Table 1. Percentage distribution of children born in 2001, by child and family characteristics: 2005

Preschool: First Findings From the Third Follow-up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B)

NCES 2008-025
October 2007

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Table 1. Percentage distribution of children born in 2001, by child and family characteristics: 2005–06
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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