Marital Status of Mother Image Long Description

The columns of the table below represent the child-care arrangements and the rows represent marital status of mother.

Child-care arrangements for children under age 5 living with their mothers, by marital status 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
Married 23% 2% 20% 4% 23% 4% 5% 2.5% 0% 42% 16%
Widowed, Separated, divorced 16.5% 5.5% 26% 11% 27% 2.5% 4.5% 3% 0% 36% 21%
Never Married 16% 3% 31% 15% 25% 3% 4.5% 3.5% 0.5% 32% 22%

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.