About what share of U.S. stay-at-home parents are dads?
Answer18% (2021)
That's up from 11% of stay-at-home parents in 1989.
Source: Pew Research Center (2021) pewresearch.org
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6 sourced facts about fathers and fatherhood, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
What share of U.S. fathers with children under 18 live with at least some of those children?
Answer79.8%
That's four out of five of these dads, based on Census Bureau survey data.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Father's Day: June 18, 2023 (2023) census.gov
Going deeper
In a 2017 survey, what share of dads said they spend too little time with their kids?
Answer63%
Only 35% of mothers said the same.
Source: Pew Research Center (2017) pewresearch.org
In 2021, what share of U.S. fathers were not working for pay?
Answer7%
That's up from 4% in 1989; for mothers, the figure was 26% in 2021.
Source: Pew Research Center (2021) pewresearch.org
Expert level
About how many hours a week did U.S. fathers spend on household chores in 2016?
Answerabout 10 hours
In 1965, fathers spent about four hours a week on chores.
Source: Pew Research Center (2016) pewresearch.org
In 2016, what share of U.S. couples with kids under 18 had only the father working?
Answer27% (down from 47% in 1970)
Families where both parents work have become far more common since 1970.
Source: Pew Research Center (2016) pewresearch.org
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