about 8 hours
About how many hours a week did U.S. fathers spend on child care in 2016?
That's about triple the time dads spent in 1965; mothers averaged 14 hours a week in 2016.
Source: Pew Research Center (2016) pewresearch.org
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57%
What share of fathers say being a parent is extremely important to their identity?
That's nearly identical to mothers, at 58%.
Source: Pew Research Center (2019) pewresearch.org
34.3 million
About how many U.S. men have a biological child under 18?
That's more than one in four men.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Father's Day: June 18, 2023 (2023) census.gov
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