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Child Care

Information collected on child care through the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) has evolved over the years to include comprehensive data on child care use, cost, and receipt of government assistance.

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National Child's Day: November 20, 2022
November 20, 2022
The majority of America’s 72.6M children under 18 live with two parents (70%). The second most common are children living with mother only (22%).
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National Family Caregivers Month: November 2022
November 2022
The 2021 American Community Survey counted 777,894 personal care aides, 380,451 childcare workers, and 261,045 home health aides.
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Census Bureau Releases New Occupations, Earnings and Job Characteristics Report
July 27, 2022
A new report that highlights the features of U.S. workers and their employment conditions.

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Who’s Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2011
April 2013
Deciding which child care arrangement to use has become an increasingly important family issue as maternal employment has become the norm.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012
August 2011
This publication is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005/Summer 2006
August 2010
This report shows the number and characteristics of children in different types of child care arrangements in the spring of 2005 and the summer of 2006.

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Working Paper
The Value Added of a Multidimensional Deprivation Index
July 13, 2021
The value of a multidimensional deprivation index over and above income poverty measures is explored.
Working Paper
Child Care Subsidies and the Labor Force Outcomes for Working Married Mothers
June 29, 2021
Using Census data and administrative records, this study finds that child care subsidies improve labor force outcomes for working married mothers.
Working Paper
Using Administrative Records to Evaluate Child Care Expense Reporting
April 11, 2019
In this poster, we link self-reported child care expenses in the CPS ASEC to CCDF child care subsidy administrative records to see how closely they align.

Other Subtopics Within 'Families and Living Arrangements'

Child Support

Child support can be an important income source for children and their custodial parents who receive these payments.

Children

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about children. The information collected varies.

Families and Households

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about the residents of each housing unit and how they are related.

Fertility

Information about the fertility of American women both for the nation as a whole as well as for individual states and lower level geography.

Grandparents and Grandchildren

Households include a variety of living arrangements, one being an increase in grandparents living with grandchildren.

Marriage and Divorce

The U.S. Census Bureau provides the current marital status of persons, by age, sex, and race and the estimated median age at first marriage for men and women.

Same-Sex Couples

Data about same-sex couples, including married and unmarried couples.

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