A U.S. Census report, released today, indicated that nearly one-quarter of all married-couple families in the U.S. had a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) in 2007.
The 5.6 million women who said they stayed home to care for children and family while their husband worked full time were younger and more likely to be Hispanic and foreign-born than other mothers that year.
Twenty eight percent of SAHMs had infants, compared with just 21% of other moms, while 57% had a child under 5, vs. 43% of other mothers.
The report also indicated that SAHMs typically had less education: 19% had less than a high school degree, vs. 8% of other mothers, and 32% had at least a bachelor’s degree, compared witih 38% of other mothers.
Of course, the economy being what it is, it’s highly likely that many of these mothers have since returned to the work force — voluntarily or not.
