Race and Hispanic Origin of Mother Image Long Description

The columns of the table below represent the child-care arrangements and the rows represent race and origin of mother.

Child-care arrangements for children under age 5 living with their mothers, by race and Hispanic origin of mother.
Parent Sibling Grandparent Other relative Organized Care /1 Non-relative in child’s home Family day care Other non-relative in provider’s home Self-care /2 No regular arrangements /3 Multiple arrangements
White alone 22% 2% 23% 6% 22% 4% 5% 3% 0% 40.5% 17.5%
Black alone 16% 3% 24% 12% 30.5% 3% 2.5% 2.5% 0% 33% 18%
Asian alone 26% 2.5% 25% 4% 26% 6% 5% 2% 0% 41% 23%
Hispanic (of any race) 15% 3% 19% 7% 14% 1% 1.5% 3.5% 0.5% 52% 11%

Comments

*Z – represents or rounds to 0.

X – not included.

/1 – Organized care includes day-care centers, nursery or preschools, federal Head Start programs, and kindergartens/grade schools.

/2 – Time in self-care is not considered 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.