Table 4.

Results of linear models predicting change in child care quantity

	Coefficients (SE)
	(1)	(2)	(3)
Family Instability
Change in family structure	3.22** (1.04)	−3.85 (2.95)	−4.54 (2.92)
Family Structure (ref. = married bio parents)
Married with stepparent	−1.52 (4.09)	−1.22 (4.13)	−1.75 (4.05)
Cohabiting biological parents	−1.75 (2.10)	−2.01 (2.10)	−2.22 (2.06)
Cohabiting with stepparent	7.05* (3.03)	7.03* (3.08)	6.62* (3.02)
Single mother	−0.05 (1.59)	0.04 (1.59)	−0.69 (1.57)
Child’s Age (ref. = 1–6 months)
6–12 months	−6.79*** (0.68)	−7.81*** (0.91)	−5.21*** (0.73)
12–24 months	−5.28*** (0.70)	−5.53*** (0.72)	−3.37*** (0.76)
24–36 months	−6.19*** (0.72)	−6.51*** (0.73)	−4.55*** (0.77)
36–54 months	−1.76* (0.77)	−1.93* (0.78)	−0.33 (0.82)
Child care type (ref. = parent care)
Formal care	−7.89*** (0.91)	−7.81*** (0.91)	−5.08*** (0.92)
Informal relative care	−3.83*** (0.92)	−3.84*** (0.92)	−1.22 (0.93)
Informal nonrelative care	−8.71 (0.78)	−8.63*** (0.78)	−5.68*** (0.80)
Interactions (ref. = no family change × 1–6 months)
Family change × 6–12 months		16.42*** (4.01)	16.02*** (3.95)
Family change × 12–24 months		7.13* (3.44)	7.72* (3.39)
Family change × 24–36 months		7.81* (3.45)	8.15* (3.40)
Family change × 36–54 months		5.95† (3.45)	6.39† (3.42)
Other Family/Maternal Circumstances
Income-to-needs ratio			−0.68** (0.22)
Maternal employment hours			−0.03 (0.03)
Maternal depression			−0.08 (0.06)
Change in Other Family/Maternal Circumstances
Change in income-to-needs ratio			−0.15 (0.15)
Change in maternal employment hours			0.15*** (0.02)
Adult kin household transition			−0.76 (0.86)
Sibling household transition			0.45 (1.02)
Newborn sibling entry			1.44† (0.82)
Change in maternal depression			−0.05 (0.04)
Residential mobility			1.44* (0.61)
Pseudo-R2	.08	.08	.14

Notes: n = 1,298 (children). M (SD) change in child care hours = 13.5 (17.3).

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001