19 Feb
2013
19 Feb
'13
4:49 a.m.
From: Petros ... Table 4: Risk of poverty - proportion of people from different groups living below poverty lines in 2009-10 (%) 50% of median - At risk group 60% of median
Single, no children: 25.3 41.5 Lone parent: 25.0 36.4 Couple, no children: 8.4 18.5 Couple, children: 9.0 14.0
Obviously living as a couple decreases your risk of being poor.
Correlation does not imply causation. For example, it is no secret that men with high incomes are regarded as better 'catches' than the unemployed, all else being equal. Tim Josling