The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
Bar Graph
Percent of Children Aged 0-5 Years Whose Families Experienced Child Care Problems, by Family Structure

Two Biological or Adoptive Parents
Had to Make Different Child Care Arrangements in Past Month 26.3%
Quit or Declined a Job, or Greatly Changed a Current Job Because of Child Care Problems 9.7%

Two-Parent Stepfamily
Had to Make Different Child Care Arrangements in Past Month 32.7%
Quit or Declined a Job, or Greatly Changed a Current Job Because of Child Care Problems 21.4%

Single Mother
Had to Make Different Child Care Arrangements in Past Month 30.8%
Quit or Declined a Job, or Greatly Changed a Current Job Because of Child Care Problems 14.9%

Total
Had to Make Different Child Care Arrangements in Past Month 27.5%
Quit or Declined a Job, or Greatly Changed a Current Job Because of Child Care Problems 11.1%
This graph is from the chartbook The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005, that is based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health. Suggested citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children's Health 2003. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2005.