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Article Reference Troff document (with manpage macros)Expensive Childcare and Short School Days = Lower Maternal Employment and More Time in Childcare? Evidence from the American Time Use Survey
This study investigates the relationship between maternal employment and state-to-state differences in childcare cost and mean school day length. Pairing state-level measures with an individual-level sample of prime working-age mothers from the American Time Use Survey (2005–2014; n = 37,993), we assess the multilevel and time-varying effects of childcare  costs  and  school  day  length  on  maternal  full-time  and  part-time  employment  and  childcare  time.  We  find  mothers’ odds of full-time employment are lower and part-time employment higher in states with expensive childcare and shorter school days. Mothers spend more time caring for children in states where childcare is more expensive and as childcare costs increase. Our results suggest that expensive childcare and short school days are important barriers to maternal employment and, for childcare costs, result in greater investments in childcare time. Politicians engaged in national debates about federal childcare policies should look to existing state childcare structures for policy guidance. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023119860277
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Sayer’s findings important element of new report
Moms with husbands, live-in male partners are sleeping less and doing more housework than single mothers.
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Sayer on ride hailing-services
May provide useful service for overworked parents
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Sayer notes on Uber-like services for kids
Safe kids' rides for busy parents
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Time Use Across the Life Course: Family Inequality and Multigenerational Well-Being
Intersection of time use, family inequality, and well-being
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Time Use Workshop: Using Time Diary Data to Investigate Intersectional Inequalities in Housework, Carework, and Leisure
Liana Sayer & Sandra Hofferth
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Time Use Research Workshop: Design and analysis using the Time Use Survey Extract Builder
Sandra Hofferth and Liana Sayer
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Time Use Across the Life Course Conference
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2016 Time Use Conference and Workshop
University of Maryland
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FileMarital Status and Mothers’ Time Use: Childcare, Housework, Leisure, and Sleep
Liana C. Sayer and Joanna R. Pepin, University of Maryland; Lynne M. Casper, University of Southern California // Keywords: time use, mother, leisure, marital status; 2015-010
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