COMMITTEE on WAYS and MEANS

Chairman Dave Camp

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Michelle Dimarob, or Sarah Swinehart (202) 226-4774
It’s Not Just Stay-at-Home Moms
The Obama Economy Creates Rising Numbers of Stay-at-Home Moms, Dads and Adult Children
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

1 million stay-at-home moms who would rather have been working in 2009-2011


  Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living Arrangements
 

1.6 million stay-at-home dads who would rather have been working in 2009-2011

 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living Arrangements

 
 
Rising share of stay-at-home adult children due to diminished job prospects in 2009-2011

 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey Data on Families and Living Arrangements

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