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People have different views on childcare for children under school age. Who do you think should primarily provide childcare?
Who should provide preschool childcare · Asked in 2 waves, 2012–2022 · 2,462 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (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.
| Group | Family members | Government agencies | Non-profit organizations (e.g., charitable organizations, churches/religious organizations) | Private childcare providers (e.g., private day care center, nanny, babysitter) | Employers |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,160 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,302 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2022).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 52% | 11% | 3% | 24% | 10% | 1160 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school † | 62% | 15% | 3% | 8% | 13% | 108 | ±15 | |
| High school | 47% | 12% | 4% | 27% | 10% | 290 | ±9 | |
| Some college | 46% | 14% | 3% | 29% | 8% | 342 | ±9 | |
| Bachelor's | 61% | 4% | 3% | 22% | 9% | 266 | ±10 | |
| Postgraduate | 55% | 8% | 1% | 22% | 13% | 154 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 2022 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.