Sunday, June 18, 2023
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7 Facts about Fathers
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 121 million men over the age of 15 in the U.S. Among those, 75 million are fathers to biological, step or adopted children. Most of them became dad’s in their 20s.
- According to Hallmark, Father’s Day is the fourth largest holiday for sending cards in the U.S.
- The National Retail Federation recently surveyed Americans and 75% of those surveyed stated they plan to celebrate the father figures in their life this weekend.
- According to the Pew Research Center, the number of stay at home dads has risen from 4% (1989) to 12% (2022).
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the 35 million fathers with children under 18, 1.7 million of them are single dads.
- According to the Pew Research Center, 63% of dads stated they spend “too little” time with their children.
Go gather up your dads … Happy Father’s Day!
