1. Eligible for Survey N = 457 Eligible for child care subsidy N = 196 Not receiving a subsidy N = 131 Receiving a subsidy N = 65 Need help paying for child care? Experiences with subsidy system Yes N = 97 NO N = 34 Believe eligible? Yes N = 11 No N = 23 Process of Identifying Families Eligible For Telephone Survey # Potential Calls (numbers derived from a variety of sources including state driver’s licenses, voter registration, direct mail orders, coupon redemption information, and proprietary data sources) 12,455 • # Meeting eligibility requirements • Non-Hispanic African American • - Over age 18 years • - Has child under age 4 years • Employed • 532 (4.3%) # Calls made to a live respondent 12,436 (99%) # Respondents Completed survey 457 (86 %) # Respondents eligible for child care subsidy 196 (43%) Parent Survey Flow Chart Believe eligible? Why no need for help? Yes N = 54 No N = 43 Reasons for not using subsidies explored Household demographics & personal characteristics Knowledge of subsidy regulations Attitudes towards assistance All