The child care data presented in the detailed tables come from the eleventh interview of the 2001 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Panel conducted between February and May of 2002, and refer to child care arrangements used in the month prior to the interview. These data continue a series that dates back to 1985. Definitions of terms used in the tables and a table of contents are provided below.
CHILD CARE DEFINITIONS
The universe of respondents in the SIPP child care module consists of adults who are the parents of children under 15 years old. A designated parent is selected in households where both parents are present to report child care arrangements for each child. In married-couple families, the mother is the designated parent. If the mother is not available for an interview, proxy responses are accepted from the father or husband. In single-parent families, the resident parent is the designated parent. If neither parent is in the household, the guardian is the designated parent. Designated parents include biological, step- and adoptive parents, or other relatives/non-relatives acting as a guardian in the absence of parents.
Child care providers can be broadly classified as being relatives or nonrelatives of children. Relatives include mothers, fathers, siblings, grandparents, and other relatives such as aunts, uncles, and cousins. Non-relatives include in-home babysitters, neighbors, friends, and other non-relatives providing care either in the childrsquos or the providerrsquos home. It also includes family day care providers who are non-relatives who care for one or more unrelated children in the providerrsquos home. Organized care includes day care, nursery or preschool, and federal Head Start programs for those 5 years and younger. Kindergarten/grade school is also included in the organized care total for children under 5 years. To present a comprehensive view of the regular weekly experiences of children under 15 years old, this report also shows the incidence of children enrolled in school and enrichment activities (such as sports, lessons, clubs, and after- and before-school care programs), and the time children are in self-care situations. Some parents are not be able to specify an arrangement that is used on a regular basis at least once a week and are categorized as having no regular arrangement. Enrollment in kindergarten/grade school and time spent in self-care are shown in the tables for informational purposes even though they are not considered to be child care arrangements. In addition, the term multiple arrangements is used to designate children in more than one child care arrangement on a regular basis.
Detailed Tables
| PPL Table 1A: | Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Living with Mother, by Employment
Status of Mother and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (57k) | CSV (54k) |
| PPL Table 1B: | Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Living with Mother, by Employment
Status of Mother and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (60k) | CSV (54k) |
| PPL Table 2A: | Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Living with Employed
Mothers by Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (28k) | CSV (17k) |
| PPL Table 2B: | Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Living with Employed
Mothers by Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (28k) | CSV (16k) |
| PPL Table 3A: | Child Care Arrangements of Gradeschoolers Living with Mother, by Employment
Status of Mother and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (75k) | CSV (66k) |
| PPL Table 3B: | Child Care arrangements of Gradeschoolers Living with Mother, by Employment
Status of Mother and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (75k) | CSV (66k) |
| PPL Table 4. | Children in Self-Care, by Age of Child, Employment Status of Mother,
and Selected Characteristics for Children Living with Mother: Winter 2002 Excel (42k) | CSV (20k) |
| PPL Table 5. | Families with Employed Mothers that Make Child Care Payments, by Age
Groups and Selected Characteristics: Winter 2002 Excel (24k) | CSV (11k) |
| PPL Table 6. | Average Weekly Child Care Expenditures by Employed Mothers of Children
Under 14, Children Under 5 and Children 5 to 14: Winter 2002 Excel (28k) | CSV (16k) |
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