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Household PulseCHLDIMPCT2Economy, work, & money › Jobs & work Gender & family › Child-rearingbehavior

Which if any of the following occurred in the last 4 weeks as a result of childcare being closed or unavailable? Select all that apply.

Asked of: If CHLDCARE = 1

In the last 4 weeks, did you or another adult use paid leave because childcare was closed or unavailable?

Used paid leave because childcare was closed · Asked in 21 waves, 2021–2022 · 43,577 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Periods loaded: week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33, week34, week35, week36, week37, week38, week39, week40, week41, week42, week43, week44, week45, week46, week47, week48. Select-all checkbox item. Code 1 = box checked; 0 = left unchecked by a respondent who checked another box in the same question (derived from Census's -99); -99 = saw the question and checked nothing (skipped).

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

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You (or another adult) used vacation or sick days, or other paid leave in order to care for the children36%

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)64%

Shares in 2022

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

By group over time

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region

You (or another adult) used vacation or sick days, or other paid leave in order to care for the children

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region State

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Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)You (or another adult) used vacation or sick days, or other paid leave in order to care for the children

Group		Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)	You (or another adult) used vacation or sick days, or other paid leave in order to care for the children

Answers as the source codes them

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)You (or another adult) used vacation or sick days, or other paid leave in order to care for the childrenSkipped (question seen but no category selected) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable CHLDIMPCT2. Universe: If CHLDCARE = 1. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08	web	46,801	1,403
Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable CHLDIMPCT2. Universe: If CHLDCARE = 1. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11	web	58,304	1,619
Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable CHLDIMPCT2. Universe: If CHLDCARE = 1. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13	web	62,826	1,864
Household Pulse Survey, Week 45 (2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09) Source variable CHLDIMPCT2. Universe: If CHLDCARE = 1. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09	web	61,767	1,550
Household Pulse Survey, Week 44 (2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11) Source variable CHLDIMPCT2. Universe: If CHLDCARE = 1. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11	web	63,769	1,622
Household Pulse Survey, Week 43 (2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14)

All respondents		64%	36%	1403	±5
AK †	Too few respondents	–	–	26	±30
AL †	Too few respondents	–	–	19	±27
AR †	Too few respondents	–	–	26	±23
AZ †	Too few respondents	–	–	28	±23
CA †		58%	42%	103	±18
CO †	Too few respondents	–	–	27	±25
CT †	Too few respondents	–	–	17	±29
DC †	Too few respondents	–	–	15	±29
DE †	Too few respondents	–	–	12	±29
FL †	Too few respondents	–	–	27	±28
GA †	Too few respondents	–	–	41	±23
HI †	Too few respondents	–	–	16	±31
IA †	Too few respondents	–	–	22	±25
ID †	Too few respondents	–	–	21	±27
IL †	Too few respondents	–	–	28	±34
IN †	Too few respondents	–	–	26	±28
KS †	Too few respondents	–	–	29	±22
KY †	Too few respondents	–	–	29	±24
LA †	Too few respondents	–	–	20	±27
MA †	Too few respondents	–	–	36	±27
MD †	Too few respondents	–	–	30	±25
ME †	Too few respondents	–	–	8	±38
MI †	Too few respondents	–	–	37	±22
MN †		48%	52%	34	±21
MO †	Too few respondents	–	–	27	±24
MS †	Too few respondents	–	–	12	±36
MT †	Too few respondents	–	–	17	±38
NC †	Too few respondents	–	–	22	±33
ND †	Too few respondents	–	–	23	±25
NE †		65%	35%	31	±21
NH †		36%	64%	32	±20
NJ †	Too few respondents	–	–	19	±32
NM †	Too few respondents	–	–	22	±34
NV †	Too few respondents	–	–	22	±24
NY †	Too few respondents	–	–	20	±29
OH †	Too few respondents	–	–	27	±23
OK †	Too few respondents	–	–	20	±30
OR †	Too few respondents	–	–	42	±23
PA †	Too few respondents	–	–	34	±28
RI †	Too few respondents	–	–	10	±34
SC †	Too few respondents	–	–	21	±32
SD †	Too few respondents	–	–	16	±31
TN †	Too few respondents	–	–	31	±25
TX †	Too few respondents	–	–	61	±30
UT †		65%	35%	43	±21
VA †	Too few respondents	–	–	33	±26
VT †	Too few respondents	–	–	28	±41
WA †		74%	26%	65	±18
WI †	Too few respondents	–	–	22	±29
WV †	Too few respondents	–	–	8	±42
WY †	Too few respondents	–	–	18	±34