"three tables with row headers in column A, first table - Children Under 15 has column headers in rows 5 through 6 and rows 42 through 43, second table - children under 5 has column headers in rows 69 through 70 and rows 106 through 107, third table childr",,,,,, "Table 6: Average Weekly Child Care Expenditures of Families with Employed Mothers that Make Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 ",,,,,, ,,,,,, (Omits families with no income.),,,,,, Characteristics,Number (in thousands),Average weekly child care expenditures (in dollars),Average monthly family income (in dollars),Percent of family's monthly income spent on child care /1,Average monthly mother's income (in dollars),Ratio of child care expenditures to mother's income /2 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS,"7,926",95,"5,784",7.1,"2,750",15.0 MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , .Married,"5,532",103,"6,913",6.4,"2,894",15.4 ".Widowed, separated, divorced","1,259",82,"3,283",10.9,"2,782",12.8 .Never married,"1,136",74,"3,057",10.5,"2,012",15.9 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,,,, White,"6,374",97,"5,867",7.2,"2,760",15.2 Non-Hispanic,"5,494",98,"6,127",6.9,"2,857",14.8 Black,"1,137",82,"4,259",8.3,"2,207",16.0 "American Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo",69,90,"4,339",9.0,"2,806",13.9 Asian and Pacific Islander,346,111,"9,565",5.1,"4,337",11.1 ,,,,,, Hispanic (of any race),989,94,"4,278",9.6,"2,164",18.9 AGE OF MOTHER, , , , , , .15-24 years,735,77,"3,456",9.7,"1,517",22.1 .25-34 years,"3,325",103,"5,090",8.8,"2,321",19.3 .35+ years,"3,865",92,"6,824",5.8,"3,353",11.9 EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER, , , , , , Less than high school,558,79,"3,215",10.6,"1,321",25.8 High school graduate,"1,776",71,"4,204",7.3,"1,929",16.0 Some college,"2,909",88,"4,865",7.8,"2,408",15.8 Bachelor's degree or higher,"2,684",123,"8,360",6.4,"3,960",13.4 WORK STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , Employed full-time,"5,735",101,"5,944",7.4,"3,095",14.2 Employed part-time,"1,769",78,"5,157",6.5,"1,634",20.6 Self-employed,422,90,"6,238",6.3,"2,735",14.3 FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY), , , , , , ".Less than $1,500",690,58,"1,026",24.7,932,27.2 ".$1,500 - $2,999","1,349",69,"2,282",13.1,"1,720",17.4 ".$3,000 - $4,499","1,605",91,"3,729",10.6,"2,100",18.8 ".$4,500 and over","4,282",111,"8,424",5.7,"3,610",13.3 FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL, , , , , , .Below poverty level,498,67,"1,140",25.7,841,34.8 .At or above poverty level,"7,428",97,"6,095",6.9,"2,877",14.6 .100 - 199 percent of poverty level,"1,336",68,"2,201",13.3,"1,474",19.9 .200+ percent of poverty level,"6,092",104,"6,949",6.5,"3,185",14.1 AGES OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY, , , , , , Under 5 years only,"2,554",119,"5,830",8.9,"2,653",19.5 5 to 14 years only,"3,451",60,"6,025",4.3,"2,974",8.8 Both age groups,"1,921",126,"5,290",10.3,"2,476",22.1 ,,,,,, "Table 6: Average Weekly Child Care Expenditures of Families with Employed Mothers that Make Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 - Continued",,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, (Omits families with no income.),,,,,, Characteristics,Number (in thousands),Average weekly child care expenditures (in dollars),Average monthly family income (in dollars),Percent of family's monthly income spent on child care /1,Average monthly mother's income (in dollars),Ratio of child care expenditures to mother's income /2 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS,"4,475",122,"5,598",9.5,"2,577",20.5 MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , .Married,"3,251",132,"6,519",8.8,"2,766",20.7 ".Widowed, separated, divorced",456,115,"3,282",15.2,"2,467",20.3 .Never married,768,n,"3,073",11.7,"1,843",19.6 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,,,, White,"3,522",127,"5,648",9.8,"2,531",21.8 Non-Hispanic,"3,010",129,"5,849",9.6,"2,595",21.5 Black,691,92,"3,881",10.3,"1,967",20.4 "American Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo",34,106,"3,495",13.2,"2,493",18.5 Asian and Pacific Islander,228,139,"10,361",5.8,"5,154",11.7 ,,,,,, Hispanic (of any race),581,119,"4,525",11.4,"2,198",23.4 AGE OF MOTHER, , , , , , .15-24 