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U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Mother's Day: May 11, 2014
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The driving
force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances
in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. As the annual
celebration became popular around the country, Jarvis asked members of
Congress to set aside a day to honor mothers. She succeeded in 1914,
when Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
How Many Mothers
4.1 million Number of women between the ages of 15 and 50 who gave
birth in the past 12 months. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 American
Community Survey, Table B13002
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B13002
35.7% Percentage of births in 2011 that were to unmarried women age 15
to 50. The metro areas with birth rates to unmarried mothers that were
among the highest in the country included Flagstaff, Ariz. (74.6
percent), Greenville, N.C. (69.4 percent), Lima, Ohio (67.5 percent),
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, S.C. (67.4 percent) and
Danville, Va. (67.3 percent). Source: Social and Economic
Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth:
2011, Table 1 http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-21.pdf
How Many Children
2,373.5 Decline in total fertility rate or estimated number of total
births per 1,000 women in Utah in 2012 (based on current birth rates
by age), which led the nation. At the other end of the spectrum is
Rhode Island, with a total fertility rate of 1,592.5 births per 1,000
women. Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital
Statistics Reports, Page 66, Table 12
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62\_09.pdf
20% Percentage of all women age 15 to 44 who have had two children.
About 47 percent had no children, 17 percent had one, 10 percent had
three and about 5 percent had four or more. Source: Fertility of
American Women: 2010, Detailed Tables, Table 1
http://www.census.gov/hhes/fertility/data/cps/2010.html
Recent Births
3.953 million Decline in the number of births registered in the United
States in 2012. Of this number, 305,388 were to teens 15 to 19 and
7,157 to women age 45 to 49. Source: National Center for Health
Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62\_09.pdf
25.8 Average age of women in 2012 when they gave birth for the first
time, up from 25.6 years in 2011. The increase in the mean age in 2012
reflects, in part, the relatively large decline in births to women in
their teen years and their 20s. Source: National Center for Health
Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, Page 7
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr62/nvsr62\_09.pdf
62.1% Percentage of women age 16 to 50 who had a birth in the past 12
months who were in the labor force. Source: 2012 American Community
Survey, American FactFinder, Table S1301
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S1301
29.5% The percentage of mothers who had given birth in the past 12
months who had a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: 2012 American
Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table S1301
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S1301
84.6% Percentage of women age 15 to 50 who gave birth in the past year
and who have at least a high school diploma. Source: 2012 American
Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table S1301
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S1301
Jacob and Sophia The most popular baby names for boys and girls,
respectively, in 2012. Source: Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
66 Number of births in the past year per 1,000 women age 15 to 50 with
a graduate or professional degree. The number was 56 per 1,000 for
women whose highest level of education was a bachelor's degree.
Source: 2012 American Community Survey, American FactFinder, Table
S1301 http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/S1301
Mothers Remembered
15,307 Number of florists nationwide in 2011. The 66,165 employees in
floral shops across our nation will be especially busy preparing,
selling and delivering floral arrangements for Mother's Day. Source:
County Business Patterns: 2011 (NAICS 45311)
http://censtats.census.gov/cgi-bin/cbpnaic/cbpdetl.pl
12,403 Number of employees of greeting-card publishers in 2011.
Source: County Business Patterns: 2011 (NAICS 511191)
http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/
15,097 The number of cosmetics, beauty supplies and perfume stores
nationwide in 2011. Perfume is a popular gift given on Mother's Day.
Source: County Business Patterns: 2011 (NAICS 44612)
http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/
23,394 Number of jewelry stores in the United States in 2011 - the
place to purchase necklaces, earrings and other timeless pieces for
mom. Source: County Business Patterns: 2011 (NAICS 44831)
http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/
Stay-at-Home Moms
5 million Number of stay-at-home moms in married-couple family groups
in 2013 - statistically unchanged from 2012 and 2011. In 2013, 24
percent of married-couple family groups with children under 15 had a
stay-at-home mother, up from 21 percent in 2000. In 2007, before the
recession, stay-at-home mothers were found in 24 percent of
married-couple family groups with children under 15, not statistically
different from the percentage in 2012. Source: America's Families and
Living Arrangements, Table SHP-1
http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-570.pdf
Compared with other moms, stay-at-home moms in 2007 were more likely:
-- Younger (44 percent were under age 35 compared with 38 percent of
mothers in the labor force).
-- Hispanic (27 percent compared with 16 percent of mothers in the
labor force).
-- Foreign-born (34 percent compared with 19 percent of mothers in the
labor force).
-- Living with a child under age 5 (57 percent compared with 43
percent of mothers in the labor force).
-- Without a high school diploma (19 percent versus 8 percent of
mothers in the labor force).
Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2007
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/p20-561.pdf
Taking Care of the Kids
863,126 Number of child day care services employees across the country
in 2011. They were employed by one of the 75,059 child day care
services. In addition, there were 747,436 child day care services
without paid employees. Many mothers turn to these centers to help
juggle motherhood and careers. Source: County Business Patterns: 2011
NAICS 6244 http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/ and Nonemployer Statistics:
201l http://www.census.gov/econ/nonemployer/
94% The percentage of the 37.8 million mothers living with children
younger than 18 in 2004 who lived with their biological children only.
In addition, 3 percent lived with stepchildren, 2 percent with adopted
children and 0.5 percent with foster children. Source: Living
Arrangements of Children: 2004
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-114.pdf
Single Moms
10 million The number of single mothers living with children younger
than 18 in 2013, up from 3.4 million in 1970. Source: America's
Families and Living Arrangements
http://www.census.gov/hhes/families/files/shp1.xls Table SHP-1
5.6 million Number of custodial mothers who were due child support in
2011. Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support:
2011, Table 1 http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p60-246.pdf
415,475 Number of mothers who had a birth in the past 12 months and
were living with a cohabiting partner. Source: 2012 American Community
Survey, American FactFinder, Table B13004
http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/12\_1YR/B13004
Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census
Bureau's Facts for Features series:
Black History Month (February) Labor Day
Super Bowl Grandparents Day
Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)
Women's History Month (March) Unmarried and Single Americans Week
Irish-American Heritage Month (March)/ Halloween (Oct. 31)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17) American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May) (November)
Older Americans Month (May) Veterans Day (Nov. 11)
Cinco de Mayo (May 5) Thanksgiving Day
Mother's Day The Holiday Season (December)
Hurricane Season Begins (June 1)
Father's Day
The Fourth of July (July 4)
Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)
Back to School (August)
Editor's note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of
sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources
of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months
before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production
timelines. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census
Bureau's Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; or
e-mail: pio@census.gov
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