"three tables with row headers in column A, first table - Children Under 15 has column headers in rows 5 through 6, second table - children under 5 has column headers in rows 55 through 56, third table children 5 to 14 has column headers in rows 104 to 105",,,,,
"Table 5:  Families with Employed Mothers that Make Child Care Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics:  Spring 2005",,,,,
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"(Numbers in thousands, except for percents. Omits families with no income.)",,,,,
Characteristics,Total,Making child care payments,,,
,,Number ,Percent,,
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS,"22,961","7,989",34.8,,
MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,
.Married,"15,988","5,622",35.2,,
".Widowed, separated, divorced","3,417","1,159",33.9,,
.Never married,"3,556","1,208",34.0,,
AGE OF MOTHER,,,,,
.15-24 years,"1,758",700,39.8,,
.25-34 years,"8,026","3,350",41.7,,
.35+ years,"13,177","3,938",29.9,,
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,,,
.White alone,"17,722","6,310",35.6
..Non-Hispanic,"14,336","5,219",36.4
.Black alone,"3,582","1,125",31.4
.Asian alone,784,286,36.5
.Hispanic (of any race),"3,742","1,218",32.5
EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER,,,
.Less than high school,"1,559",379,24.3
.High school graduate,"5,831","1,591",27.3
.Some college,"9,117","3,140",34.4
.Bachelor's degree or higher,"6,453","2,879",44.6
WORK STATUS OF MOTHER,,,
 .Employed full-time,"15,793","5,987",37.9
 .Employed part-time,"5,269","1,511",28.7
     .Self-employed,"1,899",491,25.9
FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY),,,
".Less than $1,500","2,493",625,25.1
".$1,500 - $2,999","4,398","1,384",31.5,,
".$3,000 - $4,499","4,175","1,306",31.3,,
".$4,500 and over","11,895","4,674",39.3,,
FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL,,,,,
.Below poverty level,"2,378",579,24.3,,
.At or above poverty level,"20,583","7,409",36.0,,
..100 - 199 percent of poverty level,"4,712","1,411",29.9,,
..200+ percent of poverty level,"15,870","5,999",37.8,,
AGES OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY,,,,,
.Under 5 years only,"5,157","2,610",50.6,,
.5 to 14 years only,"13,750","3,390",24.7,,
.Both age groups,"4,054","1,989",49.1,,

"Table 5:  Families with Employed Mothers that Make Child Care Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics:  Spring 2005 - Continued",,,,,
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"(Numbers in thousands, except for percents. Omits families with no income.)",,,,,
Characteristics,Total,Making child care payments,
,,Number ,Percent
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS,"9,210","4,599",49.9
MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER,,,
.Married,"6,463","3,321",51.4
".Widowed, separated, divorced",799,442,55.3
.Never married,"1,948",837,43.0
AGE OF MOTHER,,,
.15-24 years,"1,606",653,40.7
.25-34 years,"4,924","2,509",51.0
.35+ years,"2,680","1,437",53.6
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,
.White alone,"7,015","3,565",50.8
..Non-Hispanic,"5,583","2,929",52.5
.Black alone,"1,505",693,46.2
.Asian alone,296,163,55.1
.Hispanic (of any race),"1,619",733,45.3
EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER,,,
.Less than high school,679,233,34.3
.High school graduate,"2,266",964,42.5
.Some college,"3,438","1,721",50.1
.Bachelor's degree or higher,"2,828","1,680",59.4
WORK STATUS OF MOTHER,,,
 .Employed full-time,"6,246","3,416",54.7
 .Employed part-time,"2,317",964,41.6
     .Self-employed,647,219,33.8
FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY),,,
".Less than $1,500","1,216",396,32.6
".$1,500 - $2,999","1,823",847,46.5
".$3,000 - $4,499","1,633",800,49.0
".$4,500 and over","4,539","2,556",56.3
FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL,,,
.Below poverty level,"1,160",373,32.2,,
.At or above poverty level,"8,051","4,226",52.5,,
..100 - 199 percent of poverty level,"2,052",905,44.1,,
..200+ percent of poverty level,"5,999","3,320",55.3,,
AGES OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY,,,,,
.Under 5 years only,"5,157","2,610",50.6,,
.Both age groups,"4,054","1,989",49.1,,
,,,,,
"Table 5:  Families with Employed Mothers that Make Child Care Payments, by Age Groups and Selected Characteristics:  Spring 2005 - Continued",,,,,
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"(Numbers in thousands, except for percents. Omits families with no income.)",,,,,
Characteristics,Total,Making child care payments,,,
,,Number ,Percent,,
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN  5 TO 14  YEARS,"17,804","5,379",30.2,,
MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,
.Married,"12,527","3,788",30.2,,
".Widowed, separated, divorced","3,022",957,31.7
.Never married,"2,254",635,28.2
AGE OF MOTHER,,,
.15-24 years,406,165,40.6
.25-34 years,"5,331","1,909",35.8
.35+ years,"12,067","3,305",27.4
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,
.White alone,"13,737","4,279",31.1
..Non-Hispanic,"11,024","3,490",31.7
.Black alone,"2,824",765,27.1
.Asian alone,590,169,28.6
.Hispanic (of any race),"2,979",857,28.8
EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER,,,
.Less than high school,"1,228",281,22.9
.High school graduate,"4,562","1,050",23.0
.Some college,"7,351","2,227",30.3
.Bachelor's degree or higher,"4,663","1,822",39.1
WORK STATUS OF MOTHER,,,
 .Employed full-time,"12,195","3,978",32.6
 .Employed part-time,"4,062","1,031",25.4
     .Self-employed,"1,548",370,23.9
FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY),,,
".Less than $1,500","1,803",406,22.5
".$1,500 - $2,999","3,413",904,26.5
".$3,000 - $4,499","3,303",889,26.9
".$4,500 and over","9,285","3,180",34.2
FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL,,,
.Below poverty level,"1,825",415,22.7
.At or above poverty level,"15,979","4,964",31.1
..100 - 199 percent of poverty level,"3,690",961,26.0
..200+ percent of poverty level,"12,298","4,004",32.6
AGES OF CHILDREN IN FAMILY,,,
.5 to 14 years only,"13,750","3,390",24.7,,
.Both age groups,"4,054","1,989",49.1,,

Footnotes: ,,,,,
"Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2004 Panel, Wave 4.",,,,,
For information on sampling and nonsampling error see http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/source.html,,,,,
Internet release date:  February 2008.,,,,,