This statistic shows the results of a survey among American women on their work and lifestyle preferences as of August 2012. According to the survey, 63 percent of the polled women want to work outside their home, whereas 33 percent prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family.
Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012)
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Gallup. (September 7, 2012). Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012)." Chart. September 7, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2012). Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Women: Would You Prefer a Job outside The Home, or Would You Prefer to Stay Home and Take Care of The House and Family? (August 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Women: would you prefer a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay home and take care of the house and family? (August 2012) [Graph], Gallup, September 7, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/