{"id":40209,"date":"2014-06-05T11:58:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T16:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2014\/06\/05\/stay-at-home-fathers-tweet-sheet\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:25:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:25:40","slug":"stay-at-home-fathers-tweet-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2014\/06\/05\/stay-at-home-fathers-tweet-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Shareable Findings"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_1.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"665c5a\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #665c5a;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-19611 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_1.png\" alt=\"FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_1\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of fathers who stay at home with their children has increased, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2014\/06\/05\/growing-number-of-dads-home-with-the-kids\/\">Pew Research Center analysis of government data<\/a>. Here are some of the report&#8217;s highlights, edited down to tweet length, with links and relevant\u00a0charts included. This report was written by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrGMLivingston\">@DrGMLivingston<\/a>\u00a0and edited by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kim_c_parker\">@kim_c_parker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How many stay-at-home fathers are there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The number of fathers who stay at home with their children has nearly doubled since 1989<\/li>\n<li>There were 1.1 million stay-at-home fathers in 1989; now the number is 2 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do their numbers compare to stay-at-home mothers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most stay-at-home parents are mothers, but fathers represent a growing share: 16%, up from 10% in 1989<\/li>\n<li>Among all stay-at-home parents in the U.S., 16% are fathers, and 84% are mothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_21.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19612\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_21.png\" alt=\"FT_14.06.05_StayHomeDadsCards_2\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why are fathers staying at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>21% of stay-at-home dads say they&#8217;re at home to\u00a0care for family, up from 5% in 1989<\/li>\n<li>Reasons dads stay at home: 23% can&#8217;t find a job, 21% to care for home or family, 35% due to illness, disability<\/li>\n<li>Biggest share (35%) of stay-at-home fathers are at home\u00a0due to illness or disability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who are\u00a0stay-at-home fathers demographically?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On average, stay-at-home fathers worse off\u00a0financially, less educated than working dads<\/li>\n<li>47% of stay-at-home fathers are living in poverty vs.\u00a08% of working fathers<\/li>\n<li>52% of stay-at-home fathers are white, 20% are Hispanic and 16% are black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does the public think about fathers staying at home?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>51% say\u00a0kids\u00a0better off\u00a0if\u00a0mother is at home;\u00a0just 8% say\u00a0better off if dad is at home<\/li>\n<li>34% say children just as well off if mother works; 76% say the same of\u00a0fathers<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of fathers who stay at home with their children has increased, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of government data. 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