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What is The DADvocate ProjectDADvocates – Today’s dads are a new generation of dads and while I don’t think we have a great definition, I believe we
are finding ways to be more involved in family life. We are doing jobs that allow us to be home more and we are finding ways to be more present when participating in family activities. We help drive parenting decisions that were previously made by women and we are not the Peter Griffins that dads are portrayed as on TV.
• Since I have no ability to prove this without research and evidence, I’ve undertaken a project to help define who we DADvocates are and I need your help to complete the project.
• The DADvocate Project consists of three phases:
1. The Survey – this is an in-depth look at who you are and what you do. We discuss how much time you spend in the various areas of life including, family, finances, work, physical fitness and much more. We are publishing survey results as we go. You can read about the survey results in various posts on this blog.
2. Interviews – The interviews will be the second phase of the DADvocate project. Interviews will go in-depth with some of the participants of the DADvocate survey. We will talk about experiences growing up, College, and work. We will ask about the best moments you have had with your children and how you spend your time trying to be the best dad you can be.
3. Book – The final part of the DADvocate project will be a published book that tells the story of who we (dads) are and why we give all we give to being a parent, how that includes our work and our responsibilities to our wives and ourselves.
• You can participate In the survey by going to http://www.thedadvocateproject.com/survey• For more information about The DADvocate Project contact Kevin Metzger at kevin [at] metzgerbusiness.com or by
• Weekdays– 32% spend 1 -3 hrs on week days and another 31% spend 3 -5 hrs.– Amazingly 32% of dads spend more then 5 hrs a day on week days with
their kids.
• Weekends– 82% of dads spend 5 hrs or
more per day with their kids on weekends.
– 5% of dads who took the survey don’t regularly spend time with their kids on weekends. This may be related to the divorce rate of survey participants
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• The 46% of the dads earn the entire family income.• 73% of Dad earn at least 50% of the family income. • 23% of dads earn <$30,000, 70% of those families make under $75,000 total income.• 38% of all families make under $75k
• 43% of respondents are involved in at least 1 fraternal, community or civic organization.
• Church or Temple was listed as the primary organization for 14% or respondents. This was the highest single community involvement activity.– 27% of respondents involved in fraternal, community, and civic
activities list Church or temple as one of those activities. • 91% of respondents have a hobby that they listed.
– Of respondents that have a hobby 30% enjoy Reading– Of respondents that have a hobby 17% enjoy blogging
• 18% of dads that took the survey identified themselves as being involved in new media as Podcasters, Bloggers, Twitter or Social Media Enthusiasts.
Count of BlogsCount of FictionCount of NewspaperCount of Business BooksCount of Personal Development BooksCount of Industry MaterialsCount of History'sCount of Biography's/AutoBiography'sCount of OtherCount of Cook BooksCount of Travel Books
• We have many more questions that we can answer about Dads and how they spend their time. If you would like more information contact Kevin Metzger at [email protected] or call 678-758-0762
• Thank you for taking the time to review this report.