Access to formal childcare among families of newly arrived migrants from non-EU countries in France

Genus

Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Description of sample, 0–2-year-old children of recently arrived migrants

	n obs	% col
Family typology
Immigrant couples	785	63.3
Mixed couples	309	24.9
Single mothers	146	11.8
Family typology, detail
Father first	326	26.3
Mother first	69	5.6
Joint couple	197	15.9
Met at destination	193	15.6
Mixed, immigrant mother	101	8.1
Mixed, native mother	208	16.8
Single mothers	146	11.8
Region of origin
Algeria	274	22.1
Morocco/Tunisia	197	15.9
Sahel Africa	157	12.7
Central Africa	235	19.0
Other Africa	116	9.4
Asia	136	11.0
Other	125	10.1
Mother’s proficiency in French
High	608	49.0
Mid	328	26.5
Low	304	24.5
Mother’s highest degree
Less than secondary	641	51.7
Secondary	205	16.5
Tertiary	394	31.8
Working parents
Yes	277	22.3
No	963	77.7
Household income
Q1	904	72.9
Q2	222	17.9
Q3/Q5	114	9.2
Remote neighbourhood
Yes	163	13.1
No	1077	86.9
Timing of the move (ref. May 2018)
Later move	425	34.3
Recent move	397	32.0
Ancient move	418	33.7
Length of stay first migrant parent, years (mean)	1240	8.2
Family’s administrative status
French spouse	429	34.6
International protection	180	14.5
Regularization	382	30.8
Other categories	249	20.1
Socio-demographic
Child’s age, months (mean)	1240	16.9
Other children < 3 years in household	231	18.6
Other persons in household	139	11.2
n obs	1240	100