How many hours per week do you currently use paid childcare?

Weekly hours of paid childcare used · Asked in 1 wave, 2023 · 1,879 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

None1 to 4 hours5 to 9 hours10 to 19 hours20 hours or more

Group		None	1 to 4 hours	5 to 9 hours	10 to 19 hours	20 hours or more	n	MoE
All respondents		70%	3%	4%	4%	18%	1879	±2
Rural		77%	1%	5%	4%	14%	282	±6

SHED 2023 · US adults 18+. 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.

Answers as the source codes them

None1 to 4 hours5 to 9 hours10 to 19 hours20 hours or moreRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2023 20 imputed values recoded to -1.	2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05	web	11,400	1,879