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Illinois Parent Survey
Illinois Action for Children partnered with the national RAPID survey at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood to conduct a quarterly survey with an ongoing panel of parents.
Overview
Illinois Parent Survey Panel
The Illinois Parent Survey Panel consists of 419 Illinois parents from over 34 Illinois counties who have children under age 6. Parents on the panel are given the opportunity to share information about their family, experiences, and challenges.
The goal of the panel is to gather essential and ongoing information from parents to inform the public and public officials about parents’ goals, experiences, and challenges in raising young children in Illinois.
Survey Results
Fall 2023
We asked parents a series of questions regarding their employment experiences, their financial state and the hardships they encounter, the supports and services they use, their mental well-being, their children’s behavior, and their child care experiences.
Winter 2023
We asked parents a series of questions regarding how they spend time together as a family and what are their family routines, how they spend time outside their homes, their family meals and access to healthy food, and the reliability of and access to child care.
Spring 2024
We asked parents a series of questions regarding their social support systems (how they receive support and how do they support others), their housing experiences and concerns, their experiences with employment, and their experiences with child care.
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