This is pretty much it in a nutshell (click on the picture for the full report):
According to this PewResearch graphic, there has been a steady growth in stay at home dads which have spiked for a bit since the Great Recession. Not very surprising there, economically speaking.
Here are some key points I found by reading this report:
- In 1989, 4% of these fathers were at home. In 2013, that percentage was at 7.
- Black fathers stay at home more: since the Great Recession the biggest increases occurred among blacks, Hispanics and Asian Americans; and a more modest increase occurred among whites.
- In contrast, Hispanic and Asian-American mothers are the most likely to be at home by about 1/3 each. After them in staying at home is 27% of black mothers and 26% of white mothers.
- It does not really matter if you were born in the country: The likelihood of being a stay-at-home father is similar for both native-born and foreign-born fathers.
- Reasons dads stay at home: 23% can't find a job, 21% to care for home or family, 35% due to illness, disability.
- Your chances of staying at home are greater with lower levels of education: 14% of fathers who lack a high school diploma are at home, as are 10% of those with just a high school diploma.
- Of all fathers who live with at least one of their children, stay-at-home fathers are less worse off financially than their working counterparts.
- The stay-at-home fathers are quite a bit older than working fathers. About 43% of stay-at-home fathers are ages 45 years or older: that is 33% among employed fathers.
- In a stark contrast, stay-at-home moms tend to be younger than their counterparts in the workforce.
If you want to read more on the topic, you can either click that picture (like I mentioned) or you can just click here.
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