Interesting facts

THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM: http://www.menstuff.org/issues/byissue/fatherssingle.html


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- The number of single fathers in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years: there were 2.0 million in 1997, 50 percent more than in 1990 and triple the number in 1980. Consequently, these families comprised 5 percent of all parent-child families in 1997, up from 2 percent in 1980. More traditional family situations, in which the child lives with two parents, numbered 25.6 million in 1997. www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html



- Most of the nation's single fathers (84 percent) maintained their own household in 1997. The remainder lived in the home of a relative (12 percent) or a nonrelative (4 percent). www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html



- In 1997, nearly half of single fathers (46 percent) were divorced, while 32 percent never married, 13 percent were separated and about 5 percent each were widowed and separated due to reasons other than martial discord. www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html



- The majority of single fathers (61 percent) were raising one child in 1997; 10 percent were raising three or more. www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html



- In 1997, about three-quarters of the nation's single fathers (76 percent) were White, another 19 percent were African American; and 13 percent were Hispanics, who may be of any race. www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html