Table 2.

Results from Multinomial Logistic Regressions Predicting Child-Care Arrangements

	Relative Risk Ratios for Child Care Type (vs. Center Care)
	Group Care	Relative Care	In-Home Care	Maternal Care
36-Month Model
Maternal Education	.99	.88*	1.00	.86**
Child Characteristics
Male	1.07	1.15	1.19	1.10
Black	1.34	1.15	.96	.82
Other	.46*	1.12	.42+	.75
Family Characteristics
Single	.42*	.26**	1.25	.54
Stepfamily	.55	.85	2.80*	1.85
Cohabiting	.95	.65	2.76	.72
Number of Children	.87	1.21+	2.17***	1.36**
Income	.90*	.82***	1.13*	.77***
Mother’s Age at Birth	1.01	.98	1.03	.99
Maternal Employment
Parttime	2.10*	2.69***	2.40*	.16***
Fulltime	2.89*	1.55+	1.10	.08***
Non-Standard Hours	2.03*	5.06***	1.25	1.48
54-Month Model
Maternal Education	.99	.97	1.21+	.99
Child Characteristics
Male	.96	1.04	1.69	1.19
Black	.95	.52+	.23*	.68
Other	.63	.85	.11**	1.57
Family Characteristics
Single	.98	.21***	11.37**	.27*
Stepfamily	2.49*	1.13	8.71***	.87
Cohabiting	1.11	.76	2.51	.45
Number of Children	.86	1.01	1.96***	1.04
Income	.93	.86**	1.05	.66***
Mother’s Age at Birth	1.01	.98	1.02	.98
Maternal Employment
Parttime	2.03+	3.49***	2.40	.54+
Fulltime	3.45***	2.82***	8.74***	.11***
Non-Standard Hours	.67	3.95***	1.83	.66

Source: NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

Notes: Models were estimated with each arrangement type as reference category.

Relative risk ratios presented above are for center care as reference. All models controlled for site, maternal PPVT-R score, maternal depression, resident fathers’ college education and resident fathers’ employment. N = 1,127.

⁺p < .10

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001