1 in 3 women living alone are in poverty
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About 1 in 3 women between the ages of 20 and 64 who live alone are living in poverty, compared with 1 in 4 men in the same category, a study showed Feb. 8.
"Women's status in the workplace is low, and they are more likely to live in poverty (than men)," said Aya Abe, a senior official with the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, which conducted the study.
The institute designates those who earn less than half the national median in disposable income as living in poverty. In the latest study, based on a government survey for 2010, those with less than 1.12 million yen in disposable income are deemed below the poverty line.
The ratios of such people stood at 32 percent for women and 25 percent for men. (Kyodo News)
単身で暮らす女性の32％が貧困状態に
単身で暮らす女性の約３人に一人が貧困生活を送っていることが、国立社会保障・人口問題研究所の調査で明らかになった。
Shukan ST: FEBRUARY 17, 2012
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