U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of children living with at least 1 parent who works full time — SDOH‑03 Data Methodology and Measurement

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About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), Census and DOL/BLS

Baseline: 77.9 percent of children aged 17 years and under were living with at least 1 parent employed year round, full time in 2017

Target: 85.1 percent

Numerator
Number of children aged 17 years and under living with at least 1 parent who is employed 35 or more hours per week for 50 to 52 weeks per year.
Denominator
Number of children aged 17 years and under living with at least 1 parent.
Target-setting method
Projection
Target-setting method details
Linear trend fitted using weighted least squares and a projection at the 75 percent prediction interval.
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Target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective. Using historical data points, a trend line was fitted using weighted least squares and the trend was projected into the next decade. This method was used because three or more comparable data points were available, the projected value was within the range of possible values, and a projection at the 75 percent prediction interval was selected because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline as a proxy for household stability.

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)

From the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements:

Numerator:
During 20__ in how many weeks did you work even for a few hours? Include paid vacation and sick leave as work.

In the weeks that you worked, how many hours did you usually work per week?

During 20__, were there one or more weeks in which you worked less than 35 hours? Exclude time off with pay because of holidays, vacation, days off, or sickness.
  1. Yes
  2. No
In the weeks that you worked, how many weeks did you work less than 35 hours in 20__?

Methodology notes

Year-round, full time employment is defined as usually working full time (35 hours or more per week) for 50 to 52 weeks. Children living with parent excludes children living with relatives other than parents.

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.

1. Because Healthy People 2030 objectives have a desired direction (e.g., increase or decrease), the confidence level of a one-sided prediction interval can be used as an indication of how likely a target will be to achieve based on the historical data and fitted trend.