This statistic shows the number of stay-at-home mothers in the United States in 1970, 2000 and 2012. In 1970, the number of mothers, who were staying at home with working husbands, stood at 11.6 million.
Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012
Based on mothers ages 18-69 with own child(ren) younger than 18 in the household. Mothers are categorized based on employment status in the year prior to the survey. "Other" stay-at-home mothers are those who are married with a non-working or absent husband.
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Pew Research Center. (April 8, 2014). Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012." Chart. April 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2014). Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Mothers with Child(Ren), Younger than 18, Who Do Not Work outside The Home in The U.S. from 1970 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Number of mothers with child(ren), younger than 18, who do not work outside the home in the U.S. from 1970 to 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300995/number-of-stay-at-home-mothers-in-the-us/
