Father Figures

The folks from the U.S. Census Bureau have released some interesting statistics in advance of Father's Day. Here are some of those stats with links to more info:

How Many Fathers?
26.5 million - the number of fathers who are part of married-couple families with children younger than 18 in 2006.
Among these —
● 22 percent are raising three or more children younger than 18 (among
married-couple family households only).
● 2 percent live in someone else’s home.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/009842.html>

Single dads
2.5 million - The number of single fathers in 2006, up from 400,000 in 1970. Currently, among single parents living with their children, 19 percent are men.
Among these fathers —
● 8 percent are raising three or more children younger than 18.
● About 40 percent each are divorced or never married, 16 percent are
separated
and 4 percent are widowed. (There is no significant difference
between the percentages of single fathers who are divorced and never
married.)
● 14 percent live in someone else’s home.
● 27 percent have an annual family income of $50,000 or more.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/009842.html>


Kind Words from Dad
63% - Percentage of children younger than 6 living with married parents who were praised three or more times a day by their fathers. The corresponding number for children living with unmarried fathers was 57 percent.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/009412.html>


Mr. Mom
159,000 - Estimated number of stay-at-home dads in 2006. These married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for more than one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for 283,000 children. Among these stay-at-home dads:
• 60 percent had two or more children.
• 40 percent had an annual family income of $50,000 or more.
• 35 percent had children younger than 3 living with them.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/009842.html>