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  • Socioeconomic disparities in childcare
  • Welfare state's impact on family processes
  • Maternal time allocation

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  • Socioeconomic divides in parental time with children persist.
  • The welfare state influences children's opportunities and family behavior.
  • Limited research exists on social safety nets and family time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between state spending on children and socioeconomic gaps in maternal childcare time.
  • To understand how public investments affect family processes and maternal time allocation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized American Time Use Surveys (2003-2016) for maternal childcare time data.
  • Combined time use data with longitudinal state-level public spending data on children and families.
  • Analyzed the relationship between state spending and socioeconomic disparities in childcare time.

Main Results:

  • Higher state spending correlated with increased childcare time for low-educated mothers (both in likelihood and duration).
  • No significant changes in childcare time were observed for highly-educated mothers with increased state spending.
  • State investments appear to disproportionately benefit lower socioeconomic groups.

Conclusions:

  • State-level investments in children can effectively reduce socioeconomic gaps in maternal time spent on childcare.
  • Public spending on children is a potential tool for mitigating inequalities within families.
  • Policy interventions can influence parental behavior and promote more equitable childcare distribution.