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Chapter 1. Attitudes and Behavior Most Men and Women Are Pretty Happy. While Many People Are Wary, the American Dream Lives On. Women Are More Fearful Than Men Majorities of Men and Women Believe in God More Women See a Doctor. Older Americans Are Much More Likely to Read a Daily Newspaper Men and Women Are Equally Likely to Go to a Movie Women Are More Likely to Participate in Arts and Crafts Most Men and Women Want More Time with Their Family Smaller Families for Baby-Boom Men and Women For Most Americans, Mom Is Still Alive One-Fourth of Americans Have Been Married More Than Once Most Believe Their Standard of Living Is Better Than Their Parents' Working Mothers Do Not Harm Families Older Men and Women Back Traditional Roles. For Most, Work Is More Than a Paycheck. Most Men and Women Have Worked for Many Employers Men Are More Likely to Have Dangerous Jobs. Chapter 2. Education. Men and Women Are Nearly Equal in Educational Attainment. Young Women Are Better Educated Than Young Men Young Women Are Better Educated Than Older Women Women Are More Likely to Attend School Women's College Enrollment Rate Has Soared. Most College Students Are Women. Among Students, Women Are Older Than Men. Women Dominate Enrollment in Higher Education. Objectives of Male and Female College Students Are Similar. Among College Freshmen, Men Are More Confident Than Women Women Earn 61 Percent of Associate's Degrees. Men Earn Most Degrees in Engineering, Women in Education Women Account for Nearly Half of Newly Minted Doctors and Lawyers. Women Will Earn More Degrees Younger Wives Are Better Educated Than Husbands Chapter 3. Health Men and Women Feel Good Women Are More Concerned about Healthy Eating. Men Drink More Beer, Soft Drinks Women Are More Likely to Take Vitamins. Men Are More Likely to Eat Out. Women and Men Are Equally Likely to Be Overweight Men Are More Likely to Smoke Most Americans Drink Alcohol Women Are More Likely to Have High Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Is Common among Older Men and Women Majority of Men Exercise Vigorously at Least Twice a Week. Condom Use Has Increased Substantially. More Women Are Childless. Most New Mothers Are Twentysomething Forty Percent of Births Are to Minority Women Unmarried Mothers Have Become Common. Older Mothers Are Well Educated Most Births Are in Hospitals. Caesarean Rates Rise with Age Abortion Is Up, Adoption Down Young Men Are Most Likely to Be Uninsured Females Account for the Majority of Acute Illnesses Females Dominate Most Chronic Conditions Females Contact Physicians More Frequently Than Males. Men's Hospital Stays Are Longer Most Disabled Americans Are Women Women Are More Likely to Be Caregivers Men Account for the Great Majority of AIDS Cases Heart Disease Is the Leading Killer of Both Sexes Females Live Longer Than Males Chapter 4. Income Women's Incomes Have Grown While Men's Have Stagnated White Women Have Enjoyed the Biggest Income Gains Among Full-Time Workers, Women Are Gaining on Men Failing Incomes for Men under Age 45. Incomes Are Highest for Men and Women Aged 45 to 54 Income Gap Is Widest between White Men and Women. Men's and Women's Incomes Rise with Education Gap in Earnings Is Greatest in Sales Occupations Pharmacists Receive the Highest Pay among Women. Middle-Aged Householders Have the Highest Incomes Women Living Alone Have Seen the Biggest Income Gain. Married Men and Women Are the Nation's Income Elite Male-Headed Families Have Above-Average Incomes Low Incomes for Older Women Who Live Alone. Dual-Income Couples Have the Highest Incomes