years,670,79,"3,462",9.9,"1,512",22.6 .25-34 years,"2,458",119,"5,380",9.6,"2,329",22.2 .35+ years,"1,347",149,"7,059",9.2,"3,559",18.2 EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER, , , , , , Less than high school,336,101,"3,322",13.2,"1,302",33.7 High school graduate,999,80,"3,915",8.9,"1,659",21.0 Some college,"1,599",115,"4,615",10.8,"2,232",22.4 Bachelor's degree or higher,"1,542",161,"8,203",8.5,"3,807",18.3 WORK STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , Employed full-time,"3,183",132,"5,847",9.8,"2,940",19.5 Employed part-time,"1,090",94,"4,871",8.4,"1,578",25.9 Self-employed,202,117,"5,597",9.1,"2,243",22.7 FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY), , , , , , ".Less than $1,500",434,64,"1,009",27.5,908,30.5 ".$1,500 - $2,999",704,80,"2,266",15.4,"1,507",23.1 ".$3,000 - $4,499",985,117,"3,736",13.6,"1,977",25.7 ".$4,500 and over","2,352",147,"8,221",7.8,"3,456",18.5 FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL, , , , , , .Below poverty level,350,67,"1,173",24.9,825,35.4 .At or above poverty level,"4,125",127,"5,974",9.2,"2,726",20.2 .100 - 199 percent of poverty level,730,81,"2,255",15.6,"1,372",25.7 .200+ percent of poverty level,"3,395",137,"6,773",8.7,"3,017",19.6 "Table 6: Average Weekly Child Care Expenditures of Families with Employed Mothers that Make Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 - Continued",,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, (Omits families with no income.),,,,,, Characteristics,Number (in thousands),Average weekly child care expenditures (in dollars),Average monthly family income (in dollars),Percent of family's monthly income spent on child care /1,Average monthly mother's income (in dollars),Ratio of child care expenditures to mother's income /2 FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 5 to 14 YEARS,"5,372",84,"5,762",6.3,"2,796",13.0 MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , .Married,"3,736",88,"6,973",5.5,"2,890",13.3 ".Widowed, separated, divorced","1,043",77,"3,121",10.7,"2,802",11.9 .Never married,593,67,"2,779",10.5,"2,192",13.3 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,,,, White,"4,351",85,"5,941",6.2,"2,874",12.8 Non-Hispanic,"3,758",86,"6,216",6.0,"2,976",12.5 Black,777,79,"4,405",7.8,"2,348",14.6 "American Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo",53,75,"4,234",7.7,"2,721",12.0 Asian and Pacific Islander,191,77,"7,628",4.4,"2,852",11.8 ,,,,,, Hispanic (of any race),653,81,"4,146",8.5,"2,198",16.0 AGE OF MOTHER, , , , , , .15-24 years,165,77,"3,033",11.1,"1,549",21.7 .25-34 years,"1,942",92,"4,385",9.1,"2,190",18.2 .35+ years,"3,266",79,"6,719",5.1,"3,219",10.7 EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER, , , , , , Less than high school,405,71,"3,164",9.7,"1,381",22.2 High school graduate,"1,257",70,"4,301",7.1,"2,095",14.6 Some college,"1,954",79,"4,947",6.9,"2,472",13.8 Bachelor's degree or higher,"1,757",102,"8,313",5.3,"3,984",11.1 WORK STATUS OF MOTHER, , , , , , Employed full-time,"3,821",88,"5,850",6.5,"3,141",12.1 Employed part-time,"1,220",73,"5,348",5.9,"1,705",18.5 Self-employed,331,79,"6,271",5.5,"2,832",12.1 FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY), , , , , , ".Less than $1,500",458,60,"1,032",25.1,940,27.5 ".$1,500 - $2,999",982,68,"2,295",12.8,"1,799",16.4 ".$3,000 - $4,499","1,044",84,"3,715",9.8,"2,151",16.9 ".$4,500 and over","2,888",93,"8,433",4.8,"3,663",11.0 FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL, , , , , , .Below poverty level,348,70,"1,156",26.4,865,35.2 .At or above poverty level,"5,025",85,"6,081",6.0,"2,929",12.5 .100 - 199 percent of poverty level,994,66,"2,252",12.7,"1,537",18.5 .200+ percent of poverty level,"4,031",89,"7,025",5.5,"3,273",11.8 Footnotes:,,,,,, (-) Represents or rounds to zero. (X) Not available.,,,,,, /1 Percent is a ratio of average monthly child care payments (prorated from weekly averages) to average family monthly income.,,,,,, "/2 Ratio is of average monthly child care parments (prorated from weekly averages) to mother's average monthly income, shown as a percentage.",,,,,, NOTE: Average expenditures per week are among families making child care payments.,,,,,, "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2001 Panel, Wave 4.",,,,,, "Internet release date: November 9, 2005",,,,,,