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The 2013 Holiday Season
This festive season, or simply the holidays, is a time for gathering and celebrating with family and friends, gift giving, reflection and thanks.
Press Release
About Three in Four Parents Living with Children are Married
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 76 percent of American parents living with children under 18 are married.
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Report Shows More than $14B in Payments to Parents Not Received
A new U.S. Census Bureau report released shows that just 62.3 percent of the $37.9 billion owed was paid to the nation's 14.4 million custodial parents in 2011.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 28, 2013"
In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation's first Thanksgiving.
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About 1 in 5 Households Experience Hardships in Meeting Basic Needs
In 2011, 22 percent of households experienced one or more possible "hardships" in fulfilling their basic needs in the previous 12 months.
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More Families with an Unemployed Parent, Census Bureau Reports
The number of households with children under 18 who had at least one unemployed parent rose by 33 percent, from 2.4 million to 3.2 million.
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Economic Characteristics of Households in the U.S.: 4th Quarter 2011
Examines the role of government-sponsored benefit programs and the labor market among people and households in the economic climate of the 4th quarter of 2011.
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Child Care Arrangements and Payments Live on C-SPAN
Families with an employed mother and children younger than 15 paid an average of $143 per week for child care in 2011.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Father's Day, June 16, 2013"
The idea of Father's Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.
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Economic Characteristics of Households in the United States: Q3 2011
This set of tables examines the role of government-sponsored benefit programs and the labor market within the economic climate of the third quarter of 2011.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Mother's Day, May 12, 2013"
The driving force behind Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis, who organized observances in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia on May 10, 1908.
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Estimates of Income and Earnings by Selected Demographics: 2011 Q4
Using SIPP data, this table package presents income and earnings estimates at the individual, family and household level for the fourth quarter of 2011.
Press Release
Fewer U.S. Households Have Debt, But Those Who Do Have More
The percentage of U.S. households holding some form of debt declined from 74 percent to 69 percent between 2000 and 2011.
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216,000 Workers Commute into Orange County, Fla., Each Day
Orange County, Fla., has among the highest number of commuters coming from another county in the nation, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.
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