) | 23.0 | (1.89) | 39.0 | (2.26) | 17.1 | (1.70) | 24.7 | (2.21) | 12.9 | (1.29) | 6.3 | (0.86) | 51.3 | (2.29) | 14.0 | (1.54) | 15.0 | (1.66) | 11.3 | (1.83) | 8.3 | (1.49) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother in household | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 16.3 | (0.52) | 57.8 | (0.64) | 25.9 | (0.64) | 16.6 | (0.84) | 57.3 | (1.01) | 26.1 | (0.93) | 41.5 | (0.94) | 19.4 | (0.70) | 22.3 | (0.89) | 11.5 | (0.58) | 5.3 | (0.42) | 49.0 | (1.23) | 16.1 | (0.78) | 16.4 | (0.69) | 11.1 | (0.67) | 7.4 | (0.83) | ||||||||||||||||
| No | 17.1 | (2.20) | 56.9 | (3.22) | 26.1 | (2.98) | 16.2 | (3.39) | 54.4 | (4.04) | 29.5 | (4.24) | 50.9 | (3.99) | 15.0 | (2.75) | 18.7 | (2.90) | 9.6 | (2.23) | 5.8 | ! | (1.89) | 51.7 | (5.72) | 16.2 | (3.29) | 19.5 | (4.67) | 5.6 | ! | (1.99) | 6.9 | ! | (2.45) | |||||||||||||
| Mother's employment status3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currently employed | 16.7 | (0.77) | 63.2 | (0.85) | 20.2 | (0.71) | 17.7 | (0.82) | 62.8 | (1.14) | 19.6 | (0.90) | 40.6 | (1.13) | 21.3 | (0.87) | 23.1 | (1.03) | 10.3 | (0.69) | 4.6 | (0.43) | 48.1 | (1.42) | 16.9 | (1.00) | 18.1 | (0.92) | 12.2 | (0.76) | 4.8 | (0.72) | ||||||||||||||||
| 35 or more hours per week | 17.0 | (0.97) | 63.7 | (1.10) | 19.3 | (0.86) | 18.7 | (0.99) | 63.5 | (1.28) | 17.8 | (0.86) | 39.1 | (1.29) | 22.0 | (1.03) | 24.3 | (1.03) | 10.2 | (0.76) | 4.4 | (0.48) | 46.8 | (1.65) | 17.7 | (1.21) | 18.8 | (1.12) | 12.6 | (1.02) | 4.1 | (0.57) | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than 35 hours per week |
15.9 | (1.42) | 61.8 | (1.68) | 22.3 | (1.38) | 14.9 | (1.47) | 60.6 | (2.68) | 24.5 | (2.56) | 44.7 | (2.35) | 19.6 | (1.51) | 19.7 | (1.92) | 10.6 | (1.51) | 5.4 | (0.85) | 52.1 | (2.53) | 14.2 | (2.10) | 15.7 | (1.57) | 10.7 | (1.44) | 7.3 | ! | (2.62) | |||||||||||||||
| Looking for work | 19.1 | (2.61) | 49.3 | (3.19) | 31.6 | (2.88) | 15.8 | (3.88) | 58.6 | (4.29) | 25.6 | (4.03) | 39.9 | (4.84) | 14.9 | (2.80) | 22.5 | (3.52) | 14.7 | (2.18) | 8.0 | (2.40) | 46.9 | (6.03) | 14.1 | ! | (5.01) | 15.2 | ! | (4.79) | 7.7 | ! | (3.17) | 16.1 | ! | (5.39) | ||||||||||||
| Not in labor force | 15.2 | (1.03) | 51.7 | (1.31) | 33.1 | (1.16) | 15.1 | (1.44) | 48.0 | (1.69) | 36.9 | (1.82) | 46.0 | (1.82) | 14.7 | (1.36) | 19.3 | (1.30) | 12.8 | (1.34) | 7.2 | (1.01) | 52.6 | (2.70) | 13.6 | (1.36) | 12.2 | (1.33) | 7.9 | (1.10) | 13.6 | (2.15) | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother's highest education3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 12.4 | (1.75) | 49.4 | (2.67) | 38.3 | (2.62) | 13.7 | (3.07) | 46.1 | (3.45) | 40.3 | (3.50) | 51.7 | (3.92) | 12.5 | (2.49) | 17.2 | (2.88) | 11.9 | (2.48) | 6.7 | ! | (2.13) | 59.8 | (5.41) | 9.1 | ! | (2.91) | 8.9 | (2.61) | 7.9 | ! | (2.41) | 14.3 | ! | (5.58) | ||||||||||||
