This statistic shows the percentage of parents in the United States who are working in 2012, based on their education. Parents are defined as woman or man with child under age 18 in the home. 75 percent of mothers who graduated in college are working.
Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education
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Statistics on Mothers in the U.S.
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Single mothers
3
Teenage mothers
4
Child care
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Female employment
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Gallup. (April 19, 2012). Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education." Chart. April 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. (2012). Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Parents* Who Are Employed in 2012, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education [Graph], Gallup, April 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/