“family” Charts
Wanna Reduce Welfare and Food Stamps? Here's the Right Way. »
The annual income for the federal minimum wage is $14,500, which is just under the two-person family poverty line. Seattle's…
Quality Relationships Related to Family Dinners »
Parents and children that eat meals together tend to have better relationships. As shown in my other charts tagged under…
Tale of Two Parents »
The standard portrayals of economic life for ordinary Americans and their families paint a picture of stagnancy, even decline, amidst…
America Split Over Importance of Children and Marriage »
Americans are split over the importance of having children and marriage as a priority in their lives. The balance is…
Marry for Love... And Religion? »
When it comes to who marries into the family, Americans have pretty strong feelings about religion. Interestingly, just 9% of…
The Gap Between Father's Caregiving Aspirations and Reality »
In a survey of 1,000 fathers, 65% of the fathers believe that both partners SHOULD provide equal amounts of care…
Where do Americans move? »
When changing their places of residency in 2011-12, 64.4% of moving Americans (23.5 million) relocated within the same county. 18.6%…
Fathers' Hours Spent With Children on a Typical Work Day »
The Boston College Center for Work & Family surveyed over 900 fathers about their attitudes/actions around caregiving for their children…
Water Use Remains Steady Despite a Growing Population »
The rate of water withdrawal (including fresh and saline) in the U.S. has remained steady since peaking in 1980 at…
What are the main uses of water? »
Thermoelectric power demanded the most U.S. freshwater withdrawals in 2005, accounting for 41.5% withdrawals. Irrigation practices also used a lot…
Why Are We So Stressed Out? »
While the jury is still out as to whether money buys happiness, it certainly does cause a great deal of…
Family First In Farming »
Family farming gives food security locally as well as worldwide. While preserving traditional food products, they also contribute to the…
How Satisfied Are Fathers With Their Jobs? »
Fathers are satisfied with their work. Nearly 90% of fathers agreed/strongly agreed with the statement “the work I do is…
Working Parents: The Gender Disparity »
In American society today, gender still plays a key role in our perceptions of work and parenting. While the vast…
Family Matters: Progressivism Within The Catholic Church »
Despite their ties to strict doctrine and religious principles, American Catholics are largely open to the idea of non-traditional families.…
The Effect Of Falling Gas Prices »
Since August 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped an impressive $0.83, making transportation a much…
How Large Is Your Ideal Family? »
According to a recent Pew Poll, Americans' ideal family is smaller than it used to be. About half of the…
The global flight from the family »
All around the world today, preexisting family patterns are being upended by a revolutionary new force: the seemingly unstoppable quest…
Who in America Likes to Hear Gossip the Most? »
There is a correlation between age and gossip in the United States: Millennials are nearly twice as likely to admit…
This Holiday Season, Watch Your Back for this Danger »
An overwhelming number of Americans gossip about members of their family behind their back. Perhaps surprisingly, family gossip is markedly…
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths »
There are around 4,000 sudden unexpected infant deaths each year. Here is their break down by cause. SIDS is a…
In Which States Do Women Stick Around to "Nest"? »
Not Wyoming (last in US). Just 41% of native Wyomingites have their baby in Wyoming. Nearby, Nevada, Montana, and the…
Shocking Stats on Divorce »
For married couples under 40 years old, the rate of divorce has generally been going down since 1996.
Move Over Grandma: Young People Come Home »
Young Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 are now more likely than the oldest set of Americans to…
Fewer Children Served By Child Care Assistance »
CCDBG provides child care assistance to low-income families. From 2007-2011, total spending on child care assistance (including federal and state…
Number of Stay-At-Home Dads Has Doubled »
The number of fathers who don't work outside the home has risen in recent years, up to 2 million in…
Growing Gap: College Costs and Financial Aid »
Over the last three decades, college costs have increased nearly four times faster than median family income. Financial aid has…
Who's Married By 32? »
Clearly the social structure has changed significantly in the past few decades. It is important for future candidates to keep…
Premarital childbearing by sex and maternal education »
Families in which the mother earned a college degree are more likely to remain intact and less likely to have…
Ten Percent of US Children Live with Grandparent »
Since the recession of 2008, there has been a significant increase of children living with and being cared for by…
Income And Earnings Summary By Household Type: 2011 »
In 2011, the only household type that had an estimated median income above the national average was a married couple…
Beyond Paying the Bills: Responsibilities of Modern Dads »
The Boston College Center for Work & Family surveyed nearly 1,000 dads to determine how they would define being a…
What are the main reasons that people move? »
In 2011-2012, there were 36.5 million Americans who changed their place of residency. Of these movers, 49.4% relocated due to…
Fewer Americans Are Moving »
The number of Americans moving to different homes has been trending downward since 1984-85. Along with this, the percentage of…
How do Americans use water in their homes? »
Indoor water use makes up about 70% of the 300 gallons of water that the average American family household uses…
Dads' Time Off After Most Recent Birth/Adoption »
This chart is excerpted from the Boston College Center for Work and Family study The New Dad: Caring, Committed, and…