| High school/GED | 17.0 | (1.39) | 49.4 | (1.93) | 33.6 | (1.56) | 16.9 | (1.83) | 48.8 | (2.43) | 34.3 | (2.42) | 42.0 | (2.64) | 15.4 | (1.88) | 21.5 | (2.62) | 15.1 | (1.69) | 6.0 | (1.33) | 51.0 | (3.00) | 12.7 | (1.91) | 10.5 | (1.85) | 12.5 | (2.20) | 13.4 | (2.75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Vocational/technical or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| some college | 20.7 | (1.30) | 55.3 | (1.48) | 24.0 | (1.19) | 20.3 | (1.59) | 53.2 | (1.91) | 26.5 | (1.78) | 39.5 | (2.15) | 18.6 | (1.68) | 20.7 | (1.58) | 12.6 | (1.50) | 8.7 | (0.99) | 47.3 | (2.82) | 15.6 | (1.78) | 17.9 | (1.95) | 11.9 | (1.64) | 7.3 | (1.33) | ||||||||||||||||
| Associate's degree | 16.5 | (1.91) | 60.3 | (2.35) | 23.2 | (2.20) | 19.0 | (2.25) | 56.3 | (2.98) | 24.6 | (2.52) | 42.1 | (2.48) | 19.3 | (2.34) | 21.9 | (2.32) | 10.6 | (1.62) | 6.2 | (1.30) | 49.2 | (3.39) | 13.1 | (1.91) | 18.4 | (2.18) | 9.9 | (2.22) | 9.4 | (1.99) | ||||||||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 15.5 | (1.00) | 64.8 | (1.42) | 19.7 | (1.10) | 15.3 | (1.15) | 64.2 | (1.45) | 20.5 | (1.20) | 39.8 | (1.94) | 23.5 | (1.50) | 24.0 | (1.34) | 9.2 | (0.85) | 3.6 | (0.59) | 50.6 | (1.82) | 17.2 | (1.30) | 17.0 | (1.31) | 11.1 | (1.31) | 4.2 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 13.5 | (1.12) | 72.5 | (1.44) | 14.0 | (1.10) | 15.3 | (1.34) | 70.7 | (1.64) | 14.0 | (1.25) | 42.0 | (1.61) | 21.4 | (1.37) | 25.4 | (1.52) | 8.7 | (1.07) | 2.5 | (0.45) | 41.3 | (1.78) | 22.0 | (1.54) | 22.3 | (1.37) | 10.5 | (1.06) | 3.9 | (0.73) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language spoken most at home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| by mother3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | 16.8 | (0.68) | 60.4 | (0.74) | 22.8 | (0.68) | 17.7 | (0.97) | 60.4 | (1.04) | 21.9 | (0.77) | 43.3 | (1.06) | 19.8 | (0.79) | 21.5 | (0.89) | 10.3 | (0.61) | 5.1 | (0.45) | 50.6 | (1.28) | 16.2 | (0.84) | 16.3 | (0.75) | 10.2 | (0.73) | 6.7 | (0.69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-English | 12.9 | (1.42) | 46.4 | (2.36) | 40.7 | (2.47) | 10.9 | (1.77) | 42.5 | (3.37) | 46.6 | (3.86) | 34.2 | (3.16) | 12.7 | (2.13) | 25.8 | (2.94) | 19.9 | (2.59) | 7.4 | (1.41) | 38.7 | (4.45) | 14.8 | (2.35) | 18.4 | (3.00) | 13.2 | (2.77) | 14.9 | ! | (5.94) | |||||||||||||||
| English and other language | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| equally | 17.1 | (2.60) | 46.1 | (3.08) | 36.9 | (3.33) | 13.7 | (2.49) | 43.5 | (3.79) | 42.8 | (4.62) | 33.8 | (4.31) | 21.7 | (3.92) | 25.0 | (3.53) | 10.8 | (2.62) | 8.7 | ! | (2.62) | 43.0 | (3.51) | 13.3 | (2.42) | 16.3 | (2.76) | 19.4 | (4.18) | 8.0 | (2.19) | |||||||||||||||
