Families' child-care preferences, labour force participation, and use of cash-for-care

6   Children age 3-5 in different groups, by the mother's preferred child-care option if she could choose freely, regardless of price and accessibility. Per cent.
  Parents Relatives Nanny Kindergarten 'Park'/open kindergarten Combination or other solutions      All      Total
All 5 1 1 68 3 22  100 1 887
                 
Age                
3 years 5 1 3 66 3 22  100  676
4 year 4 0 1 68 4 23  100  608
5 years 5 0 0 71 2 21  100  603
                 
Number of children age 1-2 in the household                
None 5 1 2 68 2 22  100 1 282
One child 4 0 2 68 3 23  100  533
Two or more children 11 0 0 68 11 11  100 28
                 
Number of children under age 6 in the household                
One child 5 1 2 69 2 22  100  827
Two children 5 0 1 68 3 23  100  938
Three or more children 7 0 0 68 6 20  100  122
                 
Family type                
Single parent without work income 2 0 3 71 2 21  100 87
Single parent with work income 3 2 1 69 1 24  100  117
Married/cohabiting parents with one work income 9 0 2 62 5 22  100  367
Married/cohabiting parents with two work incomes 4 1 1 70 2 22  100 1 265
                 
Mother's education                
Primary 12 0 2 60 5 21  100  105
Secondary 7 1 2 65 3 23  100 1 023
University/college 2 0 1 74 2 22  100  731
                 
Household income                
Under 200 000 NOK 3 1 3 69 3 22  100  150
200 000-399 999 NOK 8 1 2 63 3 22  100  491
400 000-599 999 NOKr 5 0 1 66 3 24  100  788
600 000 NOK or more 2 0 1 77 1 19  100  457
                 
Mother's employment schedule                
Ordinary day work 3 1 2 73 1 21  100  798
Evening or night work 7 2 0 75 0 16  100 56
Shift work 4 1 1 70 2 22  100  244
Other schedules 8 0 2 56 2 31  100  128
Paid or unpaid leave 6 0 0 66 5 23  100  252
Not employed 9 0 2 62 5 22  100  407
                 
Mother's weekly working hours                
1-19 hours 11 0 0 62 3 23  100  201
20-34 hours 2 1 1 72 2 22  100  455
35-44 hours 2 1 1 73 1 22  100  494
45 hours or more 3 0 5 70 3 20  100 76
Paid or unpaid leave 6 0 0 66 5 23  100  252
Not employed 9 0 2 62 5 22  100  407
                 
Primary child-care provider                
Parents 19 1 4 45 5 26  100  309
Relatives : : : : : : : 18
Nanny 6 0 19 50 0 25  100 36
Kindergarten 2 0 0 78 1 19  100 1 357
Combination or other solutions 2 1 1 43 15 38  100  167
                 
Mother's country of birth                
Norway 5 0 2 68 3 22  100 1 707
Rest of Europe, North and Central America, Oceania 6 2 0 70 1 20  100 98
Africa, Asia, South-America 4 0 1 73 1 21  100 81
                 
Region                
Akershus and Oslo 1 0 1 80 2 16  100  389
Hedmark and Oppland 3 1 2 61 3 29  100  144
Rest of Østlandet 5 0 2 66 5 23  100  302
Agder and Rogaland 10 0 2 65 1 22  100  312
Western Norway 5 0 2 66 6 21  100  332
Trøndelag 7 1 1 70 1 20  100  213
Northern Norway 5 2 2 59 1 32  100  195

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