U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 11

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SUNDAY, MAY 11: MOTHER'S DAY

Profile America Sunday, May 11th. Today is Mother's Day one of the country's most honored national observances. The idea started in 1908 with Anna Jarvis of West Virginia, honoring her recently departed mother who had hoped that sometime there would be a day to commemorate all mothers. By 1911, every state observed Mother's Day and three years later, Congress made it a national event. There are nearly 83 million mothers across the U.S. Each year, about 4 million women have babies. Of those, teen mothers have 435,000 children, and women 40 and older, 112,000. The odds of a woman delivering twins are one-in-31. More births occur in August than any other month, and Tuesday is the most common birthday. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

Web Site: http://www.census.gov/

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