[OC] The rise of single fathersSubmitted by theverybigapple t3_zjas4x in dataisbeautiful
shapesize t1_izueage wrote
I actually thought the increase would be more than that. What was it in the 1980s, I wonder…
Zealousideal_Ask6853 t1_izuh910 wrote
It probably is higher than that, depending on how you measure it. A single mother with 3 children from 3 fathers would only count as 1 "family" in the graphic.
theverybigapple OP t1_izuekka wrote
From 14 million (men+women) to 22.8 million, almost a 60%+ increase. Isn't it high enough?
718cs t1_izv510t wrote
World population grew 80%. So no, I would not say that it’s going up unexpectedly quick
TOPOFDETABLE t1_izxia4m wrote
US population has only increased by roughly 50% so it has been going up quicker than population growth.
718cs t1_izxncx2 wrote
World population 1980: 4.4B
World population now: 8.1B
That’s a lot more than 50%
TOPOFDETABLE t1_izxwpaz wrote
This is for the US only.
718cs t1_izxze2u wrote
That’s right. My b
theverybigapple OP t1_izv5f0p wrote
You’re correct
Should’ve adjusted for population
shapesize t1_izuyvar wrote
I was talking about the % of parents that were single fathers, which is what the graph is titled as. This is not the best chart to display the data if we’re trying to compare the overall raw numbers.
theverybigapple OP t1_izv14ii wrote
What do you mean by “titled as”?
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