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"Of the single mothers, the majority is White, 1 in 4 is Hispanic, and 1 in 3 is Black." This does not add up.

thaumasiotes 13y ago
I was thinking the same thing. Granting 0% Asian/Pacific Islander/Amerind single motherhood, 5/12 is not a majority.
beachstartup 13y ago
i upvoted you because it's a good catch, but it's not necessarily true. there are black hispanics. "non-white hispanic" is the appropriate term for what you're thinking of, but it's probably just the journalist inflating numbers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Ameri...
Spooky23 13y ago
Statistics here are easily manipulated. Usually these stats are kid centric, because that's how he census bureau tabulates the data... Nearly 70% of black children are in a household with a single mother vs. 45% Latino, 25-30% white, 15% Asian. The numbers vary when you flip it to be parent-centric, and you can cherry-pick states to some extent to find the results that you want. If you want to decrease single motherhood, you don't need to start a company... You need to change the regulations about certain public benefits that essentially require working class people to not marry in order to raise children. A married, working couple with marginal jobs qualifies for food stamps at best. As a single mother (not required to report the boyfriend's income), you get free daycare, free formula, free healthcare for the child, housing subsidy and additional food subsidy (wic). These benefits can be worth as much as $50k -- more than household income for a married couple. So many poor folks don't marry.
- twrkit 13y ago
  To back this concept up, check out this post[1] on Zerohedge which points out how it's becoming more lucrative to work a minimum wage job (or no job at all) and collect entitlements than it is to work a 'middle-class' job. [1] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-tragedy-americas-welfare-state http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-...
armenarmen 13y ago
lets use base 12: 1/4 Hispanic = 3 1/3 Black = 4 No asians mentioned. I'm going to guess the author double counted fair Hispanics?
snowwrestler 13y ago
Hispanic is an origin; white and black are races. Hispanics can be white or black (or another race).
- wyclif 13y ago
  ...for example, Filipino. Asian, but colonized by Spain the 16th century.
mateo411 13y ago
It could be a simple majority, but not an absolute majority.
sgt 13y ago
Caucasians (aka "White") is a pretty broad term. It does not necessarily mean that you have to be as pale as a Finnish or British person, in order to be classified as white. As far as I understand it, many arabs are also caucasians, including most bedouins in North Africa. So again, it covers a lot of people, so logically it should (as far as I understand it) cover hispanics with 50%+ european origins as well.

I was thinking the same thing. Granting 0% Asian/Pacific Islander/Amerind single motherhood, 5/12 is not a majority.

i upvoted you because it's a good catch, but it's not necessarily true. there are black hispanics. "non-white hispanic" is the appropriate term for what you're thinking of, but it's probably just the journalist inflating numbers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Ameri...

Spooky23 13y ago

Statistics here are easily manipulated. Usually these stats are kid centric, because that's how he census bureau tabulates the data... Nearly 70% of black children are in a household with a single mother vs. 45% Latino, 25-30% white, 15% Asian. The numbers vary when you flip it to be parent-centric, and you can cherry-pick states to some extent to find the results that you want. If you want to decrease single motherhood, you don't need to start a company... You need to change the regulations about certain public benefits that essentially require working class people to not marry in order to raise children. A married, working couple with marginal jobs qualifies for food stamps at best. As a single mother (not required to report the boyfriend's income), you get free daycare, free formula, free healthcare for the child, housing subsidy and additional food subsidy (wic). These benefits can be worth as much as $50k -- more than household income for a married couple. So many poor folks don't marry.

twrkit 13y ago
To back this concept up, check out this post[1] on Zerohedge which points out how it's becoming more lucrative to work a minimum wage job (or no job at all) and collect entitlements than it is to work a 'middle-class' job. [1] http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-tragedy-americas-welfare-state http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-...

armenarmen 13y ago

lets use base 12: 1/4 Hispanic = 3 1/3 Black = 4 No asians mentioned. I'm going to guess the author double counted fair Hispanics?

snowwrestler 13y ago

Hispanic is an origin; white and black are races. Hispanics can be white or black (or another race).

wyclif 13y ago
...for example, Filipino. Asian, but colonized by Spain the 16th century.

mateo411 13y ago

It could be a simple majority, but not an absolute majority.

sgt 13y ago

Caucasians (aka "White") is a pretty broad term. It does not necessarily mean that you have to be as pale as a Finnish or British person, in order to be classified as white. As far as I understand it, many arabs are also caucasians, including most bedouins in North Africa. So again, it covers a lot of people, so logically it should (as far as I understand it) cover hispanics with 50%+ european origins as well.