Majority of parents in the US would prefer to work from home

The experience of working from home during the pandemic has given many parents in the US the desire to continue with the arrangement.

More than half of American parents with children under age 18 said that COVID-19 has made them more likely to prefer working from home for a significant portion of time.

That’s according to a new survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Institute of Family Studies (IFS) and the Wheatley Institution in the US.

33% of the parents said they would work at home most of the time, while an additional 20% said they would prefer to work at home half of the time.

The respondents also chose “both parents work flexible hours and share child care” as the best child care arrangement for families with kids ages 0-4.

Mothers were more likely than fathers to prefer that option (37% vs. 25%).