NEW STATISTICS ON MOTHERHOOD - Gary J. Frank PC

The 2012 U.S. Census Bureau statistics on motherhood in America paint a complex picture.? The number of single mothers living with children under 18 has almost tripled in the past 30-40 years.? Over five million mothers had child support orders that were unpaid as of 2009.? More than 55% of mothers who recently gave birth were working to support themselves and their children, as of 2010.? More children are in day care than ever before, and that number is growing.? There were more than 800,000 day care centers in the United States by 2009.

Our children are our future.? But we must keep in mind that the health and welfare of children and mothers are inextricably linked.? That is why mothers deserve our support.

Here are some interesting statistics on motherhood in America . . .

According to 2012 U.S. Census Bureau Statistics

Single Moms

10.0 million

5.2 million

38%

In 2010, of the 3.7 million women 15 to 44 years old who had a birth in the last year, 1.4 million (39 percent) were to women who were not married, who were separated, or married but with an absent spouse.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2010 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/fertility/data/cps/2010html> Table 4

Recent Births

4.13 million

25.1

Average age of women in 2008 when they gave birth for the first time, up from 25.0 years in 2006 and 2007. The mean age from 2007 to 2008 reflects, in part, the relatively large decline in births to women under age 25 compared with the small decline for women in the 25-39 age bracket.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_01.pdf>

55%

27.3%

The percentage of mothers who had given birth in the past 12 months who had a bachelor's degree or higher. Among states, New Hampshire had the highest percentage of recent mothers in this category with 48 percent. Mothers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland also had percentages higher than the national average.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p20-563.pdf>

83%

Percentage of women age 15 to 44 with at least a high school diploma who gave birth in the last year. For women age 30 to 44, the figure was 90 percent.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2010, Table 8 <http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/p20-563.pdf>

How Many Mothers

85.4 million

Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2009.
Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation, unpublished tabulations

4.0 million

53%

81%

Employed Moms (and Moms-to-Be)

55%

In 2008, among states with higher than average levels of new mothers who were unemployed, the highest proportions were in Alabama and Delaware (10 percent) followed by Michigan, Alaska, Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Carolina (9 percent), along with several other states in the southeast United States.
Source: Fertility of American Women: 2008 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/fertility/data/cps/2008.html> Table 11

805,137

Number of child care centers across the country in 2009. These included 75,396 centers employing 869,468 workers and another 729,741 self-employed people or other businesses without paid employees. Many mothers turn to these centers to help juggle motherhood and careers.
Source: County Business Patterns: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/> and
Nonemployer Statistics: 2009 <http://www.census.gov/econ/nonemployer/>

Stay-at-Home Moms

5 million

Number of stay-at-home moms in 2011 ? same as in 2010 and down from 5.1 million in 2009 and 5.3 million in 2008 (the estimates for 2010 and 2009 are not statistically different). In 2011, 23 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.
Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements Table SHP-1 <http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam.html>

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).

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Gary J. Frank is an Arizona Family Law attorney and former Judge Pro Tem with?over thirty years of experience.? He is a strong and compassionate advocate for his clients.? Our law firm handles all matters involving Family Law, including divorce, custody, parenting issues, child support, enforcement actions, modification actions, paternity, and grandparent and non-parent rights, as well as division of property and businesses.? If you are in need of a consultation to learn about your legal rights, please?do not hesitate.? Contact us today. You can reach us by telephone (602-383-3610) or by email (gary.frank@azbar.org), or through our website at www.garyfranklaw.com.? We look forward to hearing from you.?

Source: http://www.garyfranklawblog.com/2012/08/new-statistics-on-motherhood.html

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