This statistic shows the distribution of factors that impact the decision of stay at home mothers to remain unemployed in the United States in 2016, by the factor's importance. As of 2016, 54 percent of female respondents in the United States stated that wanting to stay home with children was a major factor in not returning to the workforce.
Most common unemployment reasons for women with children in the U.S. in 2016
Analysis is based on a Gallup Daily tracking study of 4,614 women, aged
18 and older, living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, conducted
January-February 2016 and a Gallup Daily tracking study of 4,884 women,
aged 18 and older, living in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,
conducted March 2016.
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Gallup. (October 5, 2016). Most common unemployment reasons for women with children in the U.S. in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780138/distribution-of-reasons-given-by-women-with-children-for-remaining-unemployed-us/
Gallup. "Most common unemployment reasons for women with children in the U.S. in 2016." Chart. October 5, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780138/distribution-of-reasons-given-by-women-with-children-for-remaining-unemployed-us/
Gallup. (2016). Most common unemployment reasons for women with children in the U.S. in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780138/distribution-of-reasons-given-by-women-with-children-for-remaining-unemployed-us/
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Gallup, Most common unemployment reasons for women with children in the U.S. in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780138/distribution-of-reasons-given-by-women-with-children-for-remaining-unemployed-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
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