Women Marrying Men - 2 Statistics
- Friday, May 21 2010 @ 01:47 pm
- Contributed by: Editor
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A couple of interesting statistics came out this week which deals with women.
The first one from CNN noted that a much larger number of women between the ages of 30 and 44 make more money than their husbands when compared to 1970 figures. In 1970 only 4 percent of women made more than their husbands. By 2007 this number had jumped more than 4 times to 22 percent. The main reason for this jump includes, many more women now hold advanced degrees. Women represent almost 60 percent of students holding degrees in areas like business, law, and medicine.
The second statistic from the Guardian found that women who marry a younger man will increase their mortality rate. On average a woman who marries a man who is 7 to 9 years younger will have a 20 percent higher mortality rate than if they married someone the same age. Women who marry older men (by 7 to 9 years) also suffer an increased mortality rate but only an 11 percent difference. This information was gathered from a Danish study of 2 million couples.
The first one from CNN noted that a much larger number of women between the ages of 30 and 44 make more money than their husbands when compared to 1970 figures. In 1970 only 4 percent of women made more than their husbands. By 2007 this number had jumped more than 4 times to 22 percent. The main reason for this jump includes, many more women now hold advanced degrees. Women represent almost 60 percent of students holding degrees in areas like business, law, and medicine.
The second statistic from the Guardian found that women who marry a younger man will increase their mortality rate. On average a woman who marries a man who is 7 to 9 years younger will have a 20 percent higher mortality rate than if they married someone the same age. Women who marry older men (by 7 to 9 years) also suffer an increased mortality rate but only an 11 percent difference. This information was gathered from a Danish study of 2 million couples.
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