The statistic above provides information about the the share of stay-at-home parents in the United States, by gender. In 1989, about 90 percent of stay-at-home parents were mothers.
Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender
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Pew Research Center. (June 5, 2014). Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender." Chart. June 5, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Percentage of Stay-at-home Parents in The United States in 1989 and 2012, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Percentage of stay-at-home parents in the United States in 1989 and 2012, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 5, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319721/percentage-of-stay-at-home-parents-in-the-us-by-gender/
