Income quintile per unit of consumption	Difficulty in paying for child care	Total
Total	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	869.8
Total	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	59.7
Total	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	519.7
Total	Pays with great difficulty	2.8
Total	Pays with difficulty	9.5
Total	Pays with some difficulty	15.5
Total	Pays fairly easily	17.3
Total	Pays with easily	13.8
Total	Pays with great easily	2.5
Total	Care is free of charge for the household	38.6
First quintile	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	247.6
First quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	45.7
First quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	113.0
First quintile	Pays with great difficulty	5.0
First quintile	Pays with difficulty	15.2
First quintile	Pays with some difficulty	16.2
First quintile	Pays fairly easily	1.4
First quintile	Pays with easily	2.8
First quintile	Pays with great easily	0.0
First quintile	Care is free of charge for the household	59.5
Second quintile	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	186.2
Second quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	53.8
Second quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	100.1
Second quintile	Pays with great difficulty	5.8
Second quintile	Pays with difficulty	8.6
Second quintile	Pays with some difficulty	15.8
Second quintile	Pays fairly easily	13.0
Second quintile	Pays with easily	8.8
Second quintile	Pays with great easily	4.3
Second quintile	Care is free of charge for the household	43.7
Third quintile	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	163.8
Third quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	68.0
Third quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	111.4
Third quintile	Pays with great difficulty	1.1
Third quintile	Pays with difficulty	15.1
Third quintile	Pays with some difficulty	20.4
Third quintile	Pays fairly easily	20.9
Third quintile	Pays with easily	11.5
Third quintile	Pays with great easily	2.8
Third quintile	Care is free of charge for the household	28.2
Fourth quintile	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	135.3
Fourth quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	76.4
Fourth quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	103.4
Fourth quintile	Pays with great difficulty	1.6
Fourth quintile	Pays with difficulty	6.5
Fourth quintile	Pays with some difficulty	14.1
Fourth quintile	Pays fairly easily	26.7
Fourth quintile	Pays with easily	17.3
Fourth quintile	Pays with great easily	2.2
Fourth quintile	Care is free of charge for the household	31.8
Fifth quintile	Households with children under 3 years (thousands)	137.0
Fifth quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (percentage )	67.0
Fifth quintile	One or more children attend a child care centre (thousands)	91.8
Fifth quintile	Pays with great difficulty	0.6
Fifth quintile	Pays with difficulty	1.4
Fifth quintile	Pays with some difficulty	10.9
Fifth quintile	Pays fairly easily	25.2
Fifth quintile	Pays with easily	30.6
Fifth quintile	Pays with great easily	3.8
Fifth quintile	Care is free of charge for the household	27.5