Father's Day Facts

FATHER'S DAY FACTS 7Ø MILLION Approx. number of fathers in the U.S. 1.96 MILLION 189,ØØØ Single fathers, in 2012 Stay-at-home dads MOST POPULAR TV DAD CLIFF HUXTABLE, THE COSBY SHOW RUNNERS UP: Ward Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver Jim Anderson, Father Knows Best NA *BASED ON A 2011 POLL ASKING: "Thinking of television fathers, who would you most like to have had as a dad when you were growing up?" th DAD W ANTS Quality time with family No gift 40% Time alone 22% BEST 3% Clothing 4% GIFT 5% Sporting goods, tickets, or lessons 5% 8% 13% Home Gift card improvement products Tech gadget/ electronics DAD DOESN'T W ANT Homemade crafts Tie Dress shirt 6% 9% 36% 16% Coffee mug WORST GIFT 33% #1 DAD "#1 Dad" t-shirt PROVIDED BY: PENNINGTON CREATIVE PENNINGTONCREATIVE.COM SOURCES: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/pdf/cb12ff-11_fathersday.pdf http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/06/11/5-facts-about-fathers/ http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/Harris- Polls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/Articleld/815/Default.aspx http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/tvdad_salaries/ http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5655 https://www.fatherhood.gov/library/dad-stats