The child care data presented in the detailed tables come from the tenth interview of the 1996 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Panel conducted between April and July 1999 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 tables 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. In this report, unless otherwise noted, the term parent is used to refer to the designated parent.
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 child’s or the provider’s home, in addition to family day care providers who are non-relatives who care for one or more unrelated children in the provider’s home. An organized child care facility is a day care center, nursery school, or preschool. 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 programs), and the time children are in self-care situations.
Table of Contents:
Historical Table
Primary Child Care Arrangements Used by Employed Mothers of Preschoolers: 1985
to 1999
[ Excel (18k) | PDF (101k)]
Detailed Tables
| PPL Table 1A: | Child Care Arrangements for Preschoolers by Family Characteristics and
Employment Status of Mother: Spring 1999 (Numbers) Excel (57k) | PDF (168k) | Plain Text (54k) |
| PPL Table 1B: | Child Care Arrangements for Preschoolers by Family Characteristics and
Employment Status of Mother: Spring 1999 (Percentages) Excel (60k) | PDF (166k) | Plain Text (54k) |
| PPL Table 2A: | Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers of Employed Mothers:
Spring 1999 (Numbers) Excel (28k) | PDF (86k) | Plain Text (17k) |
| PPL Table 2B: | Primary Child Care Arrangements of Preschoolers of Employed Mothers:
Spring 1999 (Percentages) Excel (28k) | PDF (84k) | Plain Text (16k) |
| PPL Table 3A: | Child Care Arrangements for Gradeschoolers by Family Characteristics
and Employment Status of Mother: Spring 1999 (Numbers) Excel (75k) | PDF (215k) | Plain Text (66k) |
| PPL Table 3B: | Child Care Arrangements for Gradeschoolers by Family Characteristics
and Employment Status of Mother: Spring 1999 (Percentages) Excel (75k) | PDF (210k) | Plain Text (66k) |
| PPL Table 4. | Family and Child Characteristics of Children in Self Care by Age of Child
and Employment Status of Designated Parent (Numbers and Percentages) Excel (42k) | PDF (367k) | Plain Text (20k) |
| PPL Table 5. | Weekly Child Care Payments by Families with Employed Mothers of Children
Under 14, Children Under 5, and Children 5 to 14: Spring 1999 Excel (24k) | PDF (64k) | Plain Text (11k) |
| PPL Table 6. | Average Weekly Child Care Expenditures by Employed Mothers of Children
Under 14, Children Under 5 and Children 5 to 14: Spring 1999 Excel (28k) | PDF (88k) | Plain Text (16k) |
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