According to a Gallup poll in October 2015, having young children at home greatly influences whether women in the U. S. prefer to stay at home or work outside of it. More than half of women, 54%, who have a child younger than 18 would ideally like to stay home and care for their house and family, while 58% of those without young children would rather work outside the home. Having young children makes little difference in men's preferences, with close to three-quarters preferring to work regardless of their parenting status. Gallup states that their method has a margin of error of 0.031. (a) Give a point estimate for the proportion of all US women with a child under 18 that would like to stay at home.