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Single Parenthood

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:40:57 +0000

Data related to family structure in the United States is taken from the US Census Population Survey.

Source
US 2010 Census (pdf)
US Census Bureau: America’s Families and Living Arrangements, 2010

	Living with one parent		Living with neither parent (grandchild, other relative, foster child, non-relative)
Year	Percentage	Number (in thousands)	Percentage	Number (in thousands
1970	11.9%	8,200	2.9%	2,023
1980	19.7%	12,466	3.7%	2,337
1985	23.4%	14,635	2.7%	1,691
1987	23.9%	15,071	2.9%	1,852
1988	24.3%	15,329	3.0%	1,908
1989	24.3%	15,493	2.5%	1,595
1990	24.7%	15,867	2.8%	1,767
1991	25.5%	16,624	2.8%	1,811
1992	26.6%	17,578	2.7%	1,749
1993	26.7%	17,872	2.8%	1,840
1994	26.7%	18,591	4.1%	2,834
1995	27.0%	18,938	4.3%	3,040
1996	27.9%	19,752	4.1%	2,932
1997	27.9%	19,799	3.9%	2,798
1998	27.7%	19,777	4.1%	2,959
1999	27.8%	19,899	4.2%	3,029
2000	26.7%	19,220	4.2%	2,997
2001	26.7%	19,250	4.1%	2,962
2002	27.3%	19,770	4.0%	2,885
2003	27.5%	20,093	4.1%	3,005
2004	28.0%	20,474	4.3%	3,128
2005	28.2%	20,722	4.5%	3,291
2006	28.0%	20,619	4.6%	3,383
2007	25.8%	19,047	3.5%	2,545
2008	26.3%	19,503	3.8%	2,818
2009	26.2%	19,416	4.0%	2,979
2010	26.6%	19,855	4.1%	3,041

Notes: As of March. Excludes persons under 18 years old who maintained households or family groups and their spouses. Based on Current Population Survey; includes members of Armed Forces living off post or with their families on post, but excludes all other members of Armed Forces. Beginning in 2007, includes children living both with married and unmarried parents.

Profanity on TV

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:40:17 +0000

The rise in the use of profanity in prime-time entertainment programs was recorded and analyzed by the Parents Television Council during the first full two weeks of the fall television season in 2005 and again in 2010.

Sources
Parents Television Council: 2010 Profanity Study (.pdf)

Profanity on Prime-time TV 2005-2010
Word	2005	2010	Increase
s-word (bleeped)	11	95	763%
f-word (bleeped)	11	276	2409%

Profanity during the 8:00 Family Hour 2005-2010
Word	2005	2010	Increase
s-word (bleeped)	11	42	281%
f-word (bleeped)	10	111	1010%

All profanity on in 1st 2 weeks of broadcast TV
	2005	2010	increase
all words	849	1438	69.38%

Percent change in instance of profanity by network,
broken down by each hour of prime-time television: 2005-2010

Network	% Change
ABC	Profanity Instances
8:00	213.04%
9:00	310.53%
10:00	411.11%
Total	303.33%
CBS
8:00	8.75%
9:00	0
10:00	384.62%
Total	36.77%
NBC
8:00	26.23%
9:00	-34.92%
10:00	23%
Total	7.59%
Fox
8:00	140.95%
9:00	381.01%
Total	244.02%
All	69.38%

Unwed Mothers

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:39:32 +0000

Data regarding births to unmarried women is taken from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control.

SOURCE
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Country	1980	1990	1995	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
United States	18.4%	28.0%	32.2%	33.2%	33.5%	34.0%	34.6%	35.8%	36.9%	38.5%	39.7%	40.6%
Canada	12.8%	24.4%	27.6%	28.3%	27.9%	28.9%	26.0%	25.6%	25.6%	27.1%	27.3%	NA
Japan	0.8%	1.1%	1.2%	1.6%	1.7%	1.9%	1.9%	2.0%	2.0%	2.1%	NA	NA
Denmark	33.2%	46.4%	46.5%	44.6%	44.6%	44.6%	44.9%	45.4%	45.7%	46.4%	46.1%	46.2%
France	11.4%	30.1%	37.6%	43.6%	44.7%	45.2%	46.2%	47.4%	48.4%	50.5%	51.7%	52.6%
Germany	NA	15.1%	16.1%	23.4%	25.0%	26.1%	27.0%	27.9%	29.2%	30.0%	30.8%	32.1%
Ireland	5.9%	14.6%	22.3%	31.5%	31.3%	31.2%	31.2%	31.9%	31.8%	32.7%	NA	NA
Italy	4.3%	6.5%	8.1%	9.7%	9.9%	10.9%	13.0%	NA	15.2%	16.2%	17.7%	NA
Netherlands	4.1%	11.4%	15.5%	24.9%	27.2%	29.1%	30.7%	32.5%	34.9%	37.1%	39.5%	41.2%
Spain	3.9%	9.6%	11.1%	17.7%	19.7%	21.8%	23.4%	25.1%	26.6%	28.4%	30.2%	31.7%
Sweden	39.7%	47.0%	53.0%	55.3%	55.5%	56.0%	56.0%	55.4%	55.4%	55.5%	54.8%	54.7%
United Kingdom	11.5%	27.9%	33.5%	39.5%	40.1%	40.6%	41.5%	42.3%	42.9%	43.7%	NA	NA

