TABLE 3.

Estimated Forgone (Lost) Earnings for FFE Because of Their Child’s Health or Health Condition

		Annualized Cost		Annual Aggregate National Estimate for Households With CSHCN, 95% CI, $ (billions)
Lost Earnings	Cost per Hour of Caregiving, $	Mean, $	95% CI, $
Accounting for state of residence	18.89	18 051	15 556–20 547	12.3–16.3
Full-time
Accounting for age and sex	22.47	21 427	18 588–24 265	14.7–19.2
Accounting for race and sex	21.65	20 689	18 1 19–23 258	14.3–18.4
Accounting for education and sex	23.81	21 265	19 024–23 506	15.1 –18.6
Part-time
Accounting for age and sex	16.26	15 483	13 460–17 507	10.7–13.9
Accounting for race and sex	13.73	13105	11 410–14 800	9.0–11.7
Accounting for education and sex	13.75	13 063	1 1 372–14 753	9.0–11.7

Annualized costs and the annual aggregate national estimate across households with CSHCN with different caregiver characteristics are shown. All results are shown in 2020 US dollars. Estimates are based on the upper and lower bounds of forgone employment (assuming full-time versus part-time previous employment) assuming 2080 work hours per year in 52-week year. Estimates are merged with NSCH respondent-specific characteristics of age, race, and education. Lost earnings are shown with full-time and part-time wage rates. FFE estimates calculated on the basis of the state of residence are lower because these estimates average full- and part-time employment earnings in the absence of a separate report from the BLS.