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

9   Children age 3-5 for whom the mother prefers kindergarten or has applied for kindergarten for fall 2002, by preferred weekly stay in kindergarten. Per cent.
  Short part-time Long part-time Full-time      All      Total
  0-8 hours per week 9-16 hours per week 17-24 hours per week 25-32 hours per week 33-40 hours per week 41 hours per week or more
All 2 10 28 22 32 6  100 1 634
                 
Age                
3 years 2 10 28 21 30 7  100  591
4 years 3 9 27 24 32 5  100  542
5 years 1 11 27 23 33 6  100  501
                 
Number of children age 1-2 in the household                
None 2 9 27 23 33 6  100 1 142
One child 2 13 30 20 29 6  100  481
Two or more children : : : : : : : 11
                 
Number of children under age 6 in the household                
One child 3 8 23 25 36 5  100  726
Two children 2 11 31 20 30 7  100  808
Three or more children 1 14 36 24 20 5  100  100
                 
Family type                
Single parent without work income 4 9 14 23 38 12  100 78
Single parent with work income 1 6 21 21 41 11  100  106
Married/cohabiting parents with one work income 3 16 32 16 28 5  100  279
Married/cohabiting parents with two work incomes 2 9 28 24 31 5  100 1 129
                 
Mother's education                
Primary 4 16 31 18 25 6  100 80
Secondary 3 13 29 20 30 5  100  856
University/college 1 6 26 26 34 7  100  672
                 
Household income                
Under 200 000 NOK 3 11 18 24 38 7  100  133
200 000-399 999 NOK 3 13 34 18 25 7  100  395
400 000-599 999 NOK 3 10 32 23 28 4  100  677
600 000 NOK or more 0 6 18 25 42 8  100  428
                 
Mother's employment schedule                
Ordinary day work 1 5 20 26 41 7  100  734
Evening or night work 2 16 45 14 14 8  100 49
Shift work 3 9 40 21 23 3  100  206
Other schedules 5 22 33 22 17 1  100  108
Paid or unpaid leave 3 10 38 22 22 6  100  218
Not employed 3 16 27 18 30 6  100  318
                 
Mother's weekly working hours                
1-19 hours 6 16 39 21 14 4  100  163
20-34 hours 1 10 31 27 27 3  100  411
35-44 hours 1 3 19 23 46 8  100  455
45 hours or more 1 10 12 15 49 13  100 68
Paid or unpaid leave 3 10 38 22 22 6  100  218
Not employed 3 16 27 18 30 6  100  318
                 
Mother's country of birth                
Norway 2 10 28 23 30 6  100 1 475
Rest of Europe, North and Central America, Oceania 2 5 23 21 43 6  100 86
Africa, Asia, South-America 7 6 17 19 46 6  100 72
                 
Region                
Akershus and Oslo 2 2 10 29 44 13  100  362
Hedmark and Oppland 2 11 37 18 31 1  100  126
Rest of Østlandet 4 7 31 21 31 6  100  252
Agder and Rogaland 3 19 34 17 22 5  100  264
Western Norway 1 12 28 25 27 6  100  281
Trøndelag 2 15 38 22 22 2  100  184
Northern Norway 2 7 30 17 41 4  100  165

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