Question

Sarah and Dean are a young unmarried couple with two children. They are part of the observed nationwide increase in unmarried parents that has been occurring since the 1990s. Sarah and Dean are also ____________ to be poor compared with __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Sarah and Dean are also more likely to be poor compared with married parents.

Explanation:

The number of unmarried couples with children in the U.S. has increased in the past decades, and statistical evidence shows that they have more probabilities of being poor than married parents, these tend to be better off financially.

There are many factors that contribute to this difference, two of the most important ones are age and educational level. Unmarried couples are commonly younger than married parents, since marriage rates have dropped among the younger generations; because of this, they have less job security and benefits than older married couples. It has also been demonstrated that younger unmarried couples tend to have a lower educational level, which also impacts on their job options and opportunities.