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

7   Children age 1-5 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 (weighted) Total (unweighted)
All 8 1 3 62 3 23  100 3 522
                 
Age                
1 year 17 4 8 42 3 25  100  814
2 years 9 1 5 55 4 26  100  821
3 years 5 1 3 66 3 22  100  676
4 years 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 9 2 5 57 3 25  100 2 030
Two or more children 23 3 4 42 5 23  100  166
                 
Number of children under age 6 in the household                
One child 7 2 4 61 3 23  100 1 676
Two children 8 1 3 62 3 24  100 1 651
Three or more children 13 0 1 61 5 20  100  195
                 
Family type                
Single parent without work income 4 0 4 65 4 24  100  152
Single parent with work income 4 3 2 67 1 23  100  180
Married/cohabiting parents with one work income 13 1 3 54 6 22  100  728
Married/cohabiting parents with two work incomes 6 1 3 63 2 24  100 2 365
                 
Mother's education                
Primary 14 1 3 54 6 22  100  202
Secondary 9 2 3 59 3 23  100 1 873
University/college 5 1 3 67 2 23  100 1 387
                 
Household income                
Under 200 000 NKr 6 2 4 63 3 22  100  286
200 000-399 999 NKr 11 2 3 56 4 23  100  861
400 000-599 999 NKr 7 1 3 59 3 25  100 1 533
600 000 NKr or more 5 0 2 71 1 20  100  839
                 
Mother's employment schedule                
Ordinary day work 4 1 4 67 1 23  100 1 410
Evening or night work 10 2 1 65 0 23  100  103
Shift work 6 2 4 63 3 23  100  440
Other schedules 10 3 4 49 2 31  100  221
Paid or unpaid leave 11 1 1 58 4 24  100  553
Not employed 12 1 3 56 6 22  100  792
                 
Mother's weekly working hours                
1-19 hours 13 1 3 55 3 25  100  383
20-34 hours 4 2 3 64 2 24  100  790
35-44 hours 3 2 4 68 1 23  100  887
45 hours or more 3 1 5 67 3 22  100  115
Paid or unpaid leave 11 1 1 58 4 24  100  553
Not employed 12 1 3 56 6 22  100  792
                 
Primary child-care provider                
Parents 22 3 5 40 4 25  100 1 033
Relatives 7 15 4 36 3 36  100 78
Nanny 4 0 26 42 1 27  100  231
Kindergarten 2 0 1 76 1 20  100 1 891
Combination or other solutions 2 2 1 41 15 38  100  289
                 
Mother's country of birth                
Norway 8 1 3 61 3 23  100 3 200
Rest of Europe, North and Central America, Oceania 10 1 1 64 3 21  100  179
Africa, Asia, South-America 8 1 1 66 3 21  100  141
                 
Region                
Akershus and Oslo 4 0 2 73 3 17  100  734
Hedmark and Oppland 7 2 4 55 3 29  100  279
Rest of Østlandet 9 1 4 58 4 24  100  586
Agder and Rogaland 13 1 3 59 2 23  100  560
Western Norway 7 2 3 60 5 22  100  637
Trøndelag 10 2 3 63 1 21  100  371
Northern Norway 6 1 4 54 1 35  100  355

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