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
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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 April 22, 2021, 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 April 22, 2021. 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: April 22, 2021. 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 April 22, 2021)