The idea of Father's Day was
conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash.,
while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day
to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to
raise his six children on a farm. A day in June was chosen for the first
Father's Day celebration, June 17, 1910, proclaimed by Spokane's mayor because
it was the month of Smart's birth. The first presidential proclamation honoring
fathers was issued in 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson designated the third
Sunday in June as Father's Day. Father's Day has been celebrated annually since
1972 when President Richard Nixon signed the public law that made it permanent.
How Many Fathers?
70.1 million
Estimated number of fathers
across the nation in 2008, the most recent year for which data are available.
Source: Unpublished data from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation
Source: Unpublished data from the 2008 Survey of Income and Program Participation
24.4 million
Number of fathers who were part
of married-couple families with children younger than 18 in 2012.
--21 percent were raising
three or more children younger than 18 (among married-couple family households
only).
--3 percent were a subfamily living in
someone else's home.
Source: America's Families and Living
Arrangements <http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2012.html> Tables FG1 and FG3
1.96 million
Number of single fathers in
2012; 16 percent of single parents were men.
--Nine percent were raising
three or more children younger than 18.
--About 44 percent were
divorced, 31 percent were never married, 20 percent were separated, and 5
percent were widowed.
--42 percent had an annual
family income of $50,000 or more.
Source: America's Families and
Living Arrangements <http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2012.html> Table FG6.
Thinking of You, Dad
7,368
The number of men's clothing
stores around the country (as of 2010), a good place to buy dad a tie or shirt.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (44811), <http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/>
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (44811), <http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/>
15,542
The number of hardware stores
(as of 2010), a place to buy hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and other items
high on the list of Father's Day gifts. Additionally, there were 6,764 home
centers across the country in 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS codes (444130) and (444110), <http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/>
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS codes (444130) and (444110), <http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/>
21,418
Number of sporting goods
stores in 2010. These stores are good places to purchase traditional gifts for
dad, such as fishing rods and golf clubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, NAICS code (451110),
<http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/>
79.1 million
The number of Americans who participated
in a barbecue in 2010. It’s probably safe to assume many of these barbecues
took place on Father's Day. Source: GFK Mediamark Research and Intelligence as
cited in the Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012, Table 1240.
Stay at Home Dads
189,000
Estimated number of
stay-at-home dads in 2012. These married fathers with children younger than 15
have remained out of the labor force for at least one year primarily so they
can care for the family while their wife works outside the home. These fathers
cared for upward of 369,000 children. Source: America's Families and Living
Arrangements <http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/data/cps2012.html> Tables FG8 and C3
18%
In spring 2011, the percentage
of preschoolers regularly cared for by their father during their mother's
working hours.
Source: Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2011
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/childcare/data/sipp/2011/tables.html>
Source: Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Spring 2011
<http://www.census.gov/hhes/childcare/data/sipp/2011/tables.html>
Child-Support Payments
$1.9 billion
Amount of child support
received by custodial fathers in 2009; they were due $3.5 billion. In contrast,
custodial mothers received $19.5 billion of the $31.7 billion in support that
was due.
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009
34%
Percentage of custodial
fathers who received all child support that was due in 2009, not significantly
different from the corresponding percentage for custodial mothers, 42 percent.
Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009
70%
Percentage of custodial
fathers receiving noncash support, such as gifts or coverage of expenses, on
behalf of their children. The corresponding proportion for mothers was 58
percent. Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2009
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