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 D4.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Families and Households with Children Under 18:  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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FAMILY,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Monthly Family Income,,,,,,,,,,,,
"..Under $1,500"," 1,847 "," 1,828 "," 3,736 "," 3,317 ", 22.2 , 40.5 , 37.7 , 28.7 , 31.5 , 27.1 , 25.5 , 25.3 
"..$1,500 to $2,999"," 2,529 "," 2,742 "," 5,600 "," 5,179 ", 21.5 , 42.1 , 34.8 , 26.9 , 32.2 , 28.3 , 28.3 , 27.9 
"..$3,000 to $4,499"," 2,066 "," 2,408 "," 4,545 "," 4,660 ", 21.7 , 46.5 , 38.2 , 31.1 , 31.0 , 27.2 , 26.5 , 28.6 
"..$4,500 to $5,999"," 1,467 "," 1,528 "," 3,500 "," 3,557 ", 24.5 , 52.6 , 44.9 , 32.9 , 30.8 , 27.3 , 27.4 , 29.4 
"..$6,000 and over"," 3,528 "," 2,874 "," 6,250 "," 7,616 ", 29.5 , 53.9 , 46.7 , 38.5 , 30.0 , 27.6 , 27.7 , 27.0 
..Income not reported, 379 , 401 , 580 , 522 , 15.8 , 43.9 , 27.9 , 27.6 , B , B , B , B 
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.Poverty Status \2,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Below poverty level," 2,472 "," 2,091 "," 4,441 "," 3,808 ", 18.4 , 37.6 , 34.9 , 26.2 , 31.4 , 27.0 , 25.7 , 24.3 
..At or above poverty level," 8,965 "," 9,288 "," 19,190 "," 20,521 ", 26.2 , 49.3 , 41.9 , 33.6 , 30.8 , 27.7 , 27.5 , 28.1 
  ...100 to 199 percent of poverty," 2,603 "," 2,942 "," 5,908 "," 5,423 ", 19.7 , 41.5 , 34.2 , 25.3 , 32.1 , 27.2 , 25.8 , 27.8 
  ...200 percent of poverty or higher," 6,362 "," 6,346 "," 13,282 "," 15,098 ", 28.8 , 52.9 , 45.3 , 36.6 , 30.4 , 27.8 , 28.1 , 28.2 
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.Program Participation \3,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Received aid from at least one of the following:," 4,623 "," 4,885 "," 16,106 "," 14,723 ", 20.1 , 44.9 , 42.2 , 34.7 , 31.2 , 27.7 , 27.6 , 27.8 
  ...TANF, 432 , 443 , 874 , 598 , 27.8 , 55.1 , 41.2 , 26.4 , 22.3 , 26.7 , 23.8 , 21.5 
  ...Food stamps," 1,561 "," 1,523 "," 2,913 "," 2,290 ", 21.5 , 44.8 , 40.8 , 32.7 , 29.8 , 28.1 , 25.5 , 24.5 
  ...WIC," 3,214 "," 1,545 ", X , 49 , 21.0 , 41.6 , X , B , 32.3 , 28.5 , X , B 
  ...Medicaid," 3,625 "," 3,439 "," 5,798 "," 5,313 ", 20.4 , 43.8 , 37.5 , 30.1 , 30.7 , 28.0 , 26.0 , 25.7 
  ...National School Lunch Program, X ," 1,583 "," 15,065 "," 13,375 ", X , 47.1 , 43.1 , 35.5 , X , 25.7 , 27.6 , 27.8 
..Did not receive aid," 7,193 "," 6,895 "," 8,104 "," 10,128 ", 26.9 , 48.6 , 36.3 , 29.0 , 30.7 , 27.7 , 26.2 , 27.3 
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HOUSEHOLD,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Tenure,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Owns home," 7,118 "," 7,289 "," 15,985 "," 17,922 ", 25.6 , 48.7 , 41.4 , 33.3 , 30.8 , 27.0 , 27.1 , 27.6 
..Rents home," 4,698 "," 4,491 "," 8,226 "," 6,929 ", 22.1 , 44.3 , 37.9 , 29.8 , 30.9 , 28.9 , 27.3 , 27.7 
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.Region of Residence,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Northeast," 2,011 "," 2,154 "," 4,299 "," 4,508 ", 23.6 , 50.0 , 39.6 , 29.7 , 28.3 , 26.6 , 25.6 , 25.9 
..Midwest," 2,531 "," 2,536 "," 5,143 "," 5,733 ", 28.7 , 52.7 , 48.6 , 35.9 , 31.9 , 26.6 , 26.8 , 27.6 
..South," 4,300 "," 4,207 "," 8,753 "," 8,817 ", 26.8 , 47.2 , 40.3 , 33.1 , 32.2 , 30.1 , 29.0 , 29.9 
..West," 2,974 "," 2,883 "," 6,016 "," 5,792 ", 17.1 , 39.6 , 33.5 , 29.7 , 28.6 , 25.7 , 25.8 , 25.1 
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.Metro/Nonmetro Residence \4,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Metropolitan," 9,475 "," 9,610 "," 19,623 "," 19,915 ", 23.9 , 46.4 , 39.5 , 31.6 , 30.5 , 28.0 , 26.5 , 28.8 ,
...In central cities," 3,409 "," 3,418 "," 6,699 "," 6,316 ", 22.6 , 42.4 , 37.2 , 29.5 , 30.5 , 28.0 , 26.5 , 28.8 ,
...Outside central cities," 6,066 "," 6,192 "," 12,924 "," 13,599 ", 24.7 , 48.6 , 40.6 , 32.6 , 30.2 , 26.9 , 27.1 , 27.3 ,
..Nonmetropolitan," 2,341 "," 2,170 "," 4,588 "," 4,935 ", 25.5 , 49.9 , 43.6 , 35.2 , 32.8 , 29.3 , 28.2 , 27.3 ,
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(X) Not applicable.  ,"(B) Base less than 100,000 or numerator too small for comparison.",,,,,,,,,,,,
1/ Statistics are based only on those children ever in child care.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2/ Includes only children in households for which poverty status was determined.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3/ For families with income reported, programs include Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), food stamps, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid,  and the National School Lunch Program.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
4/ This report based on the 2001 SIPP panel does not reflect the revised metropolitan status boundaries from the 2000 Census or current metropolitan status boundaries.,,,,,,,,,,,,,