The New York Times combined survey data (economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/ 07/10/working-parents-wanting-fewer-hours/) with data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (www.bls.gov/news .release/archives/famee_04262013.htm) comparing how mothers and fathers would like to allocate their time compared with what they actually do. They asked a sample of parents with children 18 or under:
“If money were no object, and you were free to do whatever you wanted, would you stay at home, would you work full time, or would you work part time?” 

Percent of respondents to this question choosing each alternative are reported in the “Desire” columns of the table. Data in the “Actual” column are from the BLS.

 

a) In which of the categories is the difference between fathers and mothers greatest?
b) What proportion of mothers work full-time? What proportion would like to work full-time?
c) What proportion of fathers stay at home? How does this compare with the proportion of mothers staying at home?

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Work full-time Work part-time Stay @home Unemployed Fathers Desire Actual Desire Actual 52 84 27 48 30 49 16 16 22 30 0 6 0 Mothers 575