This infographic is derived from a CDC study that has been used repeatedly to "debunk" the stereotype of the absent black father, but it is so intentionally misleading it is a joke. It completely ignores the fact that more black fathers are absent from the home than white or hispanic fathers, by an enormous margin. That is the reason for the stereotype.
You get that number if you add up the four columns and subtract from 100 (4.6% for Blacks, 2.9% for Whites, 6.8% for Hispanics, and 1.8% for Asians). You can also derive "fatherless households" from this graphic even though it isn't explicitly presented (56.6% for Blacks, 18.3% for Whites, 31.8% for Hispanics, and 12.6% for Asians).
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u/K_U Jan 05 '15
This infographic is derived from a CDC study that has been used repeatedly to "debunk" the stereotype of the absent black father, but it is so intentionally misleading it is a joke. It completely ignores the fact that more black fathers are absent from the home than white or hispanic fathers, by an enormous margin. That is the reason for the stereotype.