Question

use the bar graph.
percent
total
k-5
6-8

received care from relative
received care from nonrelative
attended center - based program
child cared for self
parental care only
before - and after - school care: percentage of children in grades k - 8 who received various types of care before and after school
among children in grades k - 8 who received care on a regular basis from someone other than a parent before or after school, what was the least preferred method of child care?
child cared for self
received care from a nonrelative
received care from a relative
attended center - based program

Explanation:

Step1: Identify relevant categories

We need to consider the care methods from someone other than a parent, so exclude "Parental care only". The remaining categories are "Received care from relative", "Received care from nonrelative", "Attended center - based program", "Child cared for self".

Step2: Analyze K - 8 data (since we are looking at children in grades K - 8)

- For "Received care from relative" (K - 5: 21, 6 - 8:16, we can consider the overall or just the K - 8 data, but looking at the K - 5 and 6 - 8 for non - parental care):
- "Received care from nonrelative": K - 5 is 10, 6 - 8 is 3.
- "Attended center - based program": K - 5 is 20, 6 - 8 is 15.
- "Child cared for self": K - 5 is 5, 6 - 8 is 26 (wait, no, the "Child cared for self" for K - 5 is 5 and 6 - 8 is 26? Wait, no, the bar graph: "Child cared for self" has K - 5 (light blue) as 5 and 6 - 8 (dark blue) as 26? Wait, no, the labels: "Child cared for self" has K - 5 (light blue) height 5, 6 - 8 (dark blue) height 26, and total (orange) 12. But we are looking for care from someone other than a parent, so "Child cared for self" is self - care, not from someone else. Wait, the question is "received care on a regular basis from someone other than a parent". So "Child cared for self" is not care from someone else, so we exclude that. Now among "Received care from relative", "Received care from nonrelative", "Attended center - based program":

- "Received care from relative": K - 5:21, 6 - 8:16 (total around 19 - 21)
- "Received care from nonrelative": K - 5:10, 6 - 8:3 (total 7 - 10)
- "Attended center - based program": K - 5:20, 6 - 8:15 (total 19 - 20)

Wait, maybe I misread. Wait the options are "child cared for self", "received care from a nonrelative", "received care from a relative", "attended center - based program". But "child cared for self" is not care from someone else. So among the ones with care from someone else:

- "Received care from nonrelative": the total (orange) is 7, K - 5 (light blue) 10, 6 - 8 (dark blue) 3. Wait, the total for "Received care from nonrelative" is 7 (orange bar), which is the lowest among the non - parental, non - self - care options. Wait, but the option "child cared for self" is self - care, not from someone else. So if we consider the options, the "received care from a nonrelative" has the lowest percentage (total 7, compared to "received care from relative" total 19, "attended center - based program" total 19, and "child cared for self" is self - care, not from someone else). Wait, but the "Received care from nonrelative" has the lowest bar (total orange bar is 7) among the care from someone else. So the least preferred method (lowest percentage) among care from someone other than a parent is "received care from a nonrelative"? Wait no, wait the "Received care from nonrelative" has total (orange) 7, "Received care from relative" total 19, "Attended center - based program" total 19, and "Child cared for self" is self - care. Wait, but the option "received care from a nonrelative" has the lowest percentage among the ones that are care from someone else. Wait, but let's check the bars again. The "Received care from nonrelative" has total (orange) height 7, "Received care from relative" total 19, "Attended center - based program" total 19, "Child cared for self" total 12 (but self - care). So among the care from someone else (excluding self - care), the lowest is "received care from a nonrelative". Wait, but the option "received care from a nonrelative" is one of the options. Wait, but maybe I made a mistake. Wait the question is "what was the least preferred method of child care" among those who received care from someone other than a parent. So we look at the bars for care from someone other than a parent:

- Received care from relative: total (orange) 19
- Received care from nonrelative: total (orange) 7
- Attended center - based program: total (orange) 19
- Child cared for self: total (orange) 12 (but self - care, not from someone else)

So the lowest is "received care from a nonrelative". Wait, but the option "received care from a nonrelative" is one of the choices. Wait, but let's check the bars again. The "Received care from nonrelative" bar (orange) is the shortest among the non - parental, non - self - care options. So the least preferred method is "received care from a nonrelative"? Wait no, wait the "Received care from nonrelative" has K - 5 (light blue) 10, 6 - 8 (dark blue) 3, total 7. The "Received care from relative" has K - 5 21, 6 - 8 16, total 19. "Attended center - based program" has K - 5 20, 6 - 8 15, total 19. "Child cared for self" has total 12 (self - care). So among the care from someone else, the lowest is "received care from a nonrelative". But wait, the option "received care from a nonrelative" is one of the options. Wait, but maybe I misread the question. The question is "among children in grades K - 8 who received care on a regular basis from someone other than a parent before or after school, what was the least preferred method of child care?" So we need to look at the methods where care is from someone other than a parent, so exclude "Parental care only" and "Child cared for self" (since self - care is not from someone else). So the remaining are "Received care from relative", "Received care from nonrelative", "Attended center - based program". Now, looking at the total (orange) bars:

- "Received care from relative": total (orange) is 19
- "Received care from nonrelative": total (orange) is 7
- "Attended center - based program": total (orange) is 19

So the lowest is "Received care from nonrelative". But wait, the option "received care from a nonrelative" is one of the options. Wait, but the "Received care from nonrelative" has the lowest percentage (7%) among these. So the least preferred method is "received care from a nonrelative"? Wait, but let's check the options again. The options are:

- child cared for self

- received care from a nonrelative

- received care from a relative

- attended center - based program

But "child cared for self" is self - care, not from someone else, so we can't consider it as care from someone else. So among the three that are care from someone else, "received care from a nonrelative" has the lowest percentage (7% total), so it's the least preferred.

Answer:

received care from a nonrelative