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In the past week, how many hours did you use paid childcare?
Hours of paid childcare used in the past week · Asked in 2 waves, 2024–2025 · 1,018 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | 1 to 9 hours | 10 to 19 hours | 20 to 39 hours | 40 hours or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 20% | 23% | 25% | 32% | 533 | ±4 | |
| Less than high school † |
| Too few respondents |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 12 |
| ±30 |
| High school | 31% | 21% | 21% | 27% | 63 | ±13 |
| Some college | 21% | 29% | 24% | 26% | 106 | ±10 |
| Bachelor's | 22% | 19% | 23% | 36% | 179 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 11% | 26% | 27% | 37% | 173 | ±8 |
SHED 2025 · 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.