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Article posted Thursday, June 13, 2013 9:46pm

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Percentage of American households in which mothers were the sole or primary source of family income in 2011.

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Percentage of American households in which mothers were the sole or primary source of family income in 1960.

47

Percentage of the U.S. labor force that is women.

74

Percentage of adults who say the increasing number of women working has made it harder for parents to raise children.

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Percentage of adults who say the increasing number of women working has made marriages harder.

64

Percentage of people who say the growing number of children born to unmarried mothers is a “big problem.” Young adults ages 18 to 29 are less concerned with this trend than older adults, ages 50 and older.

Source: Pew Research Center study “Breadwinner Moms,” 2013