Balancing work and home time
How often parents work from home
Which , if any , of the following best describes your working situation ?
I work from home all the time
I work from home some of the time
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14 % |
38 % |
52 % of working parents work from home |
I never work from home because I cannot do my job from home |
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34 % |
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I never work from home because my employer doesn ’ t allow it
I never work from home because I choose not to
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4 %
11 %
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Sample : 5,490 parents in England ( 3,012 ), Scotland ( 1,313 ), Wales ( 862 ) and Northern Ireland ( 303 ) who have at least one child aged 4-18 in school Base : all respondents working full or part time ( 4,596 )
86 % of parents say working from home makes it easier to balance work with parenting
18 NATIONALPARENTSURVEY . COM NATIONAL PARENT SURVEY 2024