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All things dad have certainly changed over the years – from how much we spend on him to his role in the household. Today, we celebrate Father’s Day by taking a look at some of the stats that show us how fantastic dad really is.
Americans plan to spend a total of $14.3 billion
Planned spending this Father’s Day vs. last Father’s Day
Gift categories
Where consumers plan to purchase gifts
Who will receive Father’s Day gifts
Smart-phone usage for Father’s Day purchases
1910: Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Wash., organizes the first Father’s Day celebration on June 19, her own father’s birthday. The mayor of Spokane and the governor of Washington state officially support the event. Dodd’s father, a farmer and Civil War veteran, had been a single father to six young children after the death of his wife.
1924: President Calvin Coolidge publicly supports plans for the national Father’s Day.
1926: The National Father’s Day Committee meets for the first time in New York City.
1956: The observance of Father’s Day is recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress.
1966: President Lyndon Johnson proclaims Father’s Day to be an official national holiday.
1972: President Richard Nixon signs into law a permanent U.S. Father’s Day to be observed on the third Sunday of June.
1999: Father’s Day is the fifth most popular card-sending holiday, with an estimated $95 million in card sales. Not just fathers, but husbands, uncles, sons, and sons-in-law are among the honorees.
2001: Only days before Father’s Day an estimated 53 percent of Americans do not know what they will buy for the holiday.
2004: There were an estimated 98,000 “stay-at-home” dads. These are married fathers with children under 15, who have remained out of the labor force for more than one year, primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home.
2008: There were an estimated 159,000 “stay-at-home” dads this year.
2011: The number of stay-at-home dads rose to 176,000.
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Number of fathers living with child(ren) younger than 18 who do not work outside the home
Percentage of married couples with children under 18.
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Sources: National Retail Federation, National Review, TV Guide
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