Change Indicator

Family job change due to child care in Delaware

Family job change due to child care

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Why This Indicator Matters

This indicator captures career changes due to supporting children that are likely because of issues with childcare including: having to give up a career, turn down a job offer, or significantly change line of work. Reasons a parent might have to accommodate their child over their job include inadequate child care access, quality, and/or affordability of care.
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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Respondent or anyone in the family had to quit a job, not take a job, or greatly change their job because of problems with child care for child ages birth to 5 in the past 12 months, two-year average

Data Source

Center for Child and Adolescent Health, National Survey of Children's Health

Last Updated

April 2024