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Page 14 The final sample of licensed, center-based facilities included a total of 660 completed interviews, yielding a cooperation rate of 51.4%. Table 3 shows the final sample disposition for each provider used in the calculation of the response rate. This response rate was sufficient to provide stable estimates of the licensed, center-based child care market rate by age-group for the entire state of Mississippi and by metro and non-metro designations. Forty-six percent of providers were from metropolitan areas, and 54% were from nonmetropolitan areas. Table 3. Final Center-based Market Rate Survey Call Dispositions n % Completed: Telephone 593 46.1% Completed: Web 67 5.2% Refused 152 11.8% Multiple contacts attempted (e.g., no answer, voicemail, busy signal) 226 17.6% Scheduled interview but unable to contact again 220 17.1% Director unavailable during study period 27 2.1% Total 1285 100.0% Table 4 shows the mean, or average; median; and 75th percentile market rates for center- based child care in Mississippi by age. Prices are indicated for both full-time and part-time care. Full-time care is defined as child care provided for six or more hours of a 24-hour day. The median price indicates the tuition rate at which 50% of child care providers fall at or below, and the 75th percentile indicates the tuition rate at which 75% of child care providers fall at or below. The weekly full-time market rates at the 75th percentile range from $167 for infant care to $130 for school-age care. The weekly part-time market rates at the 75th percentile range from $120 for infant and toddler care to $80 for school-age care. Rates for full- and part- time care increased across all age categories in comparison to the previous market rate survey, with the exception of part-time care for school-age children, which remained at $80. RESULTS: CENTER-BASED PROVIDER SURVEY Center-based Sample Center-based Rates