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lumberjack_jeff

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7. Society
Sat Jan 14, 2012, 03:27 PM
Jan 2012

Men are a minority of the population, roughly 49%.
Men are a minority of voters, about 46% of registered voters are men.

[font color="blue" face=courier size=4]Wealth[/font]
http://www.pbs.org/ttc/headlines_economics_philanthropy.html

* 76% of Americans believe that men control more wealth than women. But a new survey of Federal Reserve Board data reveals that women actually control 51.3% of personal wealth in the United States.
The FAQ [View all] lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 OP
Economy lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #1
It seems in the 1 percent, this reverses. caseymoz Mar 2013 #15
the thing is shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #16
Health Care lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #2
Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #3
Justice lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #4
Institutional discrimination lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #5
Education lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #6
Society lumberjack_jeff Jan 2012 #7
Society: women make 85% of all consumer purchases lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #8
Do they count joint purchases as being made by women? shawn703 May 2012 #9
That is my understanding, yes. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #10
Those statistics sound a little fishy. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #11
I would prefer a primary source too. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #12
Check with Marketing websites craichead65 Oct 2012 #13
Even the post is 5 months old Warren DeMontague Oct 2012 #14
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