About Fathers: Did You Know?

June 17 is Father's Day.

What was your childhood like regarding your father? My younger brother and I were raised by my father until he remarried when I was age ten. Those were some of the most incredible years of my life.

Thank you Dad, I know you did the best you could.

I love you.


Did You Know?

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.

Married Fathers - 26.5 million number of fathers who are part of married-couple families with children younger than 18 in 2006.
- 2.5 million number of single fathers in 2006, up from 400,000 in 1970. Currently, among single parents living with their children, 19 percent are men. Child-Support Payments
- 10% of custodial parents due child support who were fathers. They numbered 740,000
- $2.1 billion amount of child support received by custodial fathers in 2003; they were due $3.3 billion. In contrast, custodial mothers received $23.3 billion of the $33.7 billion in support that was due.
- 46% of custodial fathers who received all child support that was due, not significantly different than the corresponding percentage for custodial mothers. Fathers received an average of $2,797 in child support in 2003, compared with $3,579 for mothers. Dining with Daddy
- 30% of children younger than 6 living with married parents in 2003 who ate breakfast with their father every day. The corresponding number for children living with unmarried fathers was 41 percent.
- 64% of children younger than 6 living with married parents who ate dinner with their fathers every day. The corresponding number for children living with unmarried fathers was 66 percent. Kind Words from Dad
- 63% 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.

-Information from the U.S. Census Bureau.