Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Spouses, Heart Month, Groundhog Day, U.S. & World Populations, Poverty, Hot Tea and more.
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January & February 2023
STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)
Today is Spouses Day [ [link removed] ]. January is Poverty Awareness Month [ [link removed] ] and Hot Tea Month [ [link removed] ]. February is American Heart Month [ [link removed] ]. Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day [ [link removed] ], the middle of winter.
Spouses [ [link removed] ]
**National Spouses Day: January 26**
According to the Current Population Survey, 2022 ASEC Supplement, there are some 131.7 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. imports of tea, spices, etc., were valued above $2.84 billion in 2021, $1.08 billion more than the $1.75 billion value a decade earlier in 2011.
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*National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January
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The Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement reports the official poverty rate in 2021 was 11.6%, not statistically different from 2020.
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*American Heart Month: February*
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The 2021 American Community Survey estimates there were 712,332 physicians, 122,904 physician assistants, 17,891 radiologists, and 51,318 surgeons in the U.S.
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*Groundhog Day: February 2*
According to NOAA, the 137th Groundhog Day originated from an ancient celebration midway between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It is the middle of winter.
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*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for January 2023:*
* New Year's Day 2023: January 1 [ [link removed] ]
* National Hot Tea Month: January [ [link removed] ]
* National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January [ [link removed] ]
* Georgia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 2 [ [link removed] ]
* Connecticut 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 9 [ [link removed] ]
* National Milk Day: January 11 [ [link removed] ]
* National Pharmacist Day: January 12 [ [link removed] ]
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 16 [ [link removed] ]
* Popcorn Day: January 19 [ [link removed] ]
* Lunar New Year: January 22 [ [link removed] ]
* Spouses Day: January 26 [ [link removed] ]
*All **Stats for Stories [ [link removed] ]** for February 2023:*
* American Heart Month: February [ [link removed] ]
* Groundhog Day: February 2 [ [link removed] ]
* National Women Physician Day: February 3 [ [link removed] ] (updating soon)
* Mail Carrier Day: February 4 [ [link removed] ]
* 64th Grammy Awards: February 5
* National Weatherperson's Day: February 5
* Massachusetts 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): February 6
* Inventors' Day: February 11
* Super Bowl LVII: February 12
* Valentine's Day: February 14
* Singles Awareness Day: February 15
* Presidents' Day: February 20
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