table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 9 through 10.,,,,,,,,,
P70-89.  A Child's Day:  2000 (Selected Indicators of Child Well-Being),,,,,,,,,
Table D3.  Daily Contact--Fun Time with Child and Praise for Child--Characteristics of Children and Parents:  2000,,,,,,,,,
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"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,,,Child talked to or played with for 5 minutes or more just for fun many times per day,,,Child praised by parent many times per day,,
,Under 6 years,6 to 11 years,12 to 17 years,Under 6 years,6 to 11 years,12 to 17 years,Under 6 years,6 to 11 years,12 to 17 years
     Total," 23,385 "," 24,581 "," 23,697 ", 71.4 , 46.0 , 36.2 , 70.3 , 46.9 , 34.6 
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CHILD,,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 11,423 "," 11,998 "," 11,526 ", 71.3 , 45.6 , 39.2 , 71.4 , 46.7 , 36.9 
..Male," 11,962 "," 12,583 "," 12,171 ", 71.6 , 46.3 , 33.4 , 69.3 , 47.1 , 32.5 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,
..White," 18,676 "," 19,340 "," 18,678 ", 73.0 , 47.3 , 36.9 , 72.2 , 48.7 , 35.0 
...  Non-Hispanic," 15,445 "," 15,080 "," 15,301 ", 74.8 , 49.3 , 37.8 , 74.1 , 50.7 , 36.1 
..Black," 3,570 "," 4,061 "," 3,745 ", 63.8 , 41.5 , 34.2 , 61.2 , 41.0 , 34.2 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 829 , 846 , 834 , 73.2 , 39.2 , 34.7 , 68.5 , 36.6 , 33.6 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 3,433 "," 4,520 "," 3,683 ", 64.1 , 40.3 , 31.9 , 62.0 , 41.6 , 29.9 
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Parent,,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 22,836 "," 23,888 "," 22,657 ", 71.9 , 46.2 , 36.5 , 70.6 , 47.1 , 35.0 
..Male, 549 , 693 ," 1,041 ", 53.2 , 37.9 , 28.6 , 57.7 , 39.1 , 26.8 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,
..White," 18,881 "," 19,627 "," 18,833 ", 72.9 , 47.5 , 36.7 , 72.3 , 48.8 , 34.9 
...  Non-Hispanic," 15,421 "," 15,291 "," 15,389 ", 74.8 , 49.3 , 37.6 , 74.5 , 51.0 , 35.7 
..Black," 3,312 "," 3,735 "," 3,595 ", 62.7 , 41.1 , 34.7 , 59.7 , 40.5 , 35.1 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 853 , 906 , 854 , 76.7 , 37.6 , 33.5 , 71.2 , 35.1 , 31.1 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 3,695 "," 4,613 "," 3,766 ", 64.6 , 40.6 , 32.2 , 62.3 , 41.2 , 31.4 
.    Marital Status,,,,,,,,,
..Married /1/," 17,240 "," 17,858 "," 16,787 ", 75.0 , 48.4 , 38.1 , 73.2 , 48.8 , 36.3 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed"," 2,060 "," 4,047 "," 5,431 ", 58.1 , 40.6 , 32.2 , 62.4 , 43.7 , 30.8 
..Never married," 4,085 "," 2,676 "," 1,480 ", 63.2 , 37.4 , 29.4 , 62.2 , 39.2 , 29.4 
.    Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,,
..High school or less," 10,514 "," 11,990 "," 11,665 ", 66.0 , 42.5 , 33.6 , 62.8 , 42.7 , 32.7 
..Some college," 3,987 "," 4,385 "," 4,110 ", 75.6 , 47.3 , 39.0 , 75.0 , 49.6 , 36.7 
..Vocational or associate degree," 2,770 "," 3,236 "," 3,420 ", 76.3 , 47.0 , 37.2 , 77.3 , 48.3 , 35.2 
..Bachelor's degree," 4,770 "," 3,784 "," 3,063 ", 76.3 , 52.9 , 38.3 , 76.3 , 54.3 , 35.7 
..Advanced degree," 1,344 "," 1,186 "," 1,440 ", 74.2 , 50.4 , 42.0 , 79.3 , 51.9 , 40.8 
    Employment Status /2,,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 9,013 "," 11,418 "," 12,910 ", 65.0 , 42.8 , 35.5 , 67.1 , 45.5 , 34.3 
..Worked part-time last month," 5,378 "," 5,231 "," 4,362 ", 75.0 , 50.8 , 38.0 , 74.6 , 49.0 , 34.5 
..Did not work last month," 8,993 "," 7,932 "," 6,426 ", 75.7 , 47.3 , 36.4 , 71.0 , 47.4 , 35.4 
    Occupation /3,,,,,,,,,
..Managerial-professional," 4,226 "," 4,539 "," 4,925 ", 72.3 , 46.6 , 36.7 , 75.0 , 47.1 , 36.2 
"..Technical, sales, and administrative"," 5,083 "," 5,871 "," 6,173 ", 68.2 , 46.7 , 37.2 , 69.9 , 48.8 , 34.6 
..Service occupations," 2,244 "," 2,724 "," 2,583 ", 66.5 , 41.1 , 34.6 , 64.6 , 42.1 , 32.2 
..Other," 2,834 "," 3,515 "," 3,590 ", 66.2 , 44.6 , 34.6 , 66.3 , 45.8 , 32.8 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,
"      /1 Married includes married, spouse present and married, spouse absent (excluding separated).",,,,,,,,,
      /2 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; those who did not work last month include individuals who are unemployed or are not in the labor force.,,,,,,,,,
      /3 Excludes those who work in the Armed Forces.,,,,,,,,,