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Lynda Laughlin, family demographer from the U.S. Census Bureau, Discusses Child Care arrangements in the 21st Century

December 23, 2011 at 9:15 a.m.

Archived segment on C-SPAN Link to a non-federal Web site

Biography: Lynda Laughlin

Presentation [PDF]

Slide 1 Child Care in the United States
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Child Care in the United States [PDF]		 Slide 2 Child Care in the United States
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Child Care in the United States [PDF]		 Slide 3 The Child Care Decision Process
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The Child Care Decision Process [PDF]		 Slide 4 Percentage of Employed Women by Age of Children: 1985-2010
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Percentage of Employed Women by Age of Children: 1985-2010 [PDF]		 Slide 5 Percentage of Children Ages 3 to 6 Enrolled in Nursery School by Labor Force Status of Mother: 1987-2009
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Percentage of Children Ages 3 to 6 Enrolled in Nursery School by Labor Force Status of Mother: 1987-2009 [PDF]
Slide 6 Child Care Facilities per 1,000 Children: 1987
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Child Care Facilities per 1,000 Children: 1987 [PDF]		 Slide 7 Child Care Facilities per 1,000 Children: 2007
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Child Care Facilities per 1,000 Children: 2007 [PDF]		 Slide 8 Definitions
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Definitions [PDF]		 Slide 9 Definitions
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Definitions [PDF]		 Slide 10 Percentage of Preschools Care for by Their Fathers: 1985-2010
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Percentage of Preschools Care for by Their Fathers: 1985-2010 [PDF]
Slide 11 Percentage of Preschoolers Cared for by Relatives: 1985-2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers Cared for by Relatives: 1985-2010 [PDF]		 Slide 12 Percentage of Preschoolers Cared for by Organized Care
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Percentage of Preschoolers Cared for by Organized Care [PDF]		 Slide 13 Percentage of Preschoolers Care for by Family Day Care: 1985-2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers Care for by Family Day Care: 1985-2010 [PDF]		 Slide 14 Percentage of Preschoolers in Multiple Child Care Arrangements by Employment Status of Mother: 2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers in Multiple Child Care Arrangements by Employment Status of Mother: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 15 Percentage of Preschoolers with Employed Mothers in Multiple Child Care Arrangements: 2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers with Employed Mothers in Multiple Child Care Arrangements: 2010 [PDF]
Slide 16 Average Hours, Per Week, Preschoolers Spent in Child Care by Employment Status of Mother: 2010
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Average Hours, Per Week, Preschoolers Spent in Child Care by Employment Status of Mother: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 17 Average Hours, Per Week, Preschoolers with Employed Mothers Spent in Child Care: 2010
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Average Hours, Per Week, Preschoolers with Employed Mothers Spent in Child Care: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 18 Percentage of Preschools in Organized Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010
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Percentage of Preschools in Organized Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 19 Percentage of Preschoolers in Grandparent Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers in Grandparent Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 20 Percentage Preschoolers in Father Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010
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Percentage Preschoolers in Father Care by Race/Hispanic Origin: 2010 [PDF]
Slide 21 Percentage of Preschoolers in Child Care by Poverty Status: 2010
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Percentage of Preschoolers in Child Care by Poverty Status: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 22 Percentage of Grade-schoolers in Child Care by Employment Status of Mothers: 2010
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Percentage of Grade-schoolers in Child Care by Employment Status of Mothers: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 23 Percentage of Grade-schoolers in Enrichment Activities by Employment Status of Mother: 2010
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Percentage of Grade-schoolers in Enrichment Activities by Employment Status of Mother: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 24 Definitions
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Definitions [PDF]		 Slide 25 Percentage of Grade-Schoolers in Self-Care by Employment Status of Mother: 2010
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Percentage of Grade-Schoolers in Self-Care by Employment Status of Mother: 2010 [PDF]
Slide 26 Average Hours, Per Week, in Self Care by Age: 2010
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Average Hours, Per Week, in Self Care by Age: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 27 Average Hours, Per Week, Grade-schoolers Spent in Child Care: Spring 2005 and Summer 2006
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Average Hours, Per Week, Grade-schoolers Spent in Child Care: Spring 2005 and Summer 2006 [PDF]		 Slide 28 Weekly Child Care Costs Paid by Families
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Weekly Child Care Costs Paid by Families [PDF]		 Slide 29 Average Weekly Child Care Costs by Age of Children: 2010
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Average Weekly Child Care Costs by Age of Children: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 30 Percentage of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care by Poverty Status: 2010
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Percentage of Monthly Income Spent on Child Care by Poverty Status: 2010 [PDF]
Slide 31 Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary child Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Employment Status: 2010
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Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary child Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Employment Status: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 32 Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary Child Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Work Shift: 2010
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Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary Child Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Work Shift: 2010 [PDF]		 Slide 33 Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Hours Worked: 2010
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Percentage of Fathers Who are the Primary Care Provider for Their Children, by Father's Hours Worked: 2010 [PDF]		    

Sources of Information:
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Data on Child Care

Additional Information:

Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2010

Work-Related Expenses and Child Care

A Child's Day: 2009 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being)

School Enrollment

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Public Information Office | PIO@census.gov | Last Revised: August 31, 2012