Women of All Parties Support Paid Family Leave and Childcare Subsidies
All In Together polls from May 2023, found broad support across political parties for federal legislation providing paid family leave and childcare subsidies. Childcare subsidies from the Build Back Better bill will end in September, which may increase the prices of childcare and make the shortage of childcare providers more pronounced. Voters are concerned about the issue, with 72% of voters thinking it is very or somewhat likely that childcare will become harder to afford in their local area next year.
Support for Paid Family Leave Across Other Demographic Groups
Beyond political parties, Americans across age, race, and gender support a federal paid family leave program and childcare subsidies.
| Demographic Group | Support for Childcare Subsidies | Support for a Federal Paid Family Leave Program |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Men | 65% | 59% |
| Women | 75% | 72% |
| Age | ||
| 18-29 | 72% | 78% |
| 30-39 | 76% | 77% |
| 40-49 | 73% | 68% |
| 50-64 | 72% | 67% |
| 65+ | 65% | 53% |
| Race and Gender | ||
| White Men | 60% | 53% |
| White Women | 72% | 70% |
| Men of Color | 74% | 70% |
| Women of Color | 83% | 76% |
When it comes to women of color, 81% of black women* and 75% of Hispanic women support a federal paid family leave program.
*Please note that the sample size of black women in this survey is 88 – any sample sizes below 100 should be interpreted with caution.
Survey Details
All In Together’s May 2023 National Survey was conducted in partnership with Echelon Insights. This survey looked at 856 registered voters in the Likely Electorate nationwide from May 8-10, 2023, with a 3.4 margin of error. The survey also oversampled 421 women with a 4.1 margin of error for a total of 1277 respondents surveyed. The survey was conducted online using a nonprobability sample.
About All In Together Polling
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For questions or information about the data, please contact All In Together’s Director of Research Priya at pelangovan@aitogether.org. For all media inquiries about the data, please contact Kate at DKC news at allintogether@dkcnews.com.
