Citing results of its Father’s Day survey of 797 full-time employed dads, the web site CareerBuilder said the number of fathers who’d be willing to forgo full-time work in order to be at home with his kids, provided that his family could afford it, was 31 percent, as compared to 37 percent in 2008 and 49 percent in 2005.

Other findings showed that 30 percent of those surveyed would be “willing to take a pay cut to spend more time with their children, down from 37 percent in 2008,” and that 39 percent of the fathers spend two or less hours a day with the children during a work week. Fourteen percent said they could only spend an hour or less per workday with their children.

“Many working dads have to contend with heavier workloads and longer hours as businesses struggle to do more with less,” Jason Ferrrara, senior career advisor at CareerBuilder said in a press release. “It’s important to have a conversation with your supervisor. Employers are placing more emphasis on work/life balance through creative benefits that encourage employees to better manage their personal and professional commitments. However nearly half of working dads do not take advantage of any flexible work arrangements offered to them.” (June 2009)