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 D1.  Early Child Care Experiences--Characteristics of Children and Parents:  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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CHILD,,,,,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 5,590 "," 5,929 "," 11,746 "," 11,354 ", 29.8 , 50.9 , 43.9 , 34.9 , 29.9 , 27.3 , 27.9 , 28.0 
..Male," 5,970 "," 6,159 "," 12,349 "," 11,991 ", 31.5 , 50.5 , 43.5 , 34.2 , 29.9 , 27.9 , 27.6 , 28.0 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White," 9,316 "," 9,563 "," 19,006 "," 18,253 ", 31.0 , 50.8 , 43.4 , 34.4 , 29.7 , 27.1 , 27.7 , 27.7 
...  Non-Hispanic," 7,769 "," 7,693 "," 15,317 "," 15,395 ", 33.9 , 54.9 , 47.0 , 37.1 , 29.7 , 27.2 , 27.7 , 27.6 
..Black," 1,733 "," 1,967 "," 3,947 "," 3,726 ", 29.0 , 52.5 , 47.7 , 37.8 , 30.5 , 30.2 , 29.2 , 29.8 
..Asian and Pacific Islander, 350 , 431 , 829 , 890 , 32.9 , 41.8 , 31.0 , 23.1 , 33.4 , 26.7 , 20.7 , 29.6 
..Hispanic (of any race)," 1,645 "," 2,015 "," 3,937 "," 3,160 ", 17.2 , 34.5 , 28.8 , 20.3 , 29.9 , 27.0 , 27.3 , 27.9 
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PARENT,,,,,,,,,,,,
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.    Sex,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Female," 11,367 "," 11,909 "," 23,368 "," 22,336 ", 30.5 , 50.7 , 43.6 , 34.8 , 29.0 , 27.5 , 27.8 , 28.0 
..Male, 195 , 179 , 726 ," 1,009 ", 41.7 , 54.2 , 47.1 , 28.6 , 26.0 , 31.0 , 26.9 , 28.8 
.    Race and Ethnicity,,,,,,,,,,,,
..White,,,,,,,,,,,,
...  Non-Hispanic," 9,447 "," 9,691 "," 19,188 "," 18,421 ", 31.3 , 51.0 , 43.4 , 34.4 , 29.8 , 27.2 , 27.5 , 27.6 
..Black," 7,791 "," 7,709 "," 15,413 "," 15,493 ", 34.0 , 55.2 , 47.0 , 37.1 , 30.0 , 27.2 , 27.5 , 27.7 
..Asian and Pacific Islander," 1,612 "," 1,829 "," 3,750 "," 3,598 ", 28.2 , 51.9 , 47.3 , 37.4 , 30.4 , 29.7 , 29.8 , 29.9 
..Hispanic (of any race), 343 , 455 , 864 , 890 , 27.9 , 41.6 , 33.4 , 24.4 , 33.8 , 27.8 , 24.7 , 29.9 
.    Marital Status,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Married /2/," 8,727 "," 8,875 "," 17,443 "," 16,527 ", 31.5 , 51.0 , 42.4 , 33.7 , 29.6 , 27.0 , 27.3 , 28.0 
"..Separated, divorced, widowed", 693 ," 1,395 "," 4,126 "," 5,416 ", 36.6 , 54.3 , 50.2 , 37.1 , 34.0 , 30.9 , 29.3 , 28.2 
..Never married," 2,141 "," 1,818 "," 2,526 "," 1,405 ", 25.7 , 46.7 , 42.0 , 34.2 , 29.6 , 28.0 , 27.5 , 28.0 
.    Educational Attainment,,,,,,,,,,,,
..High school or less," 5,220 "," 5,882 "," 11,807 "," 11,670 ", 21.8 , 42.4 , 36.8 , 27.5 , 30.8 , 27.3 , 27.2 , 27.6 
..Some college," 2,082 "," 2,217 "," 4,324 "," 4,048 ", 30.0 , 55.5 , 50.2 , 37.4 , 27.7 , 27.8 , 27.5 , 28.2 
..Vocational or associate degree," 1,365 "," 1,527 "," 3,402 "," 3,302 ", 34.6 , 58.3 , 48.0 , 40.3 , 29.4 , 27.5 , 28.2 , 27.6 
..Bachelor's degree," 2,257 "," 1,857 "," 3,356 "," 2,958 ", 41.8 , 59.4 , 51.9 , 44.1 , 30.8 , 28.3 , 28.3 , 28.2 
..Advanced degree, 637 , 604 ," 1,206 "," 1,367 ", 58.1 , 68.6 , 53.2 , 51.2 , 29.0 , 27.3 , 30.0 , 30.1 
    Employment Status /3,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Worked full-time last month," 3,883 "," 4,591 "," 10,809 "," 12,409 ", 52.2 , 64.1 , 54.0 , 40.9 , 33.4 , 32.1 , 30.7 , 29.9 
..Worked part-time last month," 2,566 "," 2,761 "," 5,304 "," 4,703 ", 33.1 , 57.4 , 43.3 , 31.8 , 24.0 , 23.8 , 24.4 , 23.8 
..Did not work last month," 5,112 "," 4,736 "," 7,981 "," 6,233 ", 13.1 , 33.9 , 30.0 , 24.0 , 26.7 , 23.1 , 23.7 , 25.8 
    Occupation /4,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Managerial-professional," 1,919 "," 1,932 "," 4,253 "," 4,864 ", 58.8 , 72.7 , 56.8 , 47.0 , 31.3 , 30.7 , 30.8 , 29.0 
"..Technical, sales, and administrative"," 2,349 "," 2,609 "," 5,691 "," 6,034 ", 44.6 , 62.6 , 54.3 , 39.2 , 30.6 , 30.0 , 29.0 , 29.0 
..Service occupations, 921 ," 1,208 "," 2,704 "," 2,465 ", 30.7 , 53.8 , 40.3 , 30.1 , 28.9 , 25.6 , 25.3 , 24.4 
..Other," 1,252 "," 1,601 "," 3,464 "," 3,748 ", 33.4 , 52.2 , 44.4 , 31.4 , 32.1 , 29.9 , 29.1 , 28.2 
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
     /1 Statistics are based only on those children ever being in child care.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"     /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 to 34 hours per week; those who did not work last month include individuals who are unemployed or are not in the labor force.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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    /4 Excludes those who work in the Armed Forces.,,,,,,,,,,,,