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• Cribsheet: Fourth of July

  Most popular day to barbeque: July 4th Expected number of hotdogs to be consumed on July 4th : 150 million Number of Americans who took part in a barbeque in 2003: 67 million Overall barbeque industry growth from 1992 to 2005: 44% Proportion of U.S. households who own a grill: 81% Read More... Posted May 21 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: cribsheet, fourth of july

• Cribsheet: Summer Travel

  Number of long distance summer trips made between Memorial Day and Labor Day (2001): 657 million Average distance of long distance summer trip (one way): 284 miles Percentage of travelers who are planning to visit a beach destination this summer: 52% Percentage of household trips to beaches that include children: 41% Percentage of travelers surveyed who are planning to visit a major metropolitan area this summer: 49% Percentage of long-distance summer vacations that are domestic: 97% Percentage of trips with children that are for leisure: 91% Percentage of people who travel in the summer to sightsee or vacation: 21% Percentage of people who travel in the summer for personal reasons or leisure: 84% Percentage of people who travel in the summer to see relatives: 34%   Read More... Posted May 14 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: vacation, cribsheet, summer travel

• Cribsheet: Health Care

  Estimated cost of a postpartum home visit: $265 Estimated cost of an individual visit with a pediatrician: $92 Estimated cost of an individual visit with a registered nurse: $52 Cost of an average visit to a pediatrician compared to one with a family practitioner (what most rural areas have): 41% greater Median salary of a pediatrician with more than one year's experience: $161,331 Average debt of a medical student: $95,000   Read More... Posted May 07 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: health care, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Vacation

  Average number of vacation days an American parent gets: 14 Average number used: 10 Average number of vacation days French parents get: 39 Percentage of working Americans who get no vacation at all: 25 Cost of all-inclusive 5-day trip for 2 adults and 1 baby to Cozumel, Mexico over New Year's: $2,900.71 Cost of 24 hours of straight nanny service in New York City: $530 Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: vacation, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Circumcision, vaccination, and autism rates

  Percentage of American boys circumcised in 1963-65: 76 In 1999: 65.3 In 2003: 55.9 Percentage of American pediatricians who recommend circumcision to all parents: 24 Percentage of American pediatricians who discourage circumcision: 9.4 Percentage of American pediatricians who make no recommendation: 50.4 Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: autism, vaccinations, circumcision, asthma, ADHD, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Going Nuclear

  Average size of American households in 1970: 3.14 people Average size of American households in 2003: 2.57 people Percentage of 2003 families helmed by married parents: 68% Percentage of American children under 18 who live with two parents: 52.1% Who live with only their biological mother: 26.3% Who live with only their biological father: 5.4% Rise in single father households between 1990 and 2001: 62% Percentage of American children who live with at least one stepparent: 50% Who live with siblings: 21% Who live with half-siblings: 10%   Read More... Posted Apr 16 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: cribsheet, nuclear families

• Cribsheet: Fertility

  Mean age of American women undergoing fertility treatments: 35 years Mean age for first-time U.S. mothers in 2003: 25.2 years Probability of a woman getting pregnant after one year of trying at age 20: 90% At age 30: 70% At age 35: 55% At age 40: 45% At age 45: 6% Age at which sperm production begins to slowly decrease: 25 years Age at which sperm production begins to rapidly decrease: 40 years Proportion of fertility cases caused by female factors: 40% Proportion of fertility cases caused by male factors: 40% Proportion of fertility cases caused by a combination of both: 20% Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: fertility, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Development

  Average weight gain in a child's first two years: 400% Age at which brain has reached 55% of adult size: 2 years Age at which brain has reached 90% of adult size: 6 years Amount of sleep a newborn needs each day: 20 hours Age at which a baby recognizes your face: 3 months Age at which most babies begin to smile and laugh: 4 months Age at which most babies can roll over in both directions: 6 months Age at which most babies sit without support: 7 months Age at which most babies crawl well: 10 months   Read More... Posted Apr 02 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: development, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Easter

  Eggs eaten per American in 2005: 255.1 Eggs eaten per American in 1945: 402 Eggs eaten on an average week last year: 129 million Eggs eaten over the week of Easter and Passover: 260 million Weight of world's largest Easter egg in Vegreville, Alberta : 5,000 lbs Number of eggs to be found in "world's largest Easter egg hunt": 300,000 Jellybeans eaten during Easter last year: 15 billion Proportion of children who prefer cherry-flavored jellybeans: 20% Proportion of children who prefer blueberry-flavored jellybeans: 5% Times Easter jellybeans would circle the globe if laid out on the ground: 3  Read More... Posted Mar 19 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: easter, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Economics

