Table 6. Percentage distribution of primary type of care arrangements of children from the 2001 birth cohort at about 4 years old, by race/ethnicity: 2005–06

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Table 6.

Percentage distribution of primary type of care arrangements of children from the 2001 birth cohort at about 4 years old, by race/ethnicity: 2005–06

	Primary type of care arrangement
	No regular nonparental arrangement		Home-based care				Center-based care¹						Multiple arrange- ments²
			Relative care³		Non-relative care⁴		Total		Head Start		Other than Head Start
Race/ethnicity			Relative care³		Non-relative care⁴		Total		Head Start		Other than Head Start
Total	20.0		13.1		7.6		57.5		12.7		44.8		1.9
White	17.9		11.0		9.2		60.1		6.8		53.3		1.9
Black	16.0		13.9		4.3		62.4		25.4		37.1		3.3
Hispanic	27.2		15.9		6.2		49.4		18.6		30.9		1.2
Asian	17.5		16.0		3.4		60.7		5.5		55.3		2.3	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	22.3	!	45.0	!	‡		19.9	!	5.0	!	14.9	!	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	20.0		14.0		5.3		59.6		31.1		28.5		1.1	!
Two or more races	17.8		17.5		8.9		53.9		12.2		41.7		1.8	!
! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ Care provided in places such as early learning centers, nursery schools, and preschools, including Head Start. ² Children who spent an equal amount of time in each of two or more arrangements. ³ Care provided in the child's home or in another private home by a relative (excluding parents). ⁴ Care provided in the child's home or in another private home by a person unrelated to the child. NOTE: Primary type of care arrangement is the type of nonparental care in which the child spent the most hours. Data are based on a representative sample of children born in 2001. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and suppression of cells that do not meet standards. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort, Longitudinal 9-month–Preschool Restricted-Use Data File.