The source poses the question as follows: "If you were free to do either, would you prefer to have a job outside the home, or would you prefer to stay at home and take care of the house and family?"
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Women's work preferences in the United States as of August 2012
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Sep 2012, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
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: /statistics/242804/work-preferences-of-women-in-the-united-states/
