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December 09, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Type of childcare and day | Coupled mothers | Single mothers | Coupled fathers | |||
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With youngest child under age 1 | With youngest child aged 1–12 | With youngest child under age 1 | With youngest child aged 1–12 | With youngest child under age 1 | With youngest child aged 1–12 | |
Total childcare, weekdays |
11:05 | 7:53 | 8:56 | 6:51 | 5:01 | 4:13 |
Total childcare, weekend days |
11:58 | 10:31 | 11:12 | 9:50 | 9:31 | 8:23 |
These data featured in the TED article, Hours spent on childcare by mothers and fathers, 2003–07.