8 facts about dads to celebrate Father's Day
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Father's Day is Sunday, June 18. But first, here's a little info about the current status of fatherhood in the United States.
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That's the estimated total number of fathers across the country, according to the most recent census information on fatherhood.gov.
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According to the Census Bureau, 24.7 million men were part of married couples with children under age 18.
Of those couples, 21 percent had three or more children under age 18.
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That's the number of single fathers in the U.S. in 2013. Of those 2 million men, 9 percent had three or more children under the age of 18.
About 44 percent of single fathers were divorced, 33 percent were never married, 19 percent were separated, and 4.2 percent were widowed.
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In 2013 (the most recent year for which census data was available), an estimated 214,000 men were considered stay-at-home dads.
This includes married fathers with children younger than 15 who have been out of the workforce for at least one year for the primary purpose of caring for their families while their wives work.
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According to The Fatherhood Project, a non-profit fatherhood program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), children who feel close to their father are:
- twice as likely as those who do not to enter college or find stable employment after high school
- 75 percent less likely to have a teen birth
- 80 percent less likely to spend time in jail
- half as likely to experience multiple depression symptoms
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Children with actively involved fathers are:
- 43 percent more likely to earn A’s in school
- 33 percent less likely to repeat a grade
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Among married couples with at least one child under age 18, only the father worked outside the home in about 28 percent of families, according to Pew Research. About two-thirds of families have two incomes, and mothers were the sole breadwinners in about 4 percent of families.
In 1970, the split was about 50-50 between father-only-income and dual-income families. Only 18 percent of Americans say they think women should return to their previous roles as homemakers.
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About half of dads (48 percent) say they don't spend enough time with their kids. Only about 25 percent of moms say the same, according to Pew Research.
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That's the estimated total number of fathers across the country, according to the most recent census information on fatherhood.gov.
That's the number of single fathers in the U.S. in 2013. Of those 2 million men, 9 percent had three or more children under the age of 18.
About 44 percent of single fathers were divorced, 33 percent were never married, 19 percent were separated, and 4.2 percent were widowed.
In 2013 (the most recent year for which census data was available), an estimated 214,000 men were considered stay-at-home dads.
This includes married fathers with children younger than 15 who have been out of the workforce for at least one year for the primary purpose of caring for their families while their wives work.
According to The Fatherhood Project, a non-profit fatherhood program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), children who feel close to their father are:
- twice as likely as those who do not to enter college or find stable employment after high school
- 75 percent less likely to have a teen birth
- 80 percent less likely to spend time in jail
- half as likely to experience multiple depression symptoms
Children with actively involved fathers are:
- 43 percent more likely to earn A’s in school
- 33 percent less likely to repeat a grade
Among married couples with at least one child under age 18, only the father worked outside the home in about 28 percent of families, according to Pew Research. About two-thirds of families have two incomes, and mothers were the sole breadwinners in about 4 percent of families.
In 1970, the split was about 50-50 between father-only-income and dual-income families. Only 18 percent of Americans say they think women should return to their previous roles as homemakers.
About half of dads (48 percent) say they don't spend enough time with their kids. Only about 25 percent of moms say the same, according to Pew Research.
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