Table 2A
Demographic characteristics of in-home workers, 2012
| 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 | 47.9% | 93.1% | 45.2 | 96.8% | 96.9% | 98.7% | 86.2% | 89.6% |
| Male | 52.1% | 6.9% | -45.2 | 3.2% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 13.8% | 10.4% |
| Nativity | ||||||||
| U.S. born | 84.3% | 66.9% | -17.4 | 37.8% | 69.7% | 76.5% | 66.3% | 72.8% |
| Naturalized U.S. citizen | 7.1% | 12.9% | 5.8 | 15.0% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 17.9% | 14.4% |
| Non-naturalized immigrant | 8.6% | 20.2% | 11.6 | 47.2% | 23.5% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 12.8% |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 67.1% | 47.6% | -19.6 | 36.8% | 64.3% | 61.4% | 50.0% | 42.5% |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 10.9% | 18.5% | 7.6 | 5.5% | 6.4% | 13.0% | 17.7% | 27.6% |
| Hispanic, any race | 15.0% | 27.2% | 12.2 | 54.3% | 22.5% | 20.5% | 23.8% | 21.7% |
| Asian | 5.2% | 4.8% | -0.4 | 2.7% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| Other | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2 | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| Education | ||||||||
| Not high school graduate | 8.3% | 20.9% | 12.6 | 37.9% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| High school graduate | 27.9% | 37.2% | 9.3 | 39.3% | 28.4% | 36.5% | 34.8% | 38.7% |
| Some college | 30.1% | 30.3% | 0.2 | 16.3% | 37.0% | 34.3% | 30.0% | 32.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22.1% | 9.5% | -12.6 | 5.7% | 18.6% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 7.8% |
| Advanced degree | 11.6% | 2.1% | -9.6 | 0.8% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18–22 | 8.1% | 8.6% | 0.5 | 4.1% | 32.2% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| 23–49 | 61.4% | 53.8% | -7.7 | 55.0% | 47.7% | 60.4% | 45.5% | 52.9% |
| 50+ | 30.5% | 37.6% | 7.2 | 40.9% | 20.1% | 36.6% | 48.9% | 39.2% |
| Median age | 41 | 44 | 46 | 26 | 45 | 49 | 45 | |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2010–2012 microdata.
Source: Author's analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata
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