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Availability of child care in the United States: a description and analysis of data sources

R A Gordon1, P L Chase-Lansdale

  • 1Department of Sociology and Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 West Harrison Street, mc 312, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. ragordon@uic.edu

Demography
|June 8, 2001
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Child care availability data from the U.S. Census Bureau is useful for understanding community needs. Findings show center-based care is scarce in poor, rural areas, while family child care is more common in mixed-income rural communities.

Area of Science:

  • Socioeconomics
  • Demographics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Child care accessibility is crucial for work-life balance but data is limited.
  • Researchers face challenges due to a scarcity of comprehensive child care availability data across U.S. communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate U.S. Census Bureau data indicators for assessing child care availability.
  • To determine the utility of existing data for community- and individual-level analyses of child care access.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data collected over the past 15 years.
  • Community- and individual-level statistical analyses to assess data validity and utility.
  • Examination of data validity across different urbanicity and income levels.

Main Results:

  • Census Bureau data sources effectively indicate child care availability despite their original purpose.
  • Data validity is consistent across communities with varying urbanicity and income levels.
  • Larger geographic areas better represent center-based child care markets than family child care.

Conclusions:

  • Center-based child care is least available in nonmetropolitan, low-income communities.
  • Family child care is most accessible in nonmetropolitan, mixed-income communities.
  • Existing Census Bureau data offers valuable insights into child care availability, with potential for future data development.

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