considered poor if a household of a particular size matches the income categories shown in
exhibit B-1. Otherwise, the household is considered to be nonpoor.
Exhibit B-1. Poverty definition for Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP)
analyses, by household size: 2012
1
Household size (HHTOTAL)
Income categories in variable (TTLHHINC)
2
Less than or equal to $10,000 (TTLHHINC = 1)
3
Less than or equal to $20,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2)
4
Less than or equal to $20,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2)
5
Less than or equal to $30,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2, 3)
6
Less than or equal to $30,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2, 3)
7
Less than or equal to $40,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2, 3, 4)
8+
Less than or equal to $40,000 (TTLHHINC = 1, 2, 3, 4)
1
Indicates the total number of individuals living in the household, top-coded to 8 for the NHES.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Early Childhood Program Participation Survey
of the 2012 National Household Education Surveys Program (ECPP-NHES:2012); U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty Thresholds for
2011 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18
Years, https://
Column Variables
Table 1: Participation in various weekly nonparental care arrangements
At least one weekly nonparental care arrangement (ANYCARE2X) indicates whether the child
currently participates in any nonparental care or program arrangements at least once each week.
ANYCARE2X was created using the variables RCWEEK, indicating whether a relative care
arrangement occurred at least weekly; NCWEEK, indicating whether a nonrelative care
arrangement—the sampled child was cared for in a private home by someone not related to
them—occurred at least weekly; and CPWEEK, indicating whether a center-based
arrangement—including day care centers, Head Start programs, preschools, prekindergartens,
and other early childhood programs—occurred at least weekly.
The values for ANYCARE2X are as follows:
1 = Currently participates in any care or program arrangement that occurs at least once each
week
2 = Does not currently participate in any care or program arrangement that occurs at least once
each week
Relative weekly nonparental care arrangement (RCARRNEWX) is the categorical variable that
indicates the number of relative care arrangements in which a sampled child participates at least
once a week. RCARRNEWX is derived using RCWEEK and RNCOTHC.
The values for RCARRNEWX are as follows:
0 = Does not currently participate in relative care arrangement
1 = Currently participates in one relative care arrangement
2 = Currently participates in two or more relative care arrangements
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