It's really more about a lack of educating the children living in poverty that they can get out and how to do it. There is a lot of negative influence that can surround these kids and it is easier from them to make bad choices because of their surroundings. My Dad grew up the 11th out of 12 children in a two bedroom house while his family was on welfare because his father passed away of TB when he was just 3. He went into the Marines and fought in Vietnam so he could get his education paid for. He went on to get his Masters and and works R&D for Intel. He was motivated by wanting something better for himself and was told the Marines could help him get out and make something of himself.
Among employed women, the task of raising children is especially likely to be associated with decreasing marital satisfaction. the departure of mature children from the home is typically associated with increasing marital satisfaction.
