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Did you know that in 2017, families with the oldest child between ages of 6 to 17 spent over $809 on pets?

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Did you know that families whose oldest child is between ages 6 and 17 spent over $59 on tickets to parks and museums in 2017?

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Did you know that in 2017, people who live in the West spent the most on sugar and other sweets?

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Did you know that the median annual wage for dentists was $156,240 in 2018?

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Did you know that most electricians learn their job skills through an apprenticeship, and some start out by attending a technical school?

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Did you know that veterinarians must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited veterinary college and a state license?

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Did you know that the median hourly wage for cooks was $12.12 in 2018?

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Did you know that high school students spend 6 hours and 25 minutes on educational activities on an average school day?

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Did you know that high school students sleep an average of 8 hours and 56 minutes on an average school day?

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Did you know that high school students spend 3 hours and 20 minutes in leisure activities on an average school day?

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Did you know that high school students spend 34 minutes participating in sports and exercise on an average school day?

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Did you know that high school students who are employed spend 1 hour and 30 minutes working on an average school day?

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Did you know that of the 41.3 million eldercare providers, 56 percent are women?

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Did you know that married mothers with children under 18 who were not employed spent an average of 3.89 hours on leisure and sports per day?

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Did you know that 16 to 19 year olds had a relatively high volunteer rate of 26.4 percent in 2015?

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Did you know that the most common volunteer activity in 2015 was collecting, distributing, and preparing of food?

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Did you know that families whose oldest child is between ages 6 and 17 spent over $92 on cola in 2017?

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Last Modified Date: February 07, 2020