Table with row headings in column A and column headings in rows 9 to 11. Columns B to E are persons. Columns F to I are percents.  Columns J to M are hours.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
A Child's Day:  2004 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Table D3.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years and Designated Parents:  2004,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2004 Panel, Wave 3.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Internet Release Date:  October 2007.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Age of child,,,,Type of early child care experience ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,, Percent ever in non-relative child care arrangement ,,,,Average time spent in non-relative child care arrangement (hours per week) /1,,,,,,,,,,
,Less than 3 years,3 to 5 years,6 to 11 years,12 to 17 years, Less than 3 years , 3 to 5 years , 6 to 11 years , 12 to 17 years ,Less than 3 years,3 to 5 years,6 to 11 years,12 to 17 years,,,,,,,
Total," 11,847 "," 12,054 "," 24,007 "," 25,262 ", 27.4 , 48.7 , 44.3 , 35.9 , 30.4 , 26.2 , 26.8 , 27.3 ,,,,,,,
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CHILD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 5,839 "," 5,859 "," 11,670 "," 12,434 ", 26.8 , 48.2 , 43.3 , 37.3 , 31.1 , 26.4 , 26.5 , 27.6 ,,,,,,,
..Male," 6,008 "," 6,196 "," 12,338 "," 12,828 ", 28.0 , 49.2 , 45.3 , 34.4 , 29.9 , 26.0 , 27.1 , 27.0 
.Race and Hispanic Origin,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,203 "," 9,067 "," 18,270 "," 19,235 ", 25.6 , 47.4 , 43.9 , 35.2 , 29.7 , 24.8 , 26.5 , 26.9 
...Non-Hispanic," 6,785 "," 6,734 "," 14,076 "," 15,315 ", 27.7 , 51.1 , 47.5 , 38.3 , 30.1 , 24.9 , 26.6 , 27.2 
..Black," 1,653 "," 1,963 "," 3,780 "," 3,957 ", 34.6 , 56.1 , 47.6 , 39.0 , 33.6 , 30.3 , 28.5 , 29.1 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 402 , 362 , 769 , 816 , 30.8 , 35.4 , 29.8 , 21.3 , 29.3 , 30.3 , 24.6 , 25.1 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 2,627 "," 2,570 "," 4,588 "," 4,288 ", 21.0 , 37.9 , 33.4 , 24.3 , 28.7 , 24.7 , 25.8 , 25.9 
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DESIGNATED PARENT,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 11,562 "," 11,737 "," 23,059 "," 23,825 ", 27.4 , 48.4 , 44.3 , 36.4 , 30.6 , 26.2 , 26.8 , 27.3 
..Male, 285 , 317 , 949 ," 1,437 ", 25.3 , 59.6 , 44.3 , 27.2 , 25.8 , 25.9 , 27.6 , 27.7 
.Race and Hispanic Origin,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,367 "," 9,262 "," 18,649 "," 19,550 ", 26.0 , 47.6 , 44.1 , 35.5 , 29.9 , 24.9 , 26.6 , 26.9 
...Non-Hispanic," 7,199 "," 7,134 "," 14,705 "," 16,004 ", 28.2 , 51.7 , 47.7 , 38.6 , 30.2 , 25.0 , 26.8 , 27.2 
..Black," 1,608 "," 1,924 "," 3,720 "," 3,912 ", 34.4 , 56.2 , 47.0 , 38.5 , 33.4 , 30.5 , 28.4 , 29.4 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 441 , 414 , 867 , 915 , 29.9 , 36.5 , 31.6 , 23.3 , 28.3 , 26.6 , 24.6 , 26.1 ,,,,,,,,
..Hispanic (of any race)," 2,361 "," 2,347 "," 4,267 "," 3,832 ", 19.2 , 35.4 , 32.1 , 22.8 , 28.2 , 24.7 , 25.4 , 25.2 ,,,,,,,,
.Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Married /2," 8,619 "," 8,476 "," 16,998 "," 17,100 ", 27.2 , 46.5 , 42.3 , 34.6 , 30.1 , 25.1 , 26.3 , 26.9 ,,,,,,,,
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 745 ," 1,400 "," 4,115 "," 5,940 ", 33.7 , 56.8 , 49.6 , 38.6 , 31.2 , 28.9 , 28.5 , 28.9 ,,,,,,,,
..Never married," 2,483 "," 2,179 "," 2,895 "," 2,221 ", 26.0 , 52.1 , 48.6 , 38.1 , 31.4 , 28.0 , 27.4 , 25.7 ,,,,,,,,
.Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Less than high school," 1,705 "," 1,660 "," 2,926 "," 2,898 ", 15.2 , 35.1 , 29.5 , 22.6 , 28.7 , 24.3 , 23.7 , 27.7 ,,,,,,,,
..High school graduate," 2,840 "," 3,107 "," 6,246 "," 7,244 ", 21.0 , 42.2 , 38.5 , 31.4 , 30.1 , 26.9 , 26.1 , 25.5 ,,,,,,,,
..Some college," 1,990 "," 2,036 "," 4,366 "," 4,444 ", 29.3 , 55.9 , 49.2 , 38.1 , 31.0 , 26.5 , 27.1 , 28.7 ,,,,,,,,
..Vocational or associate's degree," 1,884 "," 2,123 "," 4,672 "," 5,392 ", 30.9 , 55.2 , 50.9 , 40.0 , 30.7 , 27.4 , 28.2 , 27.1 ,,,,,,,,
..Bachelor's degree," 2,399 "," 2,146 "," 4,265 "," 3,712 ", 32.0 , 50.9 , 48.9 , 41.9 , 30.1 , 25.2 , 27.0 , 28.4 ,,,,,,,,
..Advanced degree," 1,029 ", 982 ," 1,532 "," 1,571 ", 44.3 , 59.1 , 49.9 , 46.0 , 31.4 , 25.3 , 27.6 , 27.5 ,,,,,,,,
.Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 4,292 "," 4,948 "," 11,031 "," 13,096 ", 45.4 , 57.7 , 52.0 , 40.6 , 33.9 , 30.4 , 29.3 , 28.9 ,,,,,,,,
..Worked part-time last month," 2,365 "," 2,463 "," 5,265 "," 5,030 ", 31.9 , 54.4 , 44.5 , 36.3 , 25.3 , 23.5 , 23.9 , 25.5 ,,,,,,,,
Footnote:,,,,,,,,,,,,
1/ Statistics are based only on those children ever in child care.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2/ Married includes married, spouse present and married, spouse absent (excluding separated).",,,,,,,,,,,,
3/ Full-time includes those who usually work 35 or more hours per week; part-time includes those who usually work 1-34 hours per week. Data only shown for people reporting usual hours worked in the last month.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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