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In the past week, how many hours did you use the unpaid childcare you just mentioned?
Weekly hours of unpaid childcare used · Asked in 2 waves, 2024–2025 · 1,895 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.
| Group | 1 to 9 hours | 10 to 19 hours | 20 to 39 hours | 40 hours or more | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 57% | 24% | 11% | 9% | 963 | ±3 | |
| Less than high school |
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.
| 61% |
| 18% |
| 10% |
| 10% |
| 46 |
| ±16 |
| High school | 48% | 27% | 15% | 9% | 199 | ±7 |
| Some college | 56% | 21% | 10% | 13% | 257 | ±6 |
| Bachelor's | 60% | 26% | 9% | 6% | 280 | ±6 |
| Postgraduate | 64% | 20% | 9% | 7% | 181 | ±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.