Bar Chart: Child Care Arrangements for Children Under Age 5 with Employed Mothers, by Family Income: 2002

(Percent of Children)

Under 200% FPL*
Center-Based 24.9; Relative 29.5; Parent/Other 31.3; Family Child Care** 10.7; Nanny/Babysitter*** 3.5

200% or More FPL
Center-Based 31.2; Relative 23.9; Parent/Other 25.4;
Family Child Care**14.2; Nanny/Babysitter*** 5.3

*Federal poverty level, equal to $18,100 for a family of four in 2002.

**Care by a non-relative in the provider’s home.

***Care by a non-relative in the child’s home.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2003. Unpublished data.