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

11   Children age 1-2 for whom the mother prefers kindergarten or has applied for kindergarten for fall 2002, by preferred type of part-time stay in kindergarten. Per cent.
  Short part-time (0-16 hours) Long part-time (17-32 hours)      All      Total
  Shorter daily stay One or more days off per week Combination Shorter daily stay One or more days off per week Combination
All 4 8 12 20 29 27  100  739
                 
Age                
1 year 7 8 13 18 27 26  100  320
2 years 2 8 11 21 30 29  100  419
                 
Number of children age 1-2 in the household                
One child 4 7 12 21 28 28  100  677
Two or more children 5 18 11 10 31 26  100 62
                 
Number of children under age 6 in the household                
One child 5 6 12 20 27 31  100  378
Two children 4 10 12 19 33 23  100  320
Three or more children 0 17 17 20 12 34  100 41
                 
Family type                
Single parent without work income : : : : : : : 23
Single parent with work income 8 4 28 12 24 24  100 25
Married/cohabiting parents with one work income 4 10 17 21 23 26  100  175
Married/cohabiting parents with two work incomes 4 7 9 19 32 29  100  497
                 
Mother's education                
Primary 2 20 12 20 17 29  100 41
Secondary 4 10 17 16 29 25  100  355
University/college 4 5 7 23 31 30  100  328
                 
Household income                
Under 200 000 NOK 4 9 25 21 16 26  100 57
200 000-399 999 NOK 5 12 18 19 25 22  100  154
400 000-599 999 NOK 4 8 11 16 34 26  100  358
600 000 NOK or more 4 4 4 27 24 36  100  168
                 
Mother's employment schedule                
Ordinary day work 3 6 8 24 32 28  100  247
Evening or night work : : : : : : : 24
Shift work 3 8 11 13 33 31  100 97
Other schedules 2 20 20 15 24 20  100 41
Paid or unpaid leave 7 6 11 15 30 31  100  150
Not employed 4 11 16 23 20 26  100  180
                 
Mother's weekly working hours                
1-19 hours 3 10 13 13 34 26  100 99
20-34 hours 3 9 11 17 37 24  100  173
35-44 hours 3 5 7 28 24 32  100  124
45 hours or more : : : : : : : 13
Paid or unpaid leave 7 6 11 15 30 31  100  150
Not employed 4 11 16 23 20 26  100  180
                 
Mother's country of birth                
Norway 4 9 12 19 29 27  100  684
Rest of Europe, North and Central America, Oceania 3 0 12 38 26 21  100 34
Africa, Asia, South-America : : : : : : : 20
                 
Region                
Akershus and Oslo 5 4 5 41 14 30  100  132
Hedmark and Oppland 1 19 11 5 40 24  100 75
Rest of Østlandet 4 2 16 12 37 28  100  123
Agder and Rogaland 6 11 17 19 27 21  100  107
Western Norway 6 8 13 18 25 29  100  142
Trøndelag 2 11 11 15 29 32  100 84
Northern Norway 3 8 11 17 36 26  100 76

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