In the Absence of the Expanded Child Tax Credit, Many Families with Children Faced Material Hardship in 2022

For instance, 27 percent of adults living with children under age six and 26 percent of adults living with children ages 6 to 17 reported experiencing household food insecurity in the past year, compared with 23 percent of adults who were not living with children. [...] Adults living with children under age 6 Adults living only with children ages 6–17 Adults not living with children Working-age adults with children experienced these hardships despite 27% 26% 25% higher family employment rates. [...] Both adults living with young children and adults living with older children were more likely than those without children to be in families in which at least one adult (either the respondent or their spouse or partner) was employed at the time of the survey (88 percent and 84 percent versus 75 percent). [...] 2 FIGURE 2 Individual and Family Employment Status among Adults Ages 18 to 64, by Presence of Children in the Household, December 2022 Adults living with children under age 6 Adults living only with children ages 6–17 Adults not living with children 88% 84% 75%*/^ 71% 72% 68%^ 24% 27%^22% 5% 6% 4% Respondent or a spouse/partner Respondent is employed Respondent is not in the labor Respondent is un. [...] Eighteen percent of adults living with young children and 21 percent of adults living with older children reported not looking for work because of a health problem or disability.