table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 9 through 11.,,,,,,,,,,,,
P70-89.  A Child's Day:  2000 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being),,,,,,,,,,,,
Table D1.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Children and Parents:  2000,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel, Wave 12.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"Internet Release Date:  August 11, 2003",,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,Age of child,,,,Type of early child care experience /1,,,,,,,
,,,,,Percent ever in child care arrangement,,,,Average time spent in first child care arrangement (hours per week),,,
,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," 11,605 "," 11,780 "," 24,581 "," 23,697 ", 30.3 , 47.5 , 40.6 , 34.9 , 32.4 , 28.1 , 28.5 , 28.3 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
CHILD,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.    Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 5,615 "," 5,808 "," 11,998 "," 11,526 ", 31.2 , 44.1 , 40.8 , 33.7 , 32.4 , 28.2 , 29.0 , 28.6 
..Male," 5,990 "," 5,971 "," 12,583 "," 12,171 ", 29.5 , 50.7 , 40.3 , 35.9 , 32.4 , 28.9 , 28.1 , 28.2 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,256 "," 9,420 "," 19,340 "," 18,678 ", 30.0 , 46.4 , 39.4 , 34.8 , 31.8 , 27.7 , 28.0 , 27.8 
...  Non-Hispanic," 7,814 "," 7,630 "," 15,080 "," 15,301 ", 32.5 , 49.7 , 42.7 , 36.9 , 31.7 , 28.1 , 28.3 , 27.8 
..Black," 1,757 "," 1,813 "," 4,061 "," 3,745 ", 34.4 , 53.8 , 46.9 , 38.1 , 35.6 , 30.5 , 31.3 , 30.9 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 438 , 391 , 846 , 834 , 17.5 , 41.3 , 29.2 , 15.7 , 31.7 , 28.0 , 26.4 , 29.3 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,505 "," 1,908 "," 4,520 "," 3,683 ", 16.3 , 32.3 , 28.0 , 25.9 , 33.0 , 25.3 , 26.3 , 28.2 
,,,,,,,,,,,,
PARENT,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.    Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 11,374 "," 11,462 "," 23,888 "," 22,657 ", 30.3 , 47.5 , 40.6 , 34.8 , 32.5 , 28.3 , 28.5 , 28.5 
..Male, 232 , 317 , 693 ," 1,041 ", 29.4 , 46.6 , 39.6 , 35.4 , 29.8 , 21.1 , 28.1 , 24.9 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,295 "," 9,586 "," 19,627 "," 18,833 ", 30.2 , 47.0 , 39.7 , 35.2 , 31.9 , 27.7 , 28.0 , 27.8 
...  Non-Hispanic," 7,720 "," 7,700 "," 15,291 "," 15,389 ", 32.6 , 50.6 , 43.0 , 37.4 , 31.8 , 27.9 , 28.2 , 27.8 
..Black," 1,644 "," 1,676 "," 3,735 "," 3,595 ", 34.1 , 52.7 , 46.2 , 37.7 , 35.6 , 30.6 , 31.4 , 31.0 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 473 , 380 , 906 , 953 , 18.3 , 38.6 , 31.4 , 14.1 , 29.0 , 29.2 , 27.9 , 29.0 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,658 "," 2,037 "," 4,613 "," 3,766 ", 18.3 , 32.6 , 28.3 , 25.6 , 33.3 , 26.3 , 26.9 , 28.8 
.    Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Married /2/," 8,539 "," 8,700 "," 17,858 "," 16,787 ", 30.4 , 46.1 , 38.5 , 33.5 , 31.5 , 27.6 , 28.3 , 28.3 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 827 ," 1,233 "," 4,047 "," 5,431 ", 40.9 , 54.1 , 47.1 , 39.1 , 34.6 , 30.5 , 28.8 , 27.7 
..Never married," 2,238 "," 1,846 "," 2,676 "," 1,480 ", 26.1 , 49.4 , 44.3 , 34.9 , 35.3 , 29.0 , 29.2 , 32.0 
.    Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,,,,,
..High school or less," 5,121 "," 5,393 "," 11,990 "," 11,665 ", 22.1 , 40.1 , 33.6 , 29.8 , 32.6 , 26.5 , 27.9 , 27.9 
..Some college," 1,904 "," 2,083 "," 4,385 "," 4,110 ", 34.3 , 55.0 , 45.0 , 35.0 , 32.2 , 29.7 , 29.1 , 28.6 
..Vocational or associate degree," 1,371 "," 1,399 "," 3,236 "," 3,420 ", 34.2 , 47.2 , 45.4 , 39.8 , 31.0 , 28.0 , 28.9 , 28.0 
..Bachelor's degree," 2,590 "," 2,180 "," 3,784 "," 3,063 ", 39.2 , 53.7 , 48.0 , 41.6 , 32.9 , 29.4 , 28.9 , 28.9 
..Advanced degree, 620 , 725 ," 1,186 "," 1,440 ", 40.4 , 62.4 , 57.6 , 49.2 , 33.5 , 28.7 , 28.7 , 30.2 
    Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 4,177 "," 4,836 "," 11,418 "," 12,910 ", 51.0 , 57.7 , 49.8 , 41.1 , 35.5 , 32.0 , 31.0 , 30.1 
..Worked part-time last month," 2,666 "," 2,712 "," 5,231 "," 4,362 ", 33.3 , 52.1 , 40.8 , 32.3 , 26.2 , 25.1 , 25.0 , 24.6 
..Did not work last month," 4,762 "," 4,231 "," 7,932 "," 6,426 ", 10.5 , 32.8 , 27.2 , 24.1 , 30.5 , 23.4 , 25.5 , 25.9 
    Occupation /4,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Managerial-professional," 2,078 "," 2,148 "," 4,539 "," 4,924 ", 55.0 , 65.7 , 55.2 , 35.7 , 33.5 , 30.9 , 30.5 , 30.0 
"..Technical, sales, and administrative"," 2,481 "," 2,601 "," 5,871 "," 6,173 ", 45.3 , 56.4 , 47.2 , 36.0 , 33.8 , 30.4 , 29.6 , 29.1 
..Service occupations," 1,019 "," 1,225 "," 2,724 "," 2,582 ", 30.2 , 47.5 , 40.2 , 29.8 , 26.8 , 27.1 , 27.4 , 27.7 
..Other," 1,265 "," 1,569 "," 3,515 "," 3,590 ", 35.2 , 47.1 , 41.1 , 31.6 , 32.5 , 28.1 , 28.5 , 27.4 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
     /1 Statistics are based only on those children ever being 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 to 34 hours per week; those who did not work last month include individuals who are unemployed or are not in the labor force.,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
    /4 Excludes those who work in the Armed Forces.,,,,,,,,,,,,