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Table 1 Percentage of healthcare worker households with children requiring alternative child care at the national level, across different model assumptions

From: Projected geographic disparities in healthcare worker absenteeism from COVID-19 school closures and the economic feasibility of child care subsidies: a simulation study

Household status of HCW

All (%)

NE (%)

GP (%)

OC (%)

OA (%)

Total number

Married/cohabitant mother (all)

57.54

59.88

59.72

78.69

59.06

2,264,875

Single mother (all)

59.34

63.72

62.14

89.16

63.25

680,969

Married/cohabitant father (all)

42.44

44.05

44.35

57.58

43.64

630,269

Single father (all)

63.41

68.20

65.26

84.86

70.79

33,898

Married/cohabitant mother (practitioner)

61.56

63.85

63.66

82.42

62.86

1,596,606

Single mother (practitioner)

59.52

64.15

62.51

89.10

63.49

304,105

Married/cohabitant father (practitioner)

43.03

44.55

44.87

57.73

44.06

540,319

Single father (practitioner)

64.44

68.50

65.63

87.68

70.61

230,40

Married/cohabitant mother (support)

47.93

50.39

50.30

69.76

49.98

668,269

Single mother (support)

59.20

63.38

61.85

89.21

63.06

376,864

Married/cohabitant father (support)

38.89

41.06

41.24

56.73

41.17

89,950

Single father (support)

61.24

67.56

64.47

78.89

71.18

10,858

Total

55.30

57.92

57.55

77.04

57.27

3,610,011

  1. HCW = healthcare worker, NE = non-essential workers, GP = grandparents, OC = older children, OA = other adults. In healthcare worker households, HCWs can be either mothers or fathers, and either single or married/cohabiting. Support/practitioner refers to the type of healthcare worker. The NE, GP, OC, and OA columns denote non-essential workers, grandparents, older children, and other adults (respectively) in the household who are excluded as potential caregivers