  USDA estimate for weekly cost of feeding a one-year-old on a "thrifty" budget: $17.90 USDA estimate for weekly cost of feeding a one-year-old on a "liberal" budget: $31.70 USDA estimate for cost of clothing for a baby ages 0 through 2 on a family income of less than $43,200 a year: $350 USDA estimate for cost of clothing for a baby ages 0 through 2 on a family income of more than $72,600 a year: $520 Read More... Posted Mar 05 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: economics, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Birthday Party

  Jungle animal party box for 16 including balloons, cups, candles and other necessities: $49.98 16 jungle animal invitation cards: $7.98 Animal hand puppet craft for 12 guests: $9.95 Monkey piñata: $12.95 Dinosaur-themed plates, cups and napkins for 16 people: $5.90 12 "Dinosaur Surprise" boxes containing party favors: $59.40 2 bags dinosaur confetti: $3.90 Gargantuan T-rex helium foil balloon: $4.95 Super raptor party at which guests get to dig up the skeleton of a Brachiosaurus: $495 Read More... Posted Feb 20 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: birthday parties, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Education

  Cost of private School in NYC (Little Red School House) kindergarten through fifth grade: $161,590 Cost of private School in Ohio (The Cincinnati Country Day School) kindergarten through fifth grade: $89,730 Stylish backpack: $24 Lunchbox: $12.95 Pencil case (including four pencils): $5.95 Six years' worth of NYC public school lunches at $1.50 a pop: $1170 Read More... Posted Feb 13 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: education, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Multiples

  Number of live multiple births in the U.S. in 2003: 136,328 Of those, number that were twins: 128,665 Triplets: 7,110 Quadruplets: 468 Quintuplets or higher: 85 Number of twins born in the U.S. in 1980: 68,339 Number of triplets and other high-order births in 1980: 1,337 Twins per 1,000 live births in 2003: 31.5 (roughly 1 in 33) Twins per 1,000 live births in 1980: 18.9 Proportion of twins who are identical: 1/3 Read More... Posted Feb 06 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: twins, triplets, multiples, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Housing

  Average family size: 3.14 people Size of average American home: 2,330 square feet Median square feet per person: 752 Number of households where there are more people than rooms: 6.1 million (5.8%) Median monthly housing cost nationwide in 2005: $753 Median gross monthly rent in NYC in 2005: $920 Median gross monthly rent in Iowa in 2005: $559  Read More... Posted Jan 30 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: housing, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Pets

  Proportion of U.S. households that own a pet today: 63% Proportion of U.S. households that owned a pet in 1986: 56% Estimated amount spent on pets in the U.S. in 2007: $40.8 billion Amount spent on pets in the U.S. in 1994: $17 billion Read More... Posted Jan 23 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: pets, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Summer Camp

  Length of the average summer vacation in U.S. schools: 9-11 weeks Length of the average American vacation for working adults (in 1999): 3.8 days Percentage of six-to-twelve-year-old children who regularly spend time in summer programs: 24% Percentage of children who are in summer school: 6% Proportion of children who are regularly in the care of relatives during the summer: 1/3 Percentage of children who are regularly in family childcare during the summer: 6% Percentage of children who are regularly in the care of a nanny or baby-sitter during the summer: 8% Percentage of children under 13 who are regularly without adult supervision during the summer: 11% Percentage of higher-income children who are regularly without adult supervision during the summer: 15% Read More... Posted Jan 16 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: summer camp, cribsheet

• Cribsheet: Theme Parks

  Number of theme parks in the U.S.: more than 600 Annual number of visitors to U.S. theme parks: 335 million To the Florida Disney World theme parks: 45.1 million Percentage of Americans surveyed who visited a theme park last year: 28% Number of roller coasters in the U.S.: more than 1,300 Speed of the fastest roller coaster in the U.S. (the Kingda Ka at Six Flags in Jackson, NJ): 128 mph Height of the highest roller coaster in the U.S. (also the Kingda Ka): 456 feet Read More... Posted Jan 09 2008, 02:00 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: theme parks, cribsheet