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 D7.  Reading to Children by Any Family Member--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,,Family reading practices,,,,,
,,, Percent never read to last week,,Percent of children read to 7 or more times per week,, Average times read to child per week /1,
,1 and 2 years, 3 to 5 years,1 and 2 years, 3 to 5 years,1 and 2 years, 3 to 5 years,1 and 2 years, 3 to 5 years
     Total," 7,830 "," 11,780 ", 8.6 , 7.4 , 54.8 , 49.0 , 7.6 , 6.8 
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CHILD,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,
..Female," 3,801 "," 5,808 ", 7.9 , 7.5 , 55.5 , 48.8 , 7.7 , 6.8 
..Male," 4,029 "," 5,971 ", 9.3 , 7.4 , 54.1 , 49.2 , 7.5 , 6.8 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,
..White," 6,177 "," 9,420 ", 7.7 , 6.1 , 56.4 , 51.9 , 7.9 , 7.0 
...  Non-Hispanic," 5,164 "," 7,631 ", 4.6 , 3.6 , 60.9 , 56.0 , 8.1 , 7.3 
..Black," 1,260 "," 1,813 ", 10.9 , 12.9 , 47.8 , 35.5 , 6.3 , 5.8 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 277 , 391 , 19.1 , 10.7 , 52.3 , 46.9 , 8.5 , 6.3 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,063 "," 1,928 ", 23.8 , 17.2 , 34.2 , 34.3 , 6.1 , 5.7 
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PARENT,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,
..Female," 7,647 "," 11,462 ", 8.6 , 7.3 , 54.8 , 49.1 , 7.6 , 6.8 
..Male, 182 , 317 , 10.6 , 11.0 , 53.8 , 43.7 , 8.4 , 6.2 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,
..White," 6,327 "," 9,586 ", 7.4 , 6.1 , 56.5 , 51.9 , 7.9 , 7.0 
...  Non-Hispanic," 5,126 "," 7,701 ", 4.3 , 3.7 , 61.1 , 56.2 , 8.1 , 7.3 
..Black," 1,191 "," 1,676 ", 12.2 , 13.7 , 47.0 , 34.6 , 6.3 , 5.8 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 267 , 380 , 21.8 , 12.6 , 49.0 , 46.8 , 8.0 , 6.4 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,162 "," 2,037 ", 21.1 , 16.0 , 36.9 , 34.1 , 6.3 , 5.6 
.    Marital Status,,,,,,,,
..Married /2/," 5,750 "," 8,700 ", 7.2 , 5.9 , 57.6 , 52.0 , 8.0 , 7.0 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 647 ," 1,233 ", 11.7 , 9.0 , 49.1 , 42.5 , 6.5 , 6.3 
..Never married," 1,434 "," 1,846 ", 12.9 , 13.5 , 46.0 , 39.2 , 6.5 , 5.8 
.    Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,
..High school or less," 3,490 "," 5,392 ", 14.1 , 11.8 , 44.6 , 40.0 , 6.3 , 6.0 
..Some college," 1,265 "," 2,083 ", 5.7 , 4.7 , 58.1 , 52.7 , 7.5 , 7.3 
..Vocational or associate degree, 927 ," 1,399 ", 5.6 , 3.8 , 60.3 , 52.2 , 8.3 , 6.6 
..Bachelor's degree," 1,709 "," 2,180 ", 2.9 , 3.2 , 66.1 , 60.9 , 9.2 , 7.6 
..Advanced degree, 438 , 725 , 3.0 , 2.3 , 69.8 , 63.7 , 9.4 , 8.5 
    Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 2,988 "," 4,836 ", 6.2 , 7.1 , 51.9 , 45.1 , 6.9 , 6.4 
..Worked part-time last month," 1,817 "," 2,712 ", 5.5 , 3.8 , 61.6 , 54.1 , 8.4 , 7.0 
..Did not work last month," 1,025 "," 4,231 ", 13.0 , 10.1 , 53.5 , 50.2 , 7.8 , 7.1 
    Occupation /4,,,,,,,,
..Managerial-professional," 1,432 "," 2,148 ", 3.9 , 2.6 , 62.1 , 55.6 , 8.1 , 7.2 
"..Technical, sales, and administrative"," 1,738 "," 2,601 ", 4.8 , 5.5 , 49.7 , 46.0 , 7.1 , 6.4 
..Service occupations, 681 ," 1,225 ", 10.1 , 9.8 , 56.6 , 42.9 , 7.1 , 6.7 
..Other, 955 ," 1,569 ", 8.1 , 8.2 , 55.7 , 46.8 , 6.4 , 5.9 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,
     Note:  Family members include either parent or any other relative.,,,,,,,,
     /1 Based on children reported as being read to one or more times per week.,,,,,,,,
"     /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; 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.,,,,,,,,