"table with row headers in column A. part one starts in row 5 (continuing in rows 40 and 74), part two starts in row 96 (continuing in rows 131 and 165)",,,,,,,,,
Table 2A:  Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Under 5 Years Old Living with Employed Mothers by Selected Characteristics: ,,,,,,,,,
Spring 2005,,,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,,
Characteristics,Number of children,Designated parent /1,Other parent /1,Sibling,Grandparent,Other relative,Day care center,,
TOTAL," 11,334 ", 518 ," 2,062 ", 172 ," 2,325 ", 613 ," 2,164 ",,
MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,,
.Married," 8,149 ", 424 ," 1,667 ", 64 ," 1,519 ", 343 ," 1,505 ",,
".Widowed, separated, divorced", 965 , 40 , 87 , 28 , 209 , 61 , 251 ,,
.Never married," 2,220 ", 54 , 307 , 80 , 597 , 209 , 408 ,,
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,,
.White alone," 8,739 ", 430 ," 1,682 ", 93 ," 1,792 ", 420 ," 1,578 ",,
    ..Non-Hispanic," 7,159 ", 370 ," 1,458 ", 32 ," 1,316 ", 254 ," 1,422 ",,
.Black alone," 1,840 ", 59 , 234 , 68 , 373 , 144 , 433 ,,
.Asian alone, 317 , 11 , 36 , 2 , 91 , 22 , 68 ,,
.Hispanic (of any race)," 1,761 ", 62 , 265 , 61 , 487 , 170 , 206 
AGE OF MOTHER,,,,,,,
.15-24 years," 1,825 ", 55 , 335 , 45 , 535 , 154 , 338 
.25-34 years," 6,157 ", 326 ," 1,127 ", 40 ," 1,345 ", 353 ," 1,150 "
.35+ years," 3,353 ", 138 , 600 , 87 , 445 , 106 , 676 
EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER,,,,,,,
.Less than high school, 796 , 44 , 184 , 36 , 134 , 89 , 83 
.High school graduate," 2,722 ", 117 , 475 , 57 , 739 , 213 , 435 
.Some college," 4,102 ", 181 , 763 , 66 , 944 , 218 , 787 
.Bachelor's degree or higher," 3,714 ", 176 , 640 , 13 , 507 , 94 , 859 
WORK STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,,,
.Employed full-time," 7,582 ", 173 ," 1,191 ", 129 ," 1,621 ", 411 ," 1,706 "
.Employed part-time," 2,901 ", 192 , 728 , 37 , 614 , 186 , 346 
.Self-employed, 851 , 153 , 143 , 5 , 89 , 16 , 112 
SHIFT OF MOTHER,,,,,,,
.Employed day shift," 6,860 ", 183 , 825 , 72 ," 1,491 ", 384 ," 1,658 "
.Employed nonday shift," 3,623 ", 181 ," 1,094 ", 95 , 745 , 213 , 394 ,
    .Self-employed, 851 , 153 , 143 , 5 , 89 , 16 , 112 ,





Table 2A:  Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Under 5 Years Old Living with Employed Mothers by Selected Characteristics: ,,,,,,,,
Spring 2005 - Continued,,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,
Characteristics,"Nursery, preschool",Headstart,Family day care,Other nonrelative,School /2,No regular arrangement /3,,
TOTAL, 601 , 85 , 890 ," 1,019 ", 298 ," 1,188 ",,
MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,
.Married, 507 , 46 , 692 , 693 , 201 , 934 ,,
".Widowed, separated, divorced", 42 , 7 , 66 , 114 , 36 , 77 ,,
.Never married, 52 , 32 , 132 , 212 , 61 , 176 ,,
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF MOTHER,         ,         ,         ,         ,         ,         ,,
.White alone, 454 , 40 , 746 , 829 , 194 , 993 ,,
    ..Non-Hispanic, 420 , 23 , 690 , 651 , 125 , 823 ,,
.Black alone, 102 , 37 , 127 , 127 , 96 , 128 ,,
.Asian alone, 20 , 1 , 3 , 32 , 3 , 31 ,,
.Hispanic (of any race), 40 , 17 , 71 , 189 , 75 , 182 ,,
AGE OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,
.15-24 years, 33 , 25 , 82 , 167 , 25 , 128 ,,
.25-34 years, 294 , 39 , 549 , 469 , 157 , 648 ,,
.35+ years, 274 , 21 , 258 , 382 , 115 , 412 ,,
EDUCATION LEVEL OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,
.Less than high school, -   , 18 , 26 , 74 , 35 , 103 ,,
.High school graduate, 85 , 19 , 126 , 247 , 91 , 279 ,,
.Some college, 218 , 35 , 346 , 321 , 92 , 356 ,,
.Bachelor's degree or higher, 297 , 13 , 392 , 376 , 80 , 450 ,,
WORK STATUS OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,
.Employed full-time, 396 , 47 , 674 , 693 , 185 , 686 ,,
.Employed part-time, 140 , 38 , 188 , 251 , 84 , 308 ,,
.Self-employed, 65 , - , 28 , 74 , 29 , 194 ,,
SHIFT OF MOTHER,,,,,,,,
.Employed day shift, 424 , 65 , 713 , 633 , 186 , 547 ,,
.Employed nonday shift, 111 , 20 , 148 , 312 , 82 , 446 ,,
    .Self-employed, 65 , - , 28 , 74 , 29 , 194 ,,






Table 2A:  Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Under 5 Years Old Living with Employed Mothers by Selected Characteristics: ,,,,,,,,
