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1. The average income for a woman over 65 is less than $ per year.  view answer

2. % of widows now living in poverty were not poor before their husbands died. view answer

3. % of widows go through all of their husband’s death benefits in two months. view answer

4. The average age of widowhood in the United States is . view answer

5. Statistically women earn % LESS than men. view answer

6. Women are out of the labor force for an average of years for childrearing & parent care, which translates into lost wages, lost social security benefits and lost pensions. view answer

7. Women save as much as men do. view answer

8. Women handle % of family finances. view answer

9. % of women will be solely responsible for their own finances at some point in their lives, either by choice, divorce or widowhood. view answer

10. Women own % of the businesses in the United States and employ more people than the entire . view answers

11. % of households with assets greater than $600,000 are headed by women. view answer

12. A woman should ideally save % of her earnings. view answer

13. % of marriages end in divorce. view answer

14. After divorce, custodial parents [usually women] will see their incomes drop by %, while the standard of living for non-custodial parents [typically men] increases by more than %. view answers

15. Only % of Americans can afford to retire at age 65. view answer

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