Percent of young children with all parents in workforce in Hawaii
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Why This Indicator Matters
Parental employment is important for overall child well-being as it increases the likelihood of family economic security, good nutrition, decent and stable housing, and adequate health care.1 It is important to know the proportion of children with all parents in the workforce to determine childcare needs among the population.2
Definitions: Percent of children under six years old in families where all available parents are in the workforce
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Various Years, Table B23008: Age of Own Children Under 18 Years in Families and Subfamilies by Living Arrangements by Employment Status of Parents - Universe: Own children under 18 years in families and subfamilies
Technical Notes:
Estimates include children in two-parent families where both parents are in the workforce, and children in single-parent families where the single parent is in the workforce.
Footnotes:
1 Waldfogel, Jane. 2006. What Children Need. Harvard University Press.
2 Kids Count Data Center. Children under age 6 with all available parents in the workforce. https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/7317-children-under-age-6-with-all-available-parents-in-work-force#detailed/2/any/false/870,573,869,36,868,867,133/any/14380,14381.