Spring 2005 - Continued,,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,
Characteristics,Number of children,Designated parent /1,Other parent /1,Sibling,Grandparent,Other relative,Day care center,
TOTAL," 11,334 ", 518 ," 2,062 ", 172 ," 2,325 ", 613 ," 2,164 ",
FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY),,,,,,,,
".Less than $1,500"," 1,356 ", 114 , 288 , 40 , 276 , 110 , 236 ,
".$1,500 - $2,999"," 2,092 ", 80 , 447 , 61 , 463 , 168 , 361 ,
".$3,000 - $4,499"," 1,926 ", 96 , 379 , 39 , 380 , 122 , 380 ,
".$4,500 and over"," 5,817 ", 217 , 934 , 31 ," 1,191 ", 199 ," 1,176 ",
.Missing, 143 , 10 , 13 , - , 14 , 13 , 11 ,
FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL,,,,,,,,
.Below poverty level," 1,641 ", 134 , 340 , 30 , 337 , 114 , 276 ,
.At or above poverty level," 9,577 ", 373 ," 1,708 ", 142 ," 1,973 ", 485 ," 1,877 ",
..100 - 199 percent of poverty level," 2,395 ", 80 , 507 , 96 , 520 , 209 , 394 ,
..200+ percent of poverty level," 7,182 ", 293 ," 1,201 ", 45 ," 1,454 ", 276 ," 1,483 ",
.Missing, 143 , 10 , 13 , - , 14 , 13 , 11 ,
RECEIVED TANF /4,,,,,,,,
.No," 11,222 ", 516 ," 2,045 ", 166 ," 2,289 ", 609 ," 2,136 ",
.Yes, 112 , 2 , 17 , 6 , 35 , 4 , 27 ,
REGION,,,,,,,,
.Northeast," 1,903 ", 70 , 384 , 31 , 409 , 67 , 353 ,
.Midwest," 2,661 ", 149 , 525 , 43 , 472 , 134 , 492 ,
.South," 4,129 ", 182 , 606 , 52 , 906 , 239 , 940 ,
.West," 2,641 ", 118 , 547 , 46 , 538 , 172 , 379 ,
AGE OF CHILD,,,,,,,,
.Less than 1 year," 1,919 ", 120 , 371 , 13 , 488 , 122 , 310 ,
.1-2 years," 4,536 ", 194 , 838 , 76 , 940 , 242 , 952 ,
.3-4 years," 4,879 ", 203 , 852 , 83 , 897 , 249 , 901 ,
SEX OF CHILD,,,,,,,,
.Male," 5,817 ", 244 ," 1,101 ", 92 ," 1,187 ", 319 ," 1,147 ",
.Female," 5,517 ", 274 , 960 , 80 ," 1,137 ", 294 ," 1,017 ",
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Table 2A:  Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers Under 5 Years Old Living with Employed Mothers by Selected Characteristics: ,,,,,,,,
Spring 2005 - Continued,,,,,,,,
(leading dot indicates sub-part),,,,,,,,
(Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,,
Characteristics,"Nursery, preschool",Headstart,Family day care,Other nonrelative,School /2,No regular arrangement /3,,
TOTAL,601,85,890," 1,019 ",298," 1,188 ",,
FAMILY INCOME (MONTHLY),,,,,,,,
".Less than $1,500",30,16,64,92,29,136,,
".$1,500 - $2,999",66,31,95,176,85,170,,
".$3,000 - $4,499",64,26,122,175,59,199,,
".$4,500 and over",433,12,607,548,120,643,,
.Missing,7,0,2,28,4,40,,
FAMILY POVERTY LEVEL,,,,,,,,
.Below poverty level,21,13,71,127,37,197,,
.At or above poverty level,573,72,817,863,256,951,,
..100 - 199 percent of poverty level,73,42,96,156,113,227,,
..200+ percent of poverty level,500,30,721,707,143,723,,
.Missing,7,0,2,28,4,40,,
RECEIVED TANF /4,,,,,,,,
.No,601,85,883,1012,298,1177,,
.Yes,-,-,6,7,-,10,,
REGION,,,,,,,,
.Northeast,101,5,137,177,53,205,,
.Midwest,94,28,313,226,65,264,,
.South,260,33,234,334,150,429,,
.West,147,19,205,281,30,289,,
AGE OF CHILD,,,,,,,,
.Less than 1 year,7,(X),163,190,(X),273,,
.1-2 years,132,3,413,432,(X),504,,
.3-4 years,462,82,313,396,298,410,,
SEX OF CHILD,,,,,,,,
.Male,300,39,466,509,150,544,,
.Female,301,46,423,510,148,643,,
,,,,,,,,
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,
(-) Represents or rounds to zero.   (X)  Not available.,,,,,,,,
/1 Time in parental care is only shown for women who worked as an employee or were in school.,,,,,,,,
/2 Attendance in kindergarten/grade school is not considered to be a child care arrangement and is shown here for informational purposes only.,,,,,,,,
"/3 Not in a regular child care arrangement, including those who are only in school or self-care.",,,,,,,,
/4 TANF stands for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. ,,,,,,,,
NOTE: The primary child care arrangement is defined as the arrangement used the most hours per week.  The numbers for all arrangements may exceed the total number of children because of ties among arrangements in the greatest number of hours per week.,,,,,,,,
"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2004 Panel, Wave 4.",,,,,,,,
For information on sampling and nonsampling error see http://www.sipp.census.gov/sipp/source.html,,,,,,,,
Internet release date:  February 2008.