Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Spouses, Hot Tea, Poverty, Heart Month, Groundhog Day and more.  
 
 
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January & February 2024
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Spouses Day [ [link removed] ]. January is Hot Tea Month [ [link removed] ] and Poverty in America Awareness Month [ [link removed] ]. February is American Heart Month [ [link removed] ]. February 2 is Groundhog Day [ [link removed] ]. February 3 is Women Physician Day [ [link removed] ]. February 4 is Mail Carrier Day [ [link removed] ] and the Grammy Awards [ [link removed] ]. February 5 is Weatherperson's Day [ [link removed] ].
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Spouses 2024 [ [link removed] ] 
**National Spouses Day: January 26
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According to the Current Population Survey 2023 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, there are some 133.1 million married adults age 15+ in the U.S., not counting 4.6 million who are separated.
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*National Hot Tea Month: January
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U.S. tea imports, whether or not flavored, were valued at $508 million in 2022, up almost four times from $131 million 30 years ago. Did you know, the Boston Tea Party (1773) [ [link removed] ] was 250 years ago last month?
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*National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January
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Homeless [ [link removed] ]  
The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2022 was 11.5%, not statistically different from 2021.
 
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*American Heart Month: February
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The American Community Survey estimates there were 733,169 physicians, 128,908 physician assistants, 18,299 radiologists and 51,238 surgeons in the U.S. in 2022.?
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*Groundhog Day: February 2*
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According to NOAA, the 138th Groundhog Day originated from an ancient celebration midway between the winter solstice and spring equinox ? the middle of winter.
 
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National Women Physician Day: February 3
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, there were 291,655 women physicians. Full-time earnings were $206,401.
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*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for January 2024:*
  * New Year's Day: January 1 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Hot Tea Month: January [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January [ [link removed] ] 
  * Alaska 65th Anniversary of Statehood (1959): January 3 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Milk Day: January 11 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Pharmacist Day: January 12 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 15 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Popcorn Day: January 19 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Spouses Day: January 26 [ [link removed] ] 
*All?**Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for February 2024:* [ [link removed] ]
  * American Heart Month: February [ [link removed] ] 
  * Groundhog Day: February 2 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Women Physician Day: February 3 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Mail Carrier Day: February 4 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Grammy Awards: February 4 [ [link removed] ] 
  * National Weatherperson's Day: February 5 [ [link removed] ] 
  * Lunar New Year: February 10 
  * Inventors' Day: February 11 
  * Super Bowl LVIII: February 11 
  * Mardi Gras: February 13 
  * Oregon 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1859): February 14 
  * Valentine's Day: February 14 
  * Singles Awareness Day: February 15 
  * Presidents' Day: February 19 
 
 
 
 
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