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 D2.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Families and Households:  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 
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    Monthly Family Income,,,,,,,,,,,,
".Under $1,500"," 1,804 "," 1,997 "," 4,101 "," 3,410 ", 22.7 , 42.2 , 37.0 , 27.0 , 31.8 , 26.3 , 27.1 , 27.9 
".$1,500 to $2,999"," 2,497 "," 2,885 "," 5,950 "," 5,226 ", 27.6 , 44.9 , 38.8 , 33.1 , 33.1 , 26.6 , 27.9 , 27.8 
".$3,000 to $4,499"," 2,329 "," 2,311 "," 4,978 "," 4,941 ", 29.4 , 45.4 , 38.4 , 34.9 , 32.6 , 29.1 , 28.9 , 27.8 
".$4,500 and over"," 4,704 "," 4,333 "," 9,013 "," 9,761 ", 36.1 , 53.5 , 44.7 , 38.8 , 32.5 , 29.4 , 29.2 , 29.2 
.Income not reported, 270 , 254 , 539 , 360 , 14.3 , 33.8 , 37.7 , 29.0 , 22.4 , 24.1 , 30.2 , 25.8 
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    Poverty Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Below poverty level," 1,852 "," 2,006 "," 4,379 "," 3,476 ", 21.5 , 40.9 , 33.0 , 25.5 , 31.2 , 25.7 , 26.4 , 28.1 
.On or above poverty level," 9,482 "," 9,520 "," 19,663 "," 19,861 ", 32.5 , 49.2 , 42.4 , 36.6 , 32.7 , 28.6 , 28.7 , 28.4 
..100 to 199 percent of poverty ," 2,361 "," 2,968 "," 5,956 "," 5,353 ", 25.2 , 42.6 , 38.7 , 30.6 , 32.7 , 26.3 , 26.6 , 25.6 
..200 percent of poverty or higher," 7,121 "," 6,552 "," 13,707 "," 14,508 ", 34.9 , 52.2 , 44.0 , 38.8 , 32.7 , 29.5 , 29.6 , 29.3 
.Income not reported, 270 , 254 , 539 , 360 , 14.3 , 33.8 , 37.7 , 29.0 , 22.4 , 24.1 , 30.2 , 25.8 
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    Tenure,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Owns home," 7,215 "," 7,524 "," 16,240 "," 16,829 ", 32.5 , 48.0 , 41.8 , 36.5 , 31.6 , 27.8 , 28.8 , 28.7 
.Rents home," 3,859 "," 3,767 "," 7,590 "," 6,339 ", 26.6 , 47.4 , 37.8 , 30.5 , 34.0 , 29.0 , 27.4 , 27.7 
.Other arrangements, 531 , 489 , 752 , 530 , 28.6 , 40.6 , 41.9 , 33.4 , 35.8 , 26.2 , 32.9 , 25.5 
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    Region of Residence,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Northeast," 2,204 "," 2,159 "," 4,414 "," 4,053 ", 25.1 , 49.0 , 38.8 , 31.8 , 28.6 , 25.6 , 26.4 , 23.0 
.Midwest," 2,662 "," 2,710 "," 5,713 "," 5,705 ", 35.1 , 51.1 , 43.3 , 36.8 , 31.9 , 27.6 , 28.6 , 27.8 
.South," 3,933 "," 3,822 "," 8,254 "," 8,254 ", 32.8 , 47.2 , 44.0 , 37.3 , 34.8 , 30.8 , 31.0 , 32.0 
.West," 2,806 "," 3,088 "," 6,201 "," 5,687 ", 26.4 , 43.5 , 34.8 , 31.6 , 31.9 , 27.2 , 26.1 , 26.7 
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    Metropolitan Residence,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Metropolitan," 9,473 "," 9,529 "," 19,692 "," 18,533 ", 30.3 , 46.9 , 39.3 , 34.1 , 32.4 , 28.3 , 28.7 , 28.6 
.. In central cities," 3,555 "," 3,613 "," 7,165 "," 6,789 ", 29.0 , 46.7 , 37.7 , 31.7 , 33.0 , 28.8 , 29.2 , 28.7 
.. Outside central cities," 5,918 "," 5,916 "," 12,527 "," 11,744 ", 31.1 , 47.0 , 40.2 , 35.5 , 32.0 , 28.1 , 28.5 , 28.5 
.Nonmetropolitan," 2,132 "," 2,251 "," 4,889 "," 5,164 ", 30.3 , 49.8 , 45.7 , 37.7 , 32.8 , 27.4 , 27.9 , 27.8 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
     /1 Statistics are based only on those children ever being in child care.,,,,,,,,,,,,