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Those who have a lower level of education, a lower total household income, rent their home, and have received welfare benefits within the past three years are more likely to say that the availability of sick care and a reasonable cost are very important. On the other hand, those who have a higher level of education, a lower total household income, own their home and have not received welfare benefits in the past three years are more likely to say that a small group size is very important. The results suggest that factors associated with a sense of security in life appear to be related to parental preferences in the selection of nonparental arrangements.","abstract_html":"This study examined the relationship between child, respondent, parent/guardian, and household characteristics and the preferences of the availability of sick care, a small group size, a reasonable cost, and a caregiver who shares similar beliefs about raising children in the selection of nonparental arrangements. SPPS was used to obtain bi-variate analyses of the categorized independent variables and their relationship to each of the four dependent variables regarding parental preferences of nonparental arrangements. Those who have a lower level of education, a lower total household income, rent their home, and have received welfare benefits within the past three years are more likely to say that the availability of sick care and a reasonable cost are very important. On the other hand, those who have a higher level of education, a lower total household income, own their home and have not received welfare benefits in the past three years are more likely to say that a small group size is very important. 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