Notes: Germany data are for 1991 instead of 1990.

Compensation Disparity

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:38:41 +0000

Average compensation for CEO’s is taken from the Forbes Annual Compensation Survey. That figure for each year is divided by the Social Security Administration’s Average Wage Index to obtain the ratio of CEO pay to the average worker salary. Both figures are in 2011 dollars. Other salary surveys vary slightly in their results.

SOURCE
CEO Compensation Data Study (.pdf)
Forbes Chart: Two Decades of CEO Pay
AFL-CIO Paywatch
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

	CEO Compensation (2011 dollars)	Average Wage Index (2011 dollars)	Ratio
1970	$891,000	$36,019	25:1
1971	$876,000	$36,242	24:1
1972	$984,000	$38,558	26:1
1973	$1,002,000	$38,570	26:1
1974	$1,004,000	$36,803	27:1
1975	$974,000	$36,244	27:1
1976	$1,072,000	$36,632	29:1
1977	$1,115,000	$36,457	31:1
1978	$1,338,000	$36,577	37:1
1979	$1,652,000	$35,721	46:1
1980	$1,533,000	$34,308	45:1
1981	$1,620,000	$34,231	47:1
1982	$1,709,000	$34,019	50:1
1983	$1,504,000	$34,567	44:1
1984	$1,705,000	$35,084	49:1
1985	$1,768,000	$35,322	50:1
1986	$2,090,000	$35,706	59:1
1987	$2,595,000	$36,647	71:1
1988	$2,527,000	$36,923	68:1
1989	$2,600,000	$36,621	71:1
1990	$2,795,000	$36,348	77:1
1991	$2,926,000	$36,181	81:1
1992	$4,299,000	$36,932	116:1
1993	$4,404,000	$37,422	118:1
1994	$3,310,000	$36,212	91:1
1995	$4,158,000	$36,625	114:1
1996	$6,016,000	$37,314	161:1
1997	$7,047,000	$38,605	183:1
1998	$6,838,000	$40,002	171:1
1999	$8,880,000	$41,320	215:1
2000	$13,799,000	$42,187	327:1
2001	$13,149,000	$41,998	313:1
2002	$12,103,000	$41,759	290:1
2003	$7,553,000	$41,826	181:1
2004	$8,030,000	$42,636	188:1
2005	$11,963,000	$42,747	280:1
2006	$12,290,000	$43,314	284:1
2007	$16,621,000	$44,026	378:1
2008	$13,538,000	$43,374	312:1
2009	$12,032,000	$42,873	281:1

Divorced Population

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:33:56 +0000

The numbers of persons living in the United States with their marital status listed as “divorced” comes from U.S. Census Bureau data.

SOURCE
U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey: Families and Living Arrangements

Year	Males (in thousands)	Females (in thousands)	Total (in thousands)
1950	1,071	1,373	2,444
1960	1,106	1,708	2,814
1970	1,567	2,717	4,284
1980	3,930	5,966	9,896
1990	6,283	8,845	15,128
1993	6,778	9,883	16,661
1994	7,250	10,129	17,379
1995	7,383	10,270	17,653
1996	7,768	10,521	18,289
1997	8,231	11,116	19,347
1998	8,331	11,093	19,424
1999	8,556	11,162	19,718
2000	8,572	11,309	19,881
2001	8,758	11,980	20,738
2002	8,686	12,268	20,954
2003	8,976	12,673	21,649
2004	8,980	12,829	21,809
2005	9,258	13,003	22,261
2006	9,679	13,127	22,806
2007	9,633	13,218	22,851
2008	9,782	13,564	23,346
2009	9,958	13,308	23,266
2010	9,981	13,760	23,741

Notes: 1950 and 1960 data are for the population 14 years old and over.

Healthcare Expenses

Startling Stats — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:30:41 +0000

International data on healthcare expenses comes from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Sources
OECD
Kaiser Family Foundation
US Department of Health and Human Services

Amount spent per capita on healthcare, in US Dollars (purchasing power parity).

