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2022 SIPP: Comparing 2022 SIPP Child Care Data to Previous Years

Child Care data collection changed with the 2014 SIPP Panel. As a result, Child Care estimates from the 2014 SIPP Panel and 2018 through 2022 SIPP are not comparable to estimates from the 2008 and prior SIPP panels. In 2008 and prior SIPP panels, the parent was asked about each form of child care used for each individual child in the household with the reference period being a typical week in the previous month. In addition, the parent was asked about the number of hours the child spent in each arrangement. Beginning with the 2014 SIPP Panel, for each type of child care arrangement, the reference parent was asked whether any child living in the household regularly used the reported type of care in a typical week in December of the reference year, which could be up to 6 months before the interview. If a parent had more than one child in universe for the reported type of child care, a follow-up question asked them to identify all children using that arrangement. In addition, beginning with 2019 SIPP, the reference parent was asked about child care during the fall of the reference year, which could be up to 11 months before the interview.

Page Last Revised - June 21, 2023
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