Who's Minding the Kids. Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2005/Summer 2006. Household Economic Studies. Current Population Reports

摘要

The universe of respondents in the Survey of Income and Program Population (SIPP) child care module consists of adults who are the parents of children under 15 years old. In households where both parents are present, the mother is the designated parent. Questions on child care arrangements for each child are asked of the designated parent. If the mother is not available for an interview, the father of the child can give proxy responses for her. In singleparent families, the resident parent is the designated parent. If neither parent is in the household, the guardian is the designated parent. Designated parents include biological, step- and adoptive parents, or other relatives/nonrelatives acting as guardians in the absence of parents. In this report, unless otherwise noted, the term parent is used to refer to the designated parent.