PPL Table 5B. Child Care Characteristics of Children in Head Start: Fall 1995 
Among Children 3 and 4 Years Old Living in Poverty
(Numbers in thousands)

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|                       |       |       |       |  Not  |  Not  |
|                       |       |Enroll-|Enroll-|enroll-|enroll-|
|                       | TOTAL |  ed   |  ed   |  ed   |  ed   |
|                       |-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|                       |  SUM  |  SUM  |PCTSUM |  SUM  |PCTSUM |
|-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|ALL                    |   1933|    275|  100.0|   1658|  100.0|
|Multiple arr           |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1232|    135|   49.2|   1096|   66.1|
|Yes                    |    701|    140|   50.8|    562|   33.9|
|Head Start=primary arr |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1693|     35|   12.8|   1658|  100.0|
|Yes                    |    240|    240|   87.2|      0|    0.0|
|Head Start=secondary   |       |       |       |       |       |
|arr                    |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1898|    240|   87.2|   1658|  100.0|
|Yes                    |     35|     35|   12.8|      0|    0.0|
|Only in Head Start     |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1798|    140|   50.8|   1658|  100.0|
|Yes                    |    135|    135|   49.2|      0|    0.0|
|Relative               |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1166|    186|   67.5|    980|   59.1|
|Yes                    |    767|     89|   32.5|    678|   40.9|
|Des. parent            |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1865|    262|   95.3|   1603|   96.7|
|Yes                    |     68|     13|    4.7|     54|    3.3|
|Other parent           |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1774|    264|   96.0|   1509|   91.0|
|Yes                    |    159|     11|    4.0|    148|    9.0|
|Sibling                |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1878|    275|  100.0|   1603|   96.7|
|Yes                    |     55|      0|    0.0|     55|    3.3|
|Grandparent            |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1474|    213|   77.2|   1262|   76.1|
|Yes                    |    459|     63|   22.8|    396|   23.9|
|Other relative         |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1641|    240|   87.2|   1401|   84.5|
|Yes                    |    292|     35|   12.8|    257|   15.5|
|Nonrel, excl Head Start|       |       |       |       |       |
|and school             |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1377|    228|   82.7|   1149|   69.3|
|Yes                    |    556|     47|   17.3|    509|   30.7|
|Org. facility          |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1194|      0|    0.0|   1194|   72.0|
|Yes                    |    739|    275|  100.0|    464|   28.0|
|Day care center        |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1743|    275|  100.0|   1468|   88.6|
|Yes                    |    190|      0|    0.0|    190|   11.4|
|Nursery/preschool      |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1684|    268|   97.4|   1416|   85.4|
|Yes                    |    249|      7|    2.6|    242|   14.6|
|Oth nonrel             |       |       |       |       |       |
|No                     |   1665|    235|   85.3|   1430|   86.3|
|Yes                    |    268|     40|   14.7|    228|   13.7|
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NOTE: Because of multiple arrangements, numbers and percentages may exceed 
	the total number of children.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation 
	  (SIPP), 1993 Wave 9. 
	                              Internet release date: October 31, 2000.