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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP: but the survey talk got me thinking, and I found this great Pew report on the rise of the SAHM
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/04/08/after-decades-of-decline-a-rise-in-stay-at-home-mothers/

This graph in particular spoke to me on the childcare/SAHM debate above:
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2014/04/08/after-decades-of-decline-a-rise-in-stay-at-home-mothers/sdt-2014-04_moms-at-home-3-01/

It finds that WOHM ends up providing only 7 hrs less per week in childcare than the SAHM.  They also provide slightly less housework (8hr less) but have less leisure (9hr less) and less sleep (5hr less).  One could argue, lets assume the the average WOHM outsources 40hr/week in childcare (daycare, nanny, school, etc) plus providing their 11hr/week in childcare - this means there is 51hr/week in childcare that needs to be covered ... now, the SAHM covers 18hr/week in childcare.  And 51hr - 18hr = 33hr.  This is most likely driven by children in school, but that is childcare.  SAHM absolutely receive tens of hours a week in childcare on average.

That isn't for debate.

Now back to preferences, if you are able to afford to live a lifestyle you are comfortable with on one income, i can 100% see how a person can prefer to be a SAHM (9hr more leisure, more time with kids, house chores, and sleep!) but that isn't everyone's preference, or what works for their family.

But let's not pretend SAHM dont outsource childcare too.  Swapped playdates, school, family watching the child on the weekend.  THAT.IS.HELP.WITH.CHILDCARE.[/quote]

Thanks for linking.  This is very interesting because of its use of time-use diaries, although I would have loved to have seen this broken out by age group.  The survey included parents of children up to age 18 - would be nice to see this with school age children given how often SAHMs return to work at the later ages.

The main discrepancy is the marital status of the mother which is interesting (who are these single parent SAHMs?!):

"The child-care time gap between mothers who work outside the home and those who do not is largest among married mothers with working husbands. There is a nine-hour disparity in weekly child-care hours of stay-at-home married mothers with employed husbands (20 hours) compared with working married mothers with employed husbands (11 hours). The difference for cohabiting mothers is seven hours, and it is five hours for single mothers."

I think most of us are thinking in terms of married couples - seems there are huge differences when you step outside that dynamic.[/quote]

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