Research Catalog

Title

National child care survey, 1990.

Publication

[Los Altos, CA] : [Sociometrics Corporation], [1992]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Brayfield, April A.
• Deich, Sharon Gennis.
• Glantz, Frederic B.
• Hofferth, Sandra L.
• Holcomb, Pamela A., 1958-
• Abt Associates.
• Urban Institute.

Summary

• The National Child Care Survey (1990) Parent Study is a nationally representative survey of 4,392 households with one or more children under age of 13 conducted in late 1989 and early 1990. It focused on what kinds of child care arrangements respondents used, how those arrangements were chosen, and how they were paid for. The survey included a schedule of when the respondent and his or her spouse or partner was at work and a schedule of when each child was at each child care arrangement to provide a detailed picture of the correspondence betweeen child care arrangements and work. Extensive data on employment history were gathered, including the relationship between work and child care in the past. Basic demographic information such as income, education, and ethnic group is also included.
• The National Child Care Survey (1990) Low-Income Substudy is a nationally representative survey of 972 households with total annual incomes below $15,000 and one or more children under age 13. The survey was conducted in February-July of 1990 and focused on what kinds of child care arrangements respondents used, how those arrangements were chosen, and how they were paid for. The survey included a schedule of when the respondent and his or her spouse or partner was at work and a schedule of when each child was at each child care arrangement to provide a detailed picture of the correspondence between child care arrangements and work. Extensive data on employment history were gathered, including the relationship between work and child care in the past. Basic demographic information such as income, education, and ethnic group is also included. There are 1,419 variables in all. The Low-Income Substudy was designed to supplement the number of low-income households included in a larger "main" child care study.

Alternative Title

• 1990 national child care survey
• NCCS 1990

Subject

• Child care services > United States > Statistics
• Child care services > Economic aspects > United States
• Child care services
• Child care services > Economic aspects
• United States

Genre/Form

• Statistics
• Statistics.
• Statistiques.

Note

• Title from the DSS website (viewed on May 5, 2010).
• Data accessible via the Data and Statistical Services (DSS) website.
• Investigators: Sandra L. Hofferth, April Brayfield, Sharon Deich, Pamela Holcomb, and Frederic Glantz.
• AFDA Data Set 13-14 and AFDA Data Set 20-21.
• Funding for work done by the American Family Data Archive on the public use version was provided by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) Contract No. N44-HD-0-2910.

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Funding (note)

• The survey was jointly funded by National Association for the Education of Young Children and the United States Head Start Bureau.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: Internet.

Documentation (note)

• Accompanied by printed user's guides and questionnaires for both the Parent Study and the Low-Income Substudy.

Contents

National child care survey 1990: parent study -- National child care survey 1990: low-income substudy.

OCLC

• ocn613560726
• 613560726
• SCSB-825474

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library