Table 5
Hours worked, in-home workers versus other workers, 2018
| 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 | 38.9 | 33.4 | -14.1% | 26.2 | 30.7 | 38.5 | 34.1 | 34.3 |
| Full-time/part-time breakdowns | Percentage-point difference | |||||||
| All | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Full time | 76.8% | 54.1% | -22.7 | 35.7% | 50.3% | 66.6% | 50.4% | 56.5% |
| Part time | 23.2% | 45.9% | 22.7 | 64.3% | 49.7% | 33.4% | 49.6% | 43.5% |
| Part time for economic reasons * (i.e., want full time) | 4.4% | 10.6% | 6.2 | 17.4% | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.0% | 10.4% |
| Part time for non-economic reasons | 18.8% | 35.4% | 16.6 | 46.9% | 41.7% | 27.0% | 39.6% | 33.1% |
*Part time for economic reasons also includes those who are not at work but are usually part time.
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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