Do you have children at home under the age of 18?
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Yes:
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43%
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No:
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57%
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How difficult is it for families in St. Louis to find affordable, high-quality child or day care?
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Difficult:
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64%
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Not very difficult:
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13%
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Not difficult at all:
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3%
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Don't know:
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20%
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How much time do your children spend in non-parental child or day care each week?
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I don't have children under the age of 18:
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52%
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None:
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17%
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Less than eight hours:
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8%
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Between sixteen hours and eight hours:
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8%
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Between twenty four hours and sixteen hours:
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3%
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More than 24 hours:
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12%
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Have you ever wanted to take time off from work for your child but were unable to do so?
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Yes:
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36%
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No:
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22%
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I don't have children under the age of 18:
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42%
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If so, what prevented you from taking time off?
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I couldn't afford to:
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60%
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My employer would not let me:
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39%
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Some parents report feeling guilty about putting their children in child or day care, while other parents never doubt their decision. What about you?
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I felt very guilty:
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9%
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I felt somewhat guilty:
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26%
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I didn't feel guilty at all:
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16%
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I don't have a child in day/child care:
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49%
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Would you be more or less likely to want to work for a company that provided in-house child or day care for its employees?
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More likely:
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80%
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Less likely:
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1%
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I wouldn't care:
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18%
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