| Mother's age when first | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| became parent3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 18 | 15.1 | (1.78) | 48.8 | (3.01) | 36.1 | (3.09) | 18.1 | (3.88) | 46.4 | (4.70) | 35.5 | (4.97) | 42.4 | (4.69) | 18.7 | (4.04) | 19.1 | (3.60) | 14.3 | (2.80) | 5.5 | ! | (1.84) | 53.3 | (6.04) | 12.7 | ! | (4.49) | 12.2 | (3.31) | 11.6 | ! | (3.65) | 10.1 | ! | (3.86) | ||||||||||||
| 18 or 19 | 19.1 | (2.34) | 52.7 | (2.68) | 28.2 | (2.40) | 20.6 | (2.69) | 53.8 | (3.57) | 25.6 | (3.06) | 44.0 | (3.24) | 15.2 | (1.93) | 18.1 | (2.40) | 12.6 | (2.13) | 10.1 | (2.28) | 53.5 | (4.91) | 9.3 | (2.32) | 10.2 | (1.85) | 12.5 | (2.72) | 14.5 | ! | (4.77) | |||||||||||||||
| 20 or older | 16.0 | (0.57) | 59.5 | (0.74) | 24.4 | (0.76) | 15.8 | (0.78) | 58.5 | (0.96) | 25.7 | (0.94) | 41.5 | (1.08) | 19.9 | (0.78) | 22.9 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (0.62) | 5.0 | (0.40) | 48.4 | (1.28) | 17.0 | (0.86) | 17.6 | (0.82) | 10.6 | (0.69) | 6.4 | (0.72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Household income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $20,000 or less | 15.4 | (1.30) | 53.6 | (1.80) | 31.0 | (1.67) | 18.6 | (2.61) | 56.3 | (2.69) | 25.1 | (2.38) | 40.9 | (2.73) | 15.7 | (1.75) | 22.8 | (2.33) | 12.6 | (1.58) | 8.1 | (1.27) | 52.8 | (2.88) | 11.6 | (2.02) | 11.5 | (1.91) | 11.0 | (2.06) | 13.0 | (2.57) | ||||||||||||||||
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 17.8 | (0.99) | 49.6 | (1.45) | 32.7 | (1.51) | 16.9 | (1.32) | 48.3 | (1.89) | 34.8 | (1.97) | 38.5 | (1.85) | 18.2 | (1.68) | 22.2 | (1.74) | 13.3 | (1.32) | 7.9 | (0.99) | 45.3 | (2.96) | 13.9 | (1.78) | 17.4 | (1.79) | 14.2 | (1.74) | 9.2 | (2.02) | ||||||||||||||||
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 17.5 | (1.34) | 57.6 | (1.88) | 24.9 | (1.72) | 22.2 | (1.94) | 51.8 | (2.32) | 26.0 | (2.19) | 43.3 | (2.12) | 15.4 | (1.33) | 23.3 | (2.03) | 12.4 | (1.57) | 5.6 | (1.12) | 48.4 | (2.88) | 15.2 | (1.63) | 15.7 | (1.74) | 9.3 | (1.60) | 11.4 | (2.88) | ||||||||||||||||
| $75,001 to $100,000 | 18.4 | (1.89) | 60.6 | (2.14) | 20.9 | (1.83) | 15.0 | (1.93) | 58.6 | (2.48) | 26.4 | (2.09) | 41.2 | (2.45) | 22.3 | (2.02) | 21.9 | (2.02) | 10.6 | (1.68) | 4.0 | (0.94) | 49.8 | (2.61) | 16.9 | (2.00) | 19.0 | (1.98) | 10.2 | (2.16) | 4.2 | ! | (1.31) | |||||||||||||||
