"And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone ..." Genesis 2:18.
"A woman needs a man, like a fish needs a bicycle." Gloria Steinhem/Irina Dunn
Index of Change in Poverty - 1983 to 2009 :
Change in unrelated males in poverty: 2.6 million (increase). Change in unrelated females in poverty: 2.3 million (increase).
Change in families with female head (no husband present) in poverty: 877 thousand (increase).
Change in families with male head (no wife present ) in poverty: 674 thousand (increase).
Change in married-couple families in poverty: -406 thousand (decrease).
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau. Calculations by author
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