| Table 47. | Percent of preschool children attending center-based programs, by child and family characteristics: 1991 |
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|Number of| Percent | Type of center-based program\2\
Child and family |preschool| attend- |__________________________________
characteristics |eligible |ing any | Day care | Nursery |
|children | center- | center, | school, | Both
|(in thou-| based |not nursery|not day care|
|sands)\1\|program\2\| school | center |
________________________________________|_________|__________|___________|____________|_________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
________________________________________|_________|__________|___________|____________|_________
Total ...............................| 8,442 | 53 | 14 | 35 | 4
|_________|__________|___________|____________|_________
Child's age\3\ | | | | |
3-year-olds...........................| 3,749 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 4
4-year-olds...........................| 3,636 | 60 | 13 | 43 | 5
5-year-olds...........................| 1,044 | 64 | 11 | 46 | 6
6-year-olds and older.................| 14 | --- | --- | --- | ---
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Child's race/ethnicity | | | | |
White, non-Hispanic...................| 5,880 | 54 | 13 | 36 | 5
Black, non-Hispanic...................| 1,241 | 58 | 21 | 35 | 3
Hispanic..............................| 1,002 | 39 | 10 | 27 | 3
Other ................................| 319 | 53 | 10 | 36 | 6
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Household income | | | | |
$10,000 or less.......................| 1,495 | 45 | 11 | 31 | 3
$10,001 to $20,000....................| 1,439 | 44 | 13 | 28 | 4
$20,001 to $30,000....................| 1,717 | 45 | 13 | 28 | 3
$30,001 to $40,000....................| 1,325 | 53 | 14 | 34 | 6
$40,001 to $50,000....................| 936 | 60 | 18 | 38 | 4
$50,001 to $75,000....................| 975 | 68 | 15 | 47 | 7
More than $75,000.....................| 556 | 80 | 15 | 57 | 9
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Parent's highest education\4\ | | | | |
Less than high school.................| 789 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 1
High school graduate or equivalent....| 2,744 | 57 | 12 | 29 | 3
Vocational/technical or some college..| 2,554 | 56 | 16 | 34 | 5
College graduate......................| 1,281 | 65 | 16 | 44 | 5
Graduate or professional school.......| 1,020 | 73 | 15 | 51 | 8
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Mother's employment status | | | | |
Working 35 hours per week or more.....| 2,795 | 60 | 25 | 28 | 7
Working less than 35 hours per week...| 1,908 | 58 | 12 | 40 | 6
Looking for work......................| 518 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 2
Not in labor force....................| 3,014 | 45 | 5 | 39 | 2
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\1\Number of children 3 to 6 years of age not enrolled in kindergarten or higher level programs. ---Estimate suppressed because there were fewer than 30 respondents. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Survey, spring 1991. (This table was prepared April 1994.) |
