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:  1998,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation, 1996 Panel, Wave 6.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"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," 11,561 "," 12,088 "," 24,095 "," 23,345 ", 30.7 , 50.7 , 43.7 , 34.5 , 29.9 , 27.6 , 27.7 , 28.0 
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    Monthly Family Income,,,,,,,,,,,,
".Under $1,500"," 2,293 "," 2,706 "," 4,730 "," 3,982 ", 20.3 , 41.6 , 38.3 , 28.1 , 28.3 , 26.7 , 26.1 , 25.9 
".$1,500 to $2,999"," 2,679 "," 3,064 "," 6,292 "," 5,621 ", 23.9 , 46.1 , 39.3 , 31.1 , 30.8 , 28.9 , 28.2 , 28.5 
".$3,000 to $4,499"," 2,135 "," 2,325 "," 5,052 "," 4,790 ", 33.2 , 52.6 , 43.8 , 32.6 , 30.8 , 27.7 , 28.0 , 29.0 
".$4,500 and over"," 4,194 "," 3,694 "," 7,596 "," 8,594 ", 39.4 , 60.6 , 51.0 , 40.8 , 29.8 , 27.5 , 28.2 , 28.2 
.Income not reported, 261 , 299 , 425 , 357 , 29.6 , 44.0 , 37.1 , 35.9 , 26.4 , 22.3 , 24.9 , 23.2 
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    Poverty Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Below poverty level," 2,101 "," 2,515 "," 4,644 "," 3,881 ", 18.0 , 37.7 , 34.5 , 26.8 , 27.4 , 26.4 , 25.6 , 25.7 
.On or above poverty level," 9,200 "," 9,273 "," 19,025 "," 19,107 ", 33.6 , 54.5 , 46.1 , 36.1 , 30.3 , 28.0 , 28.2 , 28.4 
..100 to 199 percent of poverty ," 2,684 "," 2,992 "," 6,272 "," 5,378 ", 21.4 , 44.1 , 38.8 , 27.4 , 30.7 , 27.8 , 27.6 , 27.9 
..200 percent of poverty or higher," 6,516 "," 6,281 "," 12,754 "," 13,729 ", 38.6 , 59.4 , 49.7 , 39.4 , 30.2 , 28.0 , 28.4 , 28.6 
.Income not reported, 261 , 299 , 425 , 357 , 29.6 , 44.0 , 37.1 , 35.9 , 26.4 , 22.3 , 24.9 , 23.2 
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    Tenure,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Owns home," 6,846 "," 7,212 "," 15,560 "," 16,369 ", 32.6 , 54.4 , 45.6 , 36.9 , 30.1 , 27.1 , 27.9 , 27.9 
.Rents home," 4,192 "," 4,429 "," 7,907 "," 6,466 ", 28.9 , 45.2 , 40.6 , 29.4 , 29.7 , 28.4 , 27.4 , 28.4 
.Other arrangements, 523 , 446 , 648 , 529 , 19.7 , 45.2 , 34.4 , 26.1 , 26.6 , 29.0 , 29.0 , 29.0 
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    Region of Residence,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Northeast," 2,223 "," 2,197 "," 4,441 "," 4,171 ", 30.7 , 53.0 , 29.4 , 30.1 , 27.3 , 25.3 , 24.7 , 24.8 
.Midwest," 2,672 "," 2,892 "," 5,744 "," 5,878 ", 36.6 , 54.1 , 49.9 , 40.1 , 30.1 , 27.0 , 27.7 , 26.8 
.South," 3,933 "," 3,998 "," 8,161 "," 8,160 ", 30.5 , 51.4 , 46.3 , 32.8 , 31.3 , 30.2 , 30.6 , 31.4 
.West," 2,733 "," 3,001 "," 5,749 "," 5,136 ", 25.1 , 44.9 , 37.2 , 34.6 , 29.9 , 26.4 , 25.4 , 26.8 
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    Metropolitan Residence,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Metropolitan," 9,432 "," 9,805 "," 19,198 "," 18,458 ", 31.0 , 50.0 , 42.6 , 34.3 , 30.1 , 27.8 , 27.8 , 28.0 
.. In central cities," 3,423 "," 3,512 "," 7,242 "," 6,648 ", 27.3 , 48.8 , 39.9 , 28.8 , 31.4 , 27.7 , 28.2 , 28.9 
.. Outside central cities," 6,009 "," 6,293 "," 11,957 "," 11,810 ", 33.1 , 50.7 , 44.3 , 37.3 , 29.4 , 27.8 , 27.6 , 27.6 
.Nonmetropolitan," 2,129 "," 2,283 "," 4,896 "," 4,887 ", 29.4 , 53.6 , 47.9 , 35.6 , 29.1 , 27.0 , 27.6 , 28.2 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
     /1 Statistics are based only on those children ever being in child care.,,,,,,,,,,,,