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82.8 million — Estimated number of mothers in the United States in 2004. Source: Survey of Income and Program Participation. 55% — Percentage of 15- to 44-year-olds who are mothers. Source: Fertility of American Women. 81% — Percentage of women 40 to 44 who are mothers. In 1976, 90 percent of women in that age group were mothers. Source: Fertility of American Women. 751,322 — Number of child-care centers across the country in 2005. Source: County Business Patterns: 2005 and Nonemployer Statistics. 1,512 — Number of births in Calhoun County in 2006. Source: Alabama Department of Public Health. 73 — Number of births in Calhoun County in 2006 to women aged 10 to 17. Source: Alabama Department of Public Health. 508 — Number of births in Calhoun County in 2006 to unmarried women. Source: Alabama Department of Public Health. 4.3 million — Number of births in the United States in 2006. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. 25.2 — Average age of women in 2005 when they gave birth for the first time. This is up 3.8 years since 1970. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. 37,402 — Number of births in 2005 that did not occur in hospitals. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. August — The month with the highest number of births, with 369,316 taking place that month in 2005. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Tuesday — The day of the week with the highest number of births, with an average of 13,169 taking place on Tuesdays during 2005. Source: National Center for Health Statistics. 5.6 million — Number of stay-at-home moms in 2006. Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2006. 10.4 million — The number of single mothers living with children younger than 18, up from 3.4 million in 1970. Source: America's Families and Living Arrangements:2006. 6.1 million — Number of custodial mothers entitled to child support in 2005. Source: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and their Child Support.
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