The proportion of women who lived in privation and the comparison of the poverty ratio based on genders and age of Americans in 2008 are illustrated in the given charts. Overall, the majority of the single women without kids were poor, and the percentage of women living in poverty was higher than that for man in every age.
Turning to the details, 54% women living in poverty was unmarried with no children that over doubled that for female individuals who was single but lived with dependent kids (26%). While the data for married women with children accounted for 12%, most married females lacking any kids had better life with only 8% of them living in poverty.
Regarding poverty rates, the figure for under 5 age group was the highest, accounting for more than 20% in two genders, which was the same as the rate of women aged 18 to 24 group. From 5 to 34 years old, the poverty rate was quite high, spanning between 10% and over 20%, while people aged from 35 to 74 had a better financial status as the data for those were just under 13%. Ultimately, the data for over 75 group experienced a significant gap between women and men, with the latter doubled the former.
