Table C1.  Percent of Children Under 5 in Selected Child Care
                Arrangements:  1977-1993

     (Principal arrangements used by mothers during most
      of their hours at work)
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     Family status            Percent of children cared for by -
       and date                        Grand-   Family     Day care cntr/
       of survey      Father  Mother*  parent   day care+  nursery school
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     ALL FAMILIES
     Fall 1993          15.9     6.2     16.5      16.6       29.9
     Fall 1991          20.0     8.7     15.8      17.9       23.0
     Fall 1990          16.5     6.4     14.3      20.1       27.5
     Fall 1988          15.1     7.6     13.9      23.6       25.8
     Fall 1987          15.3     8.9     13.8      22.3       24.4
     Fall 1986          14.5     7.4     15.7      24.0       22.4
     Winter 1985        15.7     8.1     15.9      22.3       23.1
     June 1977          14.4    11.4      NA       22.4       13.0

     MARRIED COUPLES
     Fall 1993          19.3     6.9     14.4      16.4       30.0
     Fall 1991          22.9     9.8     13.7      17.1       22.7
     Fall 1990          19.8     7.8     13.0      19.7       26.8
     Fall 1988          17.9     8.7     11.8      23.7       25.4
     Fall 1987          18.2    10.1     12.2      22.2       23.4
     Fall 1986          17.9     8.3     14.1      24.4       20.3
     Winter 1985        18.8     9.2     13.9      21.8       22.3
     June 1977          17.1    12.9      NA       22.6       11.6

     SINGLE MOTHERS
     Fall 1993          3.4      3.5     24.6      17.3       29.5
     Fall 1991          7.0      3.7     24.8      21.3       24.5
     Fall 1990          3.2      0.7     20.0      27.8       30.4
     Fall 1988          1.5      2.4     23.9      22.8       27.8
     Fall 1987          2.3      3.4     20.8      22.3       28.3
     Fall 1986          1.4      3.8     20.3      22.4       30.2
     Winter 1985        2.2      3.5     24.5      24.4       26.7
     June 1977          0.8      4.4      NA       21.8       19.1
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     Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation and the
         June 1977 Current Population Survey, "Who's Minding the Kids?
         Child Care Arrangements: Fall 1991," Current Population Reports,
         Series P70-36.
     Note: Single mothers include women never married, widowed, divorced,
         and separated.
      *  Includes mothers working at home or away from home.
      +  Children cared for in another home by nonrelatives
     NA  Not available.