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

10   Children age 1-5 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 (weighted) Total (unweighted)
  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 3 10 28 21 32 6  100 2 843
                 
Age                
1 year 7 12 28 15 32 6  100  538
2 years 3 11 27 23 30 7  100  671
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 4 11 29 19 31 6  100 1 601
Two or more children 3 18 25 25 21 7  100  100
                 
Number of children under age 6 in the household                
One child 3 9 24 23 35 5  100 1 371
Two children 3 11 30 19 30 7  100 1 323
Three or more children 2 16 34 25 18 5  100  149
                 
Family type                
Single parent without work income 5 8 17 19 37 14  100  129
Single parent with work income 2 7 20 19 40 12  100  158
Married/cohabiting parents with one work income 4 16 32 17 26 4  100  521
Married/cohabiting parents with two work incomes 3 9 28 23 32 6 94 1 959
                 
Mother's education                
Primary 6 16 30 17 27 5  100  143
Secondary 4 13 28 19 30 6  100 1 434
University/college 2 6 26 25 34 7  100 1 216
                 
Household income                
Under 200 000 NOK 6 11 20 20 36 7  100  235
200 000-399 999 NOK 4 15 31 18 25 7  100  632
400 000-599 999 NOK 3 10 32 21 28 5  100 1 227
600 000 NOK or more 1 6 19 25 41 8  100  746
                 
Mother's employment schedule                
Ordinary day work 1 6 20 25 41 8  100 1 226
Evening or night work 2 17 42 15 16 7  100 81
Shift work 4 10 40 19 23 3  100  340
Other schedules 5 24 33 21 17 1  100  161
Paid or unpaid leave 5 10 35 20 24 6  100  448
Not employed 5 15 28 17 28 6  100  585
                 
Mother's weekly working hours                
1-19 hours 5 17 39 21 14 4  100  283
20-34 hours 2 11 32 26 26 3  100  655
35-44 hours 1 3 18 22 47 8  100  772
45 hours or more 1 10 11 17 47 14  100 99
Paid or unpaid leave 5 10 35 20 24 6  100  448
Not employed 5 15 28 17 28 6  100  585
                 
Mother's country of birth                
Norway 3 11 28 21 30 6  100 2 580
Rest of Europe, North and Central America, Oceania 2 6 21 25 41 5  100  145
Africa, Asia, South-America 7 6 18 18 45 5  100  116
                 
Region                
Akershus and Oslo 2 2 12 28 44 13  100  652
Hedmark and Oppland 2 14 35 20 28 1  100  224
Rest of Østlandet 4 8 30 22 31 6  100  453
Agder and Rogaland 5 18 33 16 23 5  100  427
Western Norway 2 13 29 23 26 6  100  497
Trøndelag 3 14 38 21 22 2  100  297
Northern Norway 2 7 31 16 40 3  100  293

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