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Monday, April 21, 2008

Unmarried Women Earning $12,000 Less Than Unmarried Men

According to a report released by Women’s Voices Women Vote on Friday, unmarried women suffer a huge income gap when compared to unmarried men, married men or married women. Their average household income is almost $12,000 less than that of unmarried men.

Unmarried women live on only $37,264 per year, nearly $6,000 less than unmarried men ($42,843) and nearly $30,000 less than married men ($66,646) earn. Despite these lower earnings, unmarried women spend 37 percent of their household income on basic household costs, more than the other groups.

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