Employer-provided benefits, child care workers versus other workers, 2014
| All child care | All others | Difference | Child care benefit penaltya | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health insurance coverage | 15.0% | 49.9% | -34.9 ppt. | 27.0 ppt.*** |
| Pension coverage | 9.6% | 39.0% | -29.4 ppt. | 24.1 ppt.*** |
a. Percentage-point difference between the coverage rate of child care workers and that of demographically similar workers in other occupations
*** indicates significance at the .01 level; ** indicates significance at the .05 level; * indicates significance at the 0.1 level.
Note: OLS regressions control for gender, nativity, citizenship, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, age, marital status, urbanicity, region of the country, and year. Complete regression results available from the author upon request. To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2012–2014 microdata.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata