The chart illustrates the percentage of working patterns among mothers with young children in Great Britain. Notably, mothers with children aged 0-2 years are almost entirely not working. In contrast, mothers with children aged 5-9 years are working part-time at a rate of approximately 50%.
According to the chart, it is evident that mothers with children aged 0-2 and 3-4 years have the highest rates of not working, at 70% and 54%, respectively. Moreover, the number of mothers working part-time with children aged 0-2 is nearly double that of those working full-time, with figures at 19% and 11%. For mothers with children aged 3-4, the percentage of those working full-time remains stable at 11%, while the number of mothers working part-time increases significantly to 35%.
For mothers with children aged 5-9 and those with children over 10 years, a majority choose to work part-time, with percentages of 48% and 45%, respectively. Additionally, the proportion of mothers working full-time rises sharply to 29% for those with children aged 10 years compared to just 14% for those with children aged 5-9. The percentages of mothers not working are 38% and 26% for these age groups, respectively.