Description

For households with at least one child under the age of 14 (HHUNDER14), KIDCADAPT4 reports whether any adult in the household quit a job because their child's care was closed, unavailable, unaffordable or if there was concern for the child's safety in care.
This variable was introduced in 2025 and is part of a group of variables that report different actions taken by any household member in response to child care closure, unavailability, unaffordability or safety concerns. These variables include:

• KIDCADAPT1: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Took unpaid leave


• KIDCADAPT2: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Used vacation, sick days, or other paid leave


• KIDCADAPT3: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Cut work hours


• KIDCADAPT4: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Quit a job


• KIDCADAPT5: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Were fired from a job


• KIDCADAPT6: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Did not look for a job


• KIDCADAPT7: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Supervised one or more children while working


• KIDCADAPT8: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: Other


• KIDCADAPT9: Action taken to adapt to childcare problems: None

Comparability

This variable is comparable for all available years.

Universe

Flags

Unharmonized Variables