Data and Code for: Family Structure and Childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Aletheia Donald, World Bank; Sara Lowes, University of California-San Diego; Julia Vaillant, World Bank

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Project Citation:

Donald, Aletheia, Lowes, Sara, and Vaillant, Julia. Data and Code for: Family Structure and Childcare in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E201866V1

Project Description

Summary: Extended family members can help women with childcare. Using data from 32 sub-Saharan African countries, we find that the prevalence of nuclear families relative to extended families is increasing over time. The overall share of nuclear families is 56 percent and is higher in rural areas. We then use detailed time use data on childcare provision from 110 rural villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We find that while women do receive childcare assistance from their extended family, they provide 84 percent of childcare hours. These results highlight the need for formal childcare provision, particularly in rural areas.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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