| Caring for home/family | Unable to find work | Ill or disabled | In school/Retired/Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 25 |
| 2012 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 22 |
% of stay-at-home fathers who say they are not working because they are...
Sources:
pewsocialtrends.org
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| Caring for home/family | Unable to find work | Ill or disabled | In school/Retired/Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 25 |
| 2012 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 22 |
Nearly twice as many fathers stay at home today as in 1989, and their reasons for doing so are changing just as fast. Fathers now represent 16% of all at-home parents, "up from 10% in 1989...This is in sharp contrast to stay-at-home mothers, [73%] of whom report that they are home specifically to care for their home or family."