What's Parents Best for Children: Working Parents or One at Home? Percent saying children are WORK
Views among Hispanics born in the U.S. mirror those of all Americans—about six-in-ten believe that kids are better off if a parent stays home to focus on the family, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey. But a far larger majority—85%–of foreign-born Hispanics say that children are better off if a parent is at home.
What's Parents Best for Children: Working  | Parents or One at Home?  | Percent saying children are  | JUST AS WELL OFF  | BETTER OFF WITH  | WHEN PARENTS  | PARENT AT HOME  | WORK  | All Americans  | 35%  | 60%  | All Hispanics  | 24  | 73  | Foreign born  | 14  | 85  | Native born 35  | 62  | Note: Foreign born includes those born in Puerto Rico.  | Voluntary responses of 'Ne litherf Both equally" and "Don't  | know/Re fused" not shown  | Source: Pew Research Center survey Jan. 23 Feb 9, 2014  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 