| Over $100,000 | 13.3 | (1.00) | 70.2 | (1.37) | 16.5 | (1.23) | 12.5 | (0.92) | 68.8 | (1.39) | 18.7 | (1.38) | 46.2 | (1.56) | 22.5 | (1.38) | 20.6 | (1.37) | 8.5 | (1.17) | 2.3 | (0.57) | 50.5 | (1.73) | 19.6 | (1.19) | 17.5 | (1.20) | 9.5 | (1.00) | 2.9 | (0.55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Poverty status of household1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poor | 14.9 | (1.08) | 52.4 | (1.59) | 32.7 | (1.50) | 17.1 | (2.04) | 53.1 | (2.03) | 29.9 | (2.07) | 43.3 | (2.51) | 14.6 | (1.62) | 20.7 | (2.13) | 13.2 | (1.51) | 8.3 | (1.08) | 52.0 | (2.60) | 12.3 | (1.86) | 11.2 | (1.63) | 11.7 | (1.86) | 12.8 | (2.26) | ||||||||||||||||
| Near-poor | 17.7 | (1.25) | 49.8 | (1.75) | 32.5 | (1.74) | 19.3 | (1.73) | 49.1 | (2.06) | 31.6 | (2.10) | 39.6 | (2.32) | 17.7 | (1.93) | 22.7 | (2.04) | 12.5 | (1.29) | 7.6 | (1.23) | 45.7 | (2.97) | 11.1 | (1.58) | 16.2 | (1.71) | 14.3 | (1.94) | 12.7 | (3.05) | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonpoor | 16.4 | (0.77) | 63.7 | (1.05) | 19.9 | (0.87) | 15.4 | (0.83) | 61.8 | (1.09) | 22.8 | (0.95) | 42.8 | (1.17) | 20.9 | (0.99) | 22.2 | (0.86) | 10.4 | (0.83) | 3.7 | (0.49) | 49.5 | (1.24) | 18.8 | (0.97) | 18.2 | (0.92) | 9.5 | (0.84) | 4.1 | (0.57) | ||||||||||||||||
| Household size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 or 3 persons | 16.7 | (1.07) | 56.7 | (1.19) | 26.7 | (1.17) | 18.5 | (1.43) | 57.4 | (1.53) | 24.1 | (1.16) | 36.0 | (1.67) | 21.4 | (1.23) | 24.4 | (1.43) | 13.1 | (1.20) | 5.0 | (0.64) | 41.4 | (1.71) | 19.8 | (1.62) | 20.2 | (1.48) | 12.8 | (1.14) | 5.8 | (0.79) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 persons | 16.3 | (0.92) | 61.3 | (1.26) | 22.3 | (1.06) | 16.0 | (1.06) | 62.1 | (1.31) | 21.9 | (1.19) | 42.7 | (1.44) | 19.6 | (1.16) | 23.2 | (1.38) | 8.8 | (0.83) | 5.6 | (0.70) | 51.4 | (1.70) | 19.1 | (1.39) | 15.4 | (0.95) | 8.5 | (0.89) | 5.7 | (0.86) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 persons | 19.0 | (1.59) | 56.9 | (1.64) | 24.1 | (1.58) | 16.6 | (1.80) | 52.4 | (2.14) | 31.0 | (2.19) | 45.2 | (2.57) | 19.4 | (1.76) | 16.8 | (1.54) | 12.2 | (1.75) | 6.4 | (1.10) | 54.5 | (2.46) | 10.6 | (1.35) | 16.1 | (1.83) | 10.2 | (1.67) | 8.6 | (2.50) | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 or more persons | 13.6 | (1.10) | 54.0 | (1.87) | 32.4 | (1.92) | 15.5 | (2.03) | 52.8 | (2.53) | 31.8 | (2.17) | 47.8 | (2.69) | 13.7 | (1.77) | 21.2 | (2.05) | 13.0 | (1.82) | 4.3 | (0.99) | 50.5 | (3.73) | 9.7 | (1.71) | 13.7 | (1.98) | 13.7 | (2.39) | 12.4 | (3.28) | ||||||||||||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 17.1 | (1.00) | 54.3 | (1.22) | 28.7 | (1.18) | 16.5 | (1.37) | 53.7 | (1.63) | 29.8 | (1.43) | 33.8 | (1.69) | 21.1 | (1.57) | 24.5 | (1.51) | 14.2 | (1.28) | 6.4 | (0.92) | 46.7 | (2.07) | 16.0 | (1.32) | 18.5 | (1.47) | 12.6 | (1.21) | 6.2 | (0.96) | ||||||||||||||||
