Table 2. Prevalence of child care according to sample characteristics (n = 3,870).
| Characteristic | child care attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never n (%) | Some n (%) | Always n (%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1,256 (65.1) | 453 (23.5) | 219 (11.4) |
| Female | 1,275 (68.9) | 400 (21.6) | 175 (9.5) |
| Mother’s age | |||
| ≤ 20 | 542 (77.0) | 130 (18.5) | 32 (4.5) |
| 21–30 | 1,244 (67.7) | 402 (21.9) | 192 (10.4) |
| ≥ 31 | 745 (60.3) | 321 (26.0) | 170 (13.7) |
| Income | |||
| 1 (low) | 559 (80.3) | 110 (15.8) | 27 (3.9) |
| 2 | 559 (78.5) | 116 (16.3) | 37 (5.2) |
| 3 | 477 (65.5) | 169 (23.2) | 82 (11.3) |
| 4 | 461 (57.0) | 222 (27.4) | 126 (15.6) |
| 5 (high) | 321 (51.9) | 192 (31.1) | 105 (17.0) |
| Maternal education (years) | |||
| 0–4 | 289 (87.3) | 34 (10.3) | 8 (2.4) |
| 5–8 | 786 (81.3) | 147 (15.2) | 34 (3.5) |
| 9–11 | 898 (67.5) | 306 (23.0) | 127 (9.5) |
| ≥ 12 | 557 (48.5) | 366 (31.9) | 225 (19.6) |
| Pre term (< 37 weeks) | |||
| Yes | 395 (70.8) | 119 (21.3) | 44 (7.9) |
| No | 2,136 (66.3) | 734 (22.8) | 350 (10.8) |
| Low birth weight (< 2,500g) | |||
| Yes | 257 (71.6) | 78 (21.8) | 24 (6.7) |
| No | 2,273 (66.5) | 775 (22.7) | 369 (10.8) |
| Maternal depression (3m) | |||
| No | 2,205 (66.1) | 769 (23.1) | 362 (10.8) |
| Yes | 305 (74.6) | 72 (17.6) | 32 (7.8) |
| Storytelling (2y) | |||
| No | 1,393 (77.2) | 290 (16.1) | 121 (6.7) |
| Yes | 1,138 (57.7) | 563 (28.5) | 273 (13.8) |
| Child visits parks (2y) | |||
| No | 1,186 (74.5) | 286 (17.9) | 121 (7.6) |
| Yes | 1,345 (61.6) | 567 (25.9) | 273 (12.5) |
| Child visits other houses (2y) | |||
| No | 393 (68.5) | 131 (22.8) | 50 (8.7) |
| Yes | 2,138 (66.7) | 722 (22.5) | 34 (10.8) |
| Participation in PIM (2y) | |||
| No | 2,227 (65.2) | 804 (23.5) | 386 (11.3) |
| Yes | 304 (84.2) | 49 (13.6) | 8 (2.2) |