Father Day's Facts

Father's Day Facts According to recent data, there are 70.1 MILLION estimated fathers across the nation. = 1 million fathers) In 2012, there were 24.4 Million fathers who were part of married-couple families with children younger than 18. In 2012, there were 1.96 Million single fathers -:16%:of all single parents were men. In 2012, there were an estimated 189,000 stay at home dads across the nation. In 2010, there were 79.1 Million Americans who participated in barbeques. It's probably safe to assume that many of these took place on Father's Day. KISS the Cook! As of 2010, there were 21,418 sporting goods stores to buy traditional Father's Day gifts, like fishing rods and golf clubs. As of 2010, there were 15,542 hardware stores to buy hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and other items high on the list of Father's Day gifts. As of 2010, there were 7,368 men's clothing stores around the country that could be visited to buy Dad a gift. LIN@R Latino Information Network at Rutgers All statistics via the U.S. Census Bureau.