Even when controlling for demographics and education, domestic workers are less likely to have benefits than similar workers: Percentage-point gap between the coverage rates of domestic workers and those of demographically similar workers in other occupations, 2018
| Coverage gap | |
|---|---|
| Domestic workers | 21.4 |
| House cleaners | 26.2 |
| Nannies | 18.4 |
| Child care (in own home) | 34.5 |
| Home care (non-agency) | 24.9 |
| Home care (agency-based) | 17.1 |
| Domestic workers | 17.1 |
| House cleaners | 17.3 |
| Nannies | 17.3 |
| Child care (in own home) | 26.6 |
| Home care (non-agency) | 20.6 |
| Home care (agency-based) | 14.1 |
Note: All coverage gaps are significantly different from zero at the 0.01 level, using heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors. Regressions control for gender, nativity, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, age, marital status, and census geographical division. To ensure sufficient sample sizes, this figure draws from pooled 2016–2018 microdata.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata