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Carsey School Research Shows Economy's Effect On Dads Sharing Child Care

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Big changes in the economy are often followed by social changes. One such change is in how married couples manage the work of caring for their children.

Kristin Smith is a family demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. She joined All Things Considered to talk about her recently published research on the number of married fathers providing child care.

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