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Facts and Figures about American Women's History, 2003, from the U.S. Census Bureau

24: In 2001, in which month did more births take place than any other month?

Answer: August, with 360,000 births in August, 2001

On which day of the week were more babies born than any other day?

Answer: Tuesday, with 12,000 births taking place on the average on Tuesdays in 2001

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr51/nvsr51_02.pdf

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25: According to figures available as of May, 2003, how many day-are centers were in the country?  How many preschoolers were cared for in such facilities during the bulk of the mothers' working hours? How many total preschoolers were there? 

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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