The educational gradient in formal childcare use - the role of employment opportunities and (in)formal childcare availability
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| ID | 2172640 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Naomi Biegel (0000-0003-2340-0704, University of Antwerp), J Maes (0000-0003-4321-2903, University of Antwerp) |
| Ano | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Fascículo | 4 |
| Páginas | 535-555 |
| Data de publicação | 2024-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Community Work & Family (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13668803.2022.2149387 |
| OpenAlex | W4310493814 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 56 |
This paper investigates three potential mechanisms of educational differentials in formal childcare uptake in Belgium, a country characterised by high availability, but also pronounced gradients in childcare uptake. We investigate whether and to what extent educational differentials can be accounted for by (i) differences in employment opportunities of mothers with different educational backgrounds, (ii) variation in local childcare availability which may entail different access, or (iii) differential availability of grandparents as an alternative source of affordable and flexible care. We use data from the 2011 Belgian census, which provides us with information on the socio-demographic characteristics of the entire population legally residing in Belgium. The census was linked to tax register data which gives insight into the uptake of formal childcare as childcare expenses are tax-deductible, as well as municipality-level data on childcare availability. Using logistic regression analysis, we investigate the uptake of formal childcare among two-parent families with one child younger than 2.5 years old. Results indicate that educational gradients are mainly due to differences in employment opportunities rather than differential availability of formal childcare at the local level or informal childcare availability
Business · Census · Child care · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Differential (mechanical device · Economics · Formal education · Grandparent · Logistic regression · Population · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Demography
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 1 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 3 |