Table 10
Poverty rates, in-home workers versus other 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 | |
| Share below the poverty line | 5.3% | 17.1% | 11.9 | 25.2% | 16.9% | 14.3% | 15.7% | 16.2% |
Note: To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this table draws from pooled 2010–2012 data.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey Annnual Social and Economic Supplement microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau
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