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Trends in Child Care Arrangments of Working Mothers

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Report Number P23-117

This report presents changes that have occurred in the United States since the 1950's in the way women provide for the care of their children while they are at work. The study contains data collected in the child care supplements to the Current Population Survey of June 1958, February 1965, and June 1977.

This analysis covers labor force trends in the United States; child care arrangements from 1958 to 1977; costs of child care; profiles of working mothers and working wives; child care arrangements and activities of nonworking mothers; and comparative data on working women in other industrialized countries, focusing on child care in Sweden and the Federal Republic of Germany.

A Note on Language

Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.

Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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