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.,,,,,,,,,,,,
P70-109.  A Child's Day:  2003 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being),,,,,,,,,,,,
Table D3.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years and Designated Parents:  2003,,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,,,,
"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 2001 Panel, Wave 7.",,,,,,,,,,,,
Internet Release Date:  January 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," 11,816 "," 11,780 "," 24,211 "," 24,851 ", 24.2 , 47.0 , 40.3 , 32.3 , 30.8 , 27.7 , 27.2 , 27.6 
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CHILD,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 5,735 "," 5,784 "," 11,834 "," 12,078 ", 23.3 , 45.7 , 39.4 , 32.1 , 31.0 , 27.9 , 27.2 , 27.4 
..Male," 6,081 "," 5,996 "," 12,376 "," 12,773 ", 25.1 , 48.3 , 41.1 , 32.6 , 30.7 , 27.5 , 27.1 , 27.8 
.Race and Hispanic Origin,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,313 "," 8,933 "," 18,936 "," 19,550 ", 23.3 , 45.9 , 39.9 , 31.8 , 30.8 , 26.8 , 26.5 , 27.1 
...Non-Hispanic," 7,383 "," 6,752 "," 14,647 "," 15,804 ", 25.5 , 49.9 , 44.6 , 35.0 , 30.7 , 26.9 , 26.6 , 27.3 
..Black," 1,739 "," 2,109 "," 3,958 "," 3,939 ", 32.8 , 53.2 , 44.5 , 36.6 , 31.9 , 31.9 , 30.3 , 30.4 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 591 , 543 , 955 , 955 , 18.1 , 41.1 , 28.5 , 23.1 , 27.2 , 26.1 , 25.8 , 30.5 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 2,088 "," 2,403 "," 4,689 "," 4,101 ", 15.7 , 33.9 , 24.0 , 19.1 , 32.4 , 26.8 , 26.0 , 25.6 
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DESIGNATED PARENT,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 11,585 "," 11,451 "," 23,323 "," 23,508 ", 24.2 , 46.9 , 40.0 , 32.5 , 30.6 , 27.8 , 27.1 , 27.6 
..Male, 231 , 329 , 888 ," 1,343 ", 22.9 , 49.8 , 46.1 , 30.0 , 43.7 , 22.9 , 29.4 , 28.2 
.Race and Hispanic Origin,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,328 "," 9,063 "," 19,042 "," 19,618 ", 23.4 , 45.9 , 40.0 , 31.8 , 30.8 , 26.9 , 26.6 , 27.1 
...Non-Hispanic," 7,295 "," 6,923 "," 14,700 "," 15,879 ", 25.8 , 50.7 , 45.0 , 35.0 , 30.7 , 27.1 , 26.8 , 27.2 
..Black," 1,711 "," 1,982 "," 3,784 "," 3,840 ", 32.7 , 53.4 , 44.3 , 36.8 , 32.1 , 31.9 , 30.1 , 30.6 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 623 , 540 , 987 , 975 , 14.4 , 40.4 , 27.5 , 23.0 , 26.9 , 25.9 , 25.4 , 29.2 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 2,187 "," 2,361 "," 4,791 "," 4,128 ", 15.2 , 31.6 , 23.4 , 18.9 , 31.9 , 26.4 , 25.2 , 26.8 
.Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Married /2," 8,735 "," 8,523 "," 17,238 "," 17,254 ", 23.3 , 44.8 , 37.4 , 30.5 , 30.3 , 26.2 , 26.3 , 27.2 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 889 ," 1,413 "," 4,213 "," 5,992 ", 31.4 , 57.5 , 47.0 , 36.8 , 32.8 , 32.3 , 29.6 , 28.2 
..Never married," 2,192 "," 1,844 "," 2,760 "," 1,605 ", 25.1 , 49.3 , 47.6 , 36.0 , 31.7 , 29.8 , 27.9 , 29.1 
.Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Less than high school," 1,923 "," 1,858 "," 3,922 "," 4,081 ", 15.2 , 30.8 , 24.1 , 18.9 , 28.0 , 27.2 , 25.7 , 24.7 
..High school graduate," 2,900 "," 3,169 "," 6,772 "," 7,484 ", 19.3 , 46.2 , 37.1 , 29.2 , 30.8 , 27.4 , 26.7 , 28.7 
..Some college," 2,072 "," 2,168 "," 4,630 "," 4,590 ", 26.5 , 49.8 , 45.5 , 37.5 , 32.9 , 29.0 , 29.2 , 28.6 
..Vocational or associate's degree," 1,464 "," 1,563 "," 3,398 "," 3,249 ", 23.4 , 48.9 , 45.5 , 36.0 , 31.6 , 28.5 , 26.6 , 27.0 
..Bachelor's degree," 2,392 "," 2,135 "," 3,862 "," 3,846 ", 27.2 , 53.9 , 47.0 , 37.6 , 32.1 , 25.8 , 26.9 , 27.3 
..Advanced degree," 1,066 ", 886 ," 1,627 "," 1,601 ", 43.9 , 57.6 , 50.3 , 46.5 , 27.9 , 29.2 , 26.7 , 26.8 
.Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 3,947 "," 4,673 "," 10,764 "," 13,074 ", 39.3 , 58.6 , 46.6 , 36.5 , 35.4 , 32.2 , 30.5 , 29.7 
..Worked part-time last month," 2,512 "," 2,473 "," 4,941 "," 5,014 ", 24.9 , 48.5 , 42.0 , 34.4 , 24.5 , 23.6 , 24.3 , 24.9 
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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