Want To Make Sure Your Child Doesn't End up Poor? Try Marriage.

 Percent of children who end up in poverty as adults:

Born to married parents            8%

Born to unmarried parents        27%

Doesn't this at least suggest a way to reduce poverty?

Income Growth for Married Couples

Mark Perry created this chart from the newest census data. Over the last 70 years, real median income for households with two working spouses has increased by 3X. Perhaps the answer for those unhappy with their income is to get married and have your spouse get a job.

Poverty and Marriage

This chart shows pretty clearly what the big predictive variable is in determining whether you might be living in poverty (here less than 150% of the federal poverty line).