Friday, June 09, 2006

Men and Babies.

Here's some interesting statistics about men and fatherhood.

64% of Men Have Done THIS by Age 29--> had children, according to CDC and netscape men.

When men talk...this is what we find out:
* Among black fathers, 25 percent fathered their first child as a teenager, compared with 19 percent of Hispanic fathers and 11 percent of white fathers.
* 50 percent of the men who married when they were teenagers were divorced or separated within a decade, compared with 17 percent of men who married at age 26 or older.
* When their first child was born, 66 percent of men were either currently or formerly married to the child's mother, while 18 percent were living unmarried with the mother and 16 percent were not living with the mother.
* Of those fathers who are currently in their first marriage, 90 percent live with their children. They are also involved in their kids' lives, feeding and bathing them as babies and then helping with homework and driving them to activities as they get older.
* Men who have a college degree plan to have fewer children, but when they do become dads, they are more involved than men who have less education.
* Of all men ages 22 to 44 years old, 47 percent who have had less than a high school education had a child outside of marriage, compared with just 6 percent of college graduates.
* When presented with this statement: "It is better to get married than go through life single," 66 percent of men agreed with it, compared to just 51 percent of women.

From Netscape Men.

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