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:  1998,,,,,,,,
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"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,,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," 7,764 "," 12,087 ", 9.3 , 9.0 , 51.9 , 45.9 , 7.9 , 6.6 
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CHILD,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,
..Female," 3,748 "," 5,929 ", 9.3 , 8.7 , 52.6 , 46.2 , 8.0 , 6.6 
..Male," 4,016 "," 6,160 ", 9.4 , 9.3 , 51.2 , 45.7 , 7.8 , 6.6 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,
..White," 6,206 "," 9,563 ", 8.6 , 8.4 , 54.8 , 47.5 , 8.3 , 6.8 
...  Non-Hispanic," 5,061 "," 7,693 ", 4.8 , 5.1 , 59.4 , 52.3 , 8.6 , 7.1 
..Black," 1,192 "," 1,967 ", 12.8 , 12.5 , 38.4 , 38.2 , 5.8 , 6.0 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 251 , 431 , 9.8 , 7.5 , 48.4 , 46.6 , 6.1 , 6.0 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,234 "," 2,015 ", 24.1 , 21.4 , 34.7 , 28.2 , 4.6 , 5.4 
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PARENT,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,
..Female," 7,630 "," 11,909 ", 9.3 , 9.0 , 52.0 , 46.0 , 7.9 , 6.6 
..Male, 134 , 179 , 8.4 , 11.1 , 44.2 , 40.7 , 8.0 , 5.7 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,
..White," 6,316 "," 9,690 ", 8.5 , 8.5 , 55.0 , 47.6 , 8.3 , 6.8 
...  Non-Hispanic," 5,133 "," 7,709 ", 4.6 , 5.4 , 60.0 , 52.7 , 8.7 , 7.1 
..Black," 1,101 "," 1,829 ", 13.3 , 12.6 , 36.6 , 36.6 , 5.7 , 5.9 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 243 , 455 , 11.1 , 6.8 , 46.7 , 48.6 , 6.3 , 5.9 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,280 "," 2,132 ", 24.6 , 20.3 , 32.4 , 28.6 , 6.1 , 5.4 
.    Marital Status,,,,,,,,
..Married /2/," 5,819 "," 8,875 ", 8.4 , 7.6 , 55.4 , 49.1 , 8.3 , 6.9 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 533 ," 1,395 ", 9.5 , 12.2 , 47.6 , 37.5 , 7.1 , 5.8 
..Never married," 1,412 "," 1,818 ", 13.0 , 13.2 , 39.1 , 37.1 , 6.4 , 5.9 
.    Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,
..High school or less," 3,526 "," 5,882 ", 14.1 , 13.8 , 42.3 , 37.0 , 6.6 , 6.0 
..Some college," 1,464 "," 2,217 ", 6.9 , 5.4 , 53.0 , 48.4 , 8.0 , 6.5 
..Vocational or associate degree, 888 ," 1,527 ", 7.1 , 5.8 , 55.0 , 49.1 , 8.2 , 6.9 
..Bachelor's degree," 1,452 "," 1,857 ", 3.8 , 2.8 , 66.0 , 62.6 , 9.8 , 7.5 
..Advanced degree, 435 , 604 , 2.0 , 2.8 , 73.0 , 64.9 , 9.8 , 9.2 
    Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 2,769 "," 4,591 ", 7.2 , 7.4 , 53.3 , 45.6 , 7.6 , 6.3 
..Worked part-time last month," 1,767 "," 2,761 ", 6.4 , 5.3 , 59.1 , 49.7 , 8.5 , 6.9 
..Did not work last month," 3,228 "," 4,736 ", 12.7 , 12.7 , 46.8 , 44.1 , 7.7 , 6.7 
    Occupation /4,,,,,,,,
..Managerial-professional," 1,345 "," 1,932 ", 3.1 , 4.2 , 63.8 , 55.4 , 8.9 , 7.1 
"..Technical, sales, and administrative"," 1,627 "," 2,609 ", 6.9 , 6.7 , 53.9 , 45.7 , 8.0 , 6.4 
..Service occupations, 650 ," 1,208 ", 10.7 , 6.2 , 48.7 , 41.0 , 7.1 , 6.1 
..Other, 907 ," 1,601 ", 9.4 , 9.8 , 51.4 , 44.1 , 6.5 , 5.7 
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.,,,,,,,,