Demographic characteristics of child care workers, 2014
| Demographic | Child care workers | All other workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Men | 4.4% | 53.7% |
| Women | 95.6% | 46.3% |
| Citizenship status | ||
| U.S. born | 81.2% | 83.5% |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| Non-naturalized immigrant | 10.5% | 8.7% |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||
| White | 60.1% | 66.1% |
| Black | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| Hispanic | 19.8% | 15.7% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| Other | 2.1% | 1.9% |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| High school | 30.5% | 27.2% |
| Some college | 39.4% | 29.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 17.7% | 22.8% |
| Advanced degree | 3.8% | 12.4% |
| Age | ||
| 18–22 | 15.4% | 7.3% |
| 23–49 | 55.7% | 59.1% |
| 50+ | 29.0% | 33.7% |
* Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, black non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2012–2014 microdata.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata