Table 3.

Results of logistic models predicting change in child care type

	Odds Ratios (SE)
	(1)	(2)	(3)
Family Instability
Change in family structure	1.54** (0.24)	0.71 (0.31)	0.65 (0.30)
Family Structure (ref. = married bio parents)
Married with stepparent	0.19* (0.13)	0.21* (0.14)	0.18* (0.12)
Cohabiting biological parents	0.53* (0.17)	0.53* (0.17)	0.51* (0.16)
Cohabiting with stepparent	0.73 (0.32)	0.78 (0.35)	0.80 (0.36)
Single mother	0.80 (0.19)	0.83 (0.20)	0.75 (0.19)
Child’s Age (ref. = 1–6 months)
6–12 months	0.60*** (0.07)	0.58*** (0.06)	0.65*** (0.08)
12–24 months	1.01 (0.11)	0.96 (0.11)	1.06 (0.13)
24–36 months	1.13 (0.13)	1.07 (0.12)	1.18 (0.15)
36–54 months	2.89* (0.35)	2.89*** (0.36)	3.09*** (0.41)
Child Care Type (ref. = parent care)
Formal care	0.07*** (0.01)	0.07*** (0.01)	0.08*** (0.01)
Informal relative care	0.53*** (0.07)	0.52*** (0.07)	0.61*** (0.08)
Informal nonrelative care	0.30*** (0.03)	0.30*** (0.04)	0.36*** (0.04)
Interactions (ref. = no family change × 1–6 months)
Family change × 6–12 months		3.83* (2.28)	4.10* (2.50)
Family change × 12–24 months		2.73* (1.38)	3.00* (1.56)
Family change × 24–36 months		2.75* (1.39)	3.10* (1.62)
Family change × 36–54 months		1.55 (0.79)	1.66 (0.88)
Other Family/Maternal Circumstances
Income-to-needs ratio			0.98 (0.03)
Maternal employment hours			1.00 (0.00)
Maternal depression			0.98* (0.01)
Change in Other Family/Maternal Circumstances
Change in income-to-needs ratio			1.06* (0.02)
Change in maternal employment hours			1.01** (0.00)
Adult kin household transition			1.20 (0.16)
Sibling household transition			1.08 (0.18)
Newborn sibling entry			1.19 (0.15)
Change in maternal depression			0.98** (0.01)
Residential mobility			1.27* (0.12)
Pseudo-R2	.16	.18	.19

Note: n(children) = 1,298 (children), = 5,889 (children × periods), 663 (children experiencing change in child care type), 2,263 (changes in child care type).

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001