A quick look at some of the things that make your cities work (or not)
Happy Family Day!:
Where are we going dad?! Image by goingslowly
Occurrence: 3rd Monday in February
First Canadian province to enact Family Day: Alberta
Percent of Ontarians still working on Family Day: 40
Average family size in Canada: 2.5 people
Biggest family in Canada: 20 members
Biggest family in UAE: 102 members
Biggest family in the World: 162 members
Most family friendly city in US: Denver
Number 1 perk for kids: Free ski pass for all 5th graders
% Quebec’s poverty rate decreased in last decade: 40%
Increase in lone-parent family income headed by women: 30%
Percent of Toronto families living in poverty: 30
% Toronto’s poverty rate increased in last 2 decades: 14
Worst city to raise a family in US: Detroit
% of students graduating high school: 21.7%