Latino Fathers in the U.S.A.

Latino Fathers in the U.S.A. 11.3 million Estimated number of Hispanic fathers across the nation 65% of Hispanic males of Hispanic fathers are part of married-couple families with children 18 and older have at least Diploma 39% a high school education younger than 18 1.9 million have at least a bachelor's degree Hispanic males 18 and older 3 out of 4 Hispanic households speak Spanish at home of married Hispanic fathers 17.2% are raising three or more children younger than 18 4.7% Hispanic men are single parents The effects of absent Latino fathers: 1 in 3 Hispanic children do not live with 20% of Nearly 50% of Hispanic incarcerated teens who are raised in a single-parent home are at risk of dropping out of High School or teen pregnancy Latinos are both parents fathers Created by: Hispanically Speaking News The Hispanically Speaking News (HS News) site, found at www.hs-news.com, is an independent online daily news site and virtual cultural center where we create and publish valuable, timely and culturally sensitive content all peppered with some spicy wit to keep you engaged, informed and connected. Our niche news site is here for you with relevant news about and for Hispanics. Sources - Incarceration & the Family (www.aspe.hhs.gov), Father Absense and the Welfare of Children (MacArthur Research Networks), America's Families and Living Arangements (U.S. Census Bureau)