| Suburban | 13.5 | (0.81) | 61.1 | (1.21) | 25.3 | (0.99) | 14.4 | (1.18) | 60.2 | (1.41) | 25.5 | (1.47) | 45.3 | (1.62) | 18.3 | (1.23) | 21.1 | (1.57) | 10.7 | (0.92) | 4.6 | (0.69) | 48.9 | (1.82) | 17.3 | (1.36) | 15.5 | (1.23) | 9.8 | (1.05) | 8.4 | (1.53) | ||||||||||||||||
| Town | 17.9 | (2.36) | 58.9 | (2.52) | 23.2 | (1.88) | 21.2 | (1.91) | 61.0 | (2.71) | 17.8 | (2.67) | 47.9 | (3.11) | 17.5 | (1.95) | 19.0 | (2.02) | 9.3 | (1.82) | 6.3 | (1.45) | 54.3 | (3.49) | 14.5 | (2.33) | 12.7 | (2.21) | 10.4 | (2.43) | 8.1 | (2.27) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rural | 19.2 | (1.55) | 57.0 | (1.90) | 23.8 | (1.68) | 20.0 | (1.69) | 54.4 | (2.43) | 25.6 | (2.15) | 47.6 | (1.92) | 17.8 | (1.30) | 21.2 | (1.74) | 8.8 | (1.41) | 4.6 | (0.78) | 52.9 | (2.68) | 13.9 | (1.43) | 16.8 | (1.86) | 9.8 | (1.67) | 6.6 | (1.16) | ||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Poor children are those whose family incomes were below the Census Bureau's poverty threshold in the year prior to data collection; near-poor children are those whose family incomes ranged from the poverty threshold to 199 percent of the poverty threshold; and nonpoor children are those whose family incomes were at or above 200 percent of the poverty threshold. The poverty threshold is a dollar amount that varies depending on a family's size and composition and is updated annually to account for inflation. In 2015, for example, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $24,257. Survey respondents are asked to select the range within which their income falls, rather than giving the exact amount of their income; therefore, the measure of poverty status is an approximation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Excludes children living apart from their parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Excludes children living in households with no mother or female guardian present. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: The 2012 administration of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) used self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires that were mailed to respondents. For NHES:2016, initial contact with all respondents was by mail, and the majority of respondents received paper-and-pencil questionnaires. However, as an experiment with web use, a small sample of NHES:2016 respondents received mailed invitations to complete the survey online. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Program Participation Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2012 and 2016). (This table was prepared December 2017.) |
