Table 2A
Demographic characteristics of in-home workers, 2018
| In-home | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare workers | Direct-care aides | |||||||
| Not in-home | In-home | Percentage- point difference | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | Nannies | Provide care in own home | Not agency-based | Agency-based | |
| All | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 46.2% | 91.4% | 45.3% | 95.9% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 87.4% | 88.4% |
| Male | 53.8% | 8.6% | -45.3% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| Nativity | ||||||||
| U.S. born | 83.1% | 66.3% | -16.7% | 30.6% | 74.9% | 72.5% | 72.1% | 71.4% |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8.2% | 14.0% | 5.8% | 18.3% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 14.7% |
| Non-naturalized immigrant | 8.7% | 19.7% | 10.9% | 51.1% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 14.0% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 63.6% | 43.9% | -19.7% | 29.7% | 68.3% | 55.3% | 52.1% | 39.7% |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.8% | 21.0% | 9.2% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 29.2% |
| Hispanic, any race | 16.8% | 27.4% | 10.6% | 61.6% | 22.2% | 27.2% | 20.7% | 20.9% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 6.5% | -0.2% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.6% |
| Education | ||||||||
| Not high school graduate | 8.3% | 18.9% | 10.6% | 40.1% | 14.1% | 16.6% | 11.6% | 15.9% |
| High school graduate | 25.9% | 36.5% | 10.6% | 36.4% | 28.0% | 34.1% | 35.4% | 38.7% |
| Some college | 28.4% | 31.6% | 3.2% | 15.4% | 35.8% | 35.7% | 35.0% | 33.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 23.8% | 10.4% | -13.5% | 6.6% | 18.6% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 9.4% |
| Advanced degree | 13.6% | 2.6% | -11.0% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.6% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–22 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 34.4% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| 23–49 | 58.3% | 50.8% | -7.5% | 54.4% | 48.5% | 52.2% | 39.4% | 51.1% |
| 50+ | 33.4% | 40.3% | 6.9% | 42.7% | 17.1% | 41.7% | 54.6% | 41.9% |
| Median age | 42 | 45 | 47 | 25 | 46 | 52 | 46 | |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2016–2018 microdata.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau
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