6 children of single dad William Smart, in whose honor Father’s Day began in 1910
82.5 million mothers of all ages in the United States today
66.3 million US fathers
98,000 stay-at-home dads in the United States
25.1 average age of new mothers in 2002
21.4 average age of new mothers in 1970
95 million Father’s Day cards Americans will give this year
90 percentage of births taking place at home in 1900
7 children in the average family in 1800
3.5 children in the average family in 1900
1 rank of Father’s Day in US daily collect call volume
From the June 2006 issue of Family Tree Magazine.
