This survey, conducted in the United States in 2012, shows the various reasons why stay-at-home fathers were at home and not working. In 2012, 21 percent of stay-at-home fathers in the United States said they did not work as they wanted to take care of their families.
Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012
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Pew Research Center. (June 5, 2014). Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/
Pew Research Center. "Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012." Chart. June 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/
Pew Research Center. "Stay-at-home Fathers in The United States: Reasons for Staying at Home Instead of Working 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/
Pew Research Center, Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Stay-at-home fathers in the United States: Reasons for staying at home instead of working 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317000/united-states-stay-at-home-parents-fathers-reasons-for-staying-at-home-instead-of-working/