This statistic shows the percentage of parents in the United States who are working in 2012, based on their education. Parents are defined as woman or man with child under age 18 in the home. 75 percent of mothers who graduated in college are working.
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Gallup. (April 19, 2012). Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education." Chart. April 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. (2012). Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Parents* Who Are Employed in 2012, by Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. parents* who are employed in 2012, by education [Graph], Gallup, April 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/223291/percentage-of-us-parents-who-work-based-on-education/
