Table 5
Hours worked, in-home workers versus other workers, 2012
| In-home | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare workers | Direct-care aides | |||||||
| Not in-home | In-home | Percent difference | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | Nannies | Provide care in own home | Not agency-based | Agency-based | |
| Average weekly hours | 38.4 | 32.4 | 15.6% | 26.7 | 30.6 | 39.3 | 34.1 | 32.3 |
| Full-time/part-time breakdowns | Percentage-point difference | |||||||
| All | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Full time | 80.3% | 52.5% | -27.7 | 35.8% | 49.3% | 69.5% | 54.5% | 52.3% |
| Part time | 19.7% | 47.5% | 27.8 | 64.2% | 50.7% | 30.5% | 45.5% | 47.7% |
| Part time for economic reasons (i.e., want full time) | 6.0% | 16.4% | 10.3 | 27.4% | 12.6% | 8.0% | 14.8% | 16.7% |
| Part time for non-economic reasons | 13.7% | 31.1% | 17.4 | 36.9% | 38.2% | 22.6% | 30.7% | 30.9% |
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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