	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1995	2000	2005	2009
Australia	90	NA	NA	430	632	911	1194	1607	2266	2980	NA
Austria	77	107	196	436	785	939	1623	2239	2862	3472	4289
Belgium	NA	NA	149	348	641	964	1353	1710	2245	3231	3946
Canada	123	177	294	479	777	1259	1735	2056	2519	3442	4363
Denmark	NA	NA	NA	541	893	1251	1540	1869	2508	3245	4348
Finland	63	107	184	344	569	921	1363	1475	1853	2589	3226
France	69	117	193	367	666	1031	1445	2100	2553	3306	3978
Germany	NA	NA	268	569	967	1403	1764	2267	2669	3364	4218
Iceland	57	94	175	373	752	1178	1662	1905	2740	3304	3538
Ireland	43	61	116	274	511	654	788	1190	1768	2959	3781
Japan	30	73	140	278	541	857	1115	1554	1974	2491	NA
Norway	49	78	143	322	665	939	1366	1858	3043	4301	5352
Portugal	NA	NA	47	158	277	395	628	1014	1654	2212	NA
Spain	16	42	95	211	362	494	870	1190	1537	2269	3067
Sweden	NA	NA	311	529	942	1267	1592	1741	2286	2963	3722
Switzerland	166	199	344	618	1013	1453	2028	2563	3221	4015	5144
Turkey	NA	NA	NA	44	70	68	155	173	433	591	NA
United Kingdom	84	110	159	292	466	689	960	1346	1828	2735	3487
United States	148	208	355	603	1101	1833	2850	3788	4793	6700	7960

Obesity Among Youth

Startling Stats — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:31:47 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov) has conducted a periodic survey since 1963 that includes obesity data: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Sporadic in earlier years, the survey has been conducted on a two year cycle since 1999. Since 1980, obesity in teenagers has more than tripled.

SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Age (in years)	NHANES 1963-1965, 1966-1970	NHANES 1971-1974	NHANES 1976-1980	NHANES 1988-1994	NHANES 1999-2000	NHANES 2001-2002	NHANES 2003-2004	NHANES 2005-2006	NHANES 2007-2008
ages 2-5	(note)	5.0%	5.00%	7.2%	10.3%	10.6%	13.9%	11.0%	10.4%
ages 6-11	4.2%	4.0%	6.50%	11.3%	15.1%	16.3%	18.8%	15.1%	19.6%
ages 12-19	4.6%	6.1%	5.00%	10.5%	14.8%	16.7%	17.4%	17.8%	18.1%
Total	(note)	5.0%	5.50%	10.1%	13.9%	15.4%	17.1%	15.5%	16.9%

Notes: Excludes pregnant females starting with 1971-1974. Data for 1963-65 are for children aged 6-11; data for 1966-70 are for adolescents aged 12-17 (not 12-19). Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same age and sex, from the 2000 CDC Growth Charts.

Consumer Credit

Startling Stats — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:17:14 +0000

The U.S. Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data monthly, and has since 1943. After retreating from its peak in July of 2008, total consumer credit outstanding began to rise again in mid 2010. Total consumer credit outstanding does not reflect mortgage loans.

Source
U.S. Federal Reserve Statistical Release

Youth Media Exposure

Startling Stats — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:12:33 +0000

Data for youth exposure to media for 1999-2009 comes from a series of studies by the Kaiser Family Foundation and accounts for media multi-tasking (e.g. an hour spent watching TV while surfing the Internet would count as two hours of Media Exposure, but only one hour of Total Media Time). Data from 1981/82 is from a study done by the University of Michigan.

SOURCE
Kaiser Family Foundation: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-Olds
University of Michigan: Changing Times of American Youth (.pdf)

Media	1981/82 (6-17 yr olds)	1999	2004	2009
Television	2:15	3:47	3:51	4:29
Music/Audio	NA	1:48	1:44	2:31
Computer	0:00	0:27	1:02	1:29
Video Games (7% of "Playing" for 1981/82)	0:04	0:26	0:49	1:13
Print	0:10	0:43	0:43	0:38
Movies ("Other Passive Leisure" for 1981/82)	0:06	0:18	0:25	0:25
TOTAL MEDIA EXPOSURE	2:35	7:29	8:33	10:45
Multitasking Proportion	NA	16%	26%	29%
TOTAL MEDIA TIME	2:35	6:19	6:21	7:38

Notes: Study from 1981/82 did not include Computer, Music/Audio, Video Games or Movies categories. For that study, we allotted 7% of Playing time to Video Games (approx. 8 million households had video game consoles in 1982), and 100% of Other Passive Leisure time to Movies.