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Factors Related to Propensity for Parents to Pay for Child Care In: Diversity Among Economically Vulnerable Households, Proceedings: Family Economics-Home Management, Pre-Conference. E. Davis and J. Gilbreth, eds. Alexandria, VA: American Home Economics Association, 1993: pp. 175-189 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Home Economics Association, now: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Keyword(s): Child Care; Education; Family Income; Family Size; Household Composition; Household Structure; Income; Male Sample; Poverty; Regions; Rural/Urban Differences; Work Attachment Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The proportion of income spent on child care varies from 5% for higher income families to 25% for lower income families. About half of employed parents with children needing care manage to arrange for low or no cost care. The purpose of the study was to explore the characteristics of parents who pay for child care. The sample included 1,495 parents who paid for child care for at least one child who was 5 or younger in 1985. Factors which were investigated included family size, income, number of weeks worked, education of respondent, poverty status, and whether the family was female headed. Implications for public policy are offered. |
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Devaney, Sharon A. "Factors Related to Propensity for Parents to Pay for Child Care" In: Diversity Among Economically Vulnerable Households, Proceedings: Family Economics-Home Management, Pre-Conference. E. Davis and J. Gilbreth, eds. Alexandria, VA: American Home Economics Association, 1993: pp. 175-189
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