Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- I. Providing Care Can Shape Men’s Attitudes and Beliefs
- II. Men Who Care
- III. Men and Work-Family Conflict: The Heavy Toll on Men who are High-Intensity Caregivers and/or Parents
- IV. An Overwhelming Majority of Men Value Care and Believe it Should be Equally Shared. But Belief Isn’t Associated with Practice.
- Conclusion
- Methodology
Methodology
Throughout 2019, the Better Life Lab at New America conducted a multi-modal study of men and care in the United States, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda Gates. This research included a quantitative component: a nationally representative survey of 2,966 Americans, in partnership with NORC at the University of Chicago, including oversamples of adult men and fathers of children zero to eight years old. We also conducted five three-day long online discussions using the 20|20 Research’s facilitation platform QualBoard. 20|20 recruited and screened focus group participants for each of the online discussions. The groups were conducted over four weeks in May 2019 and included a total of 68 participants. Participants were compensated for their time. This is part of a larger series of reports on men and care. Click here for more information on survey methodology. And for reports on men and paid leave, engaged fathers and political affiliation and attitudes toward care, visit the Better Life Lab’s Men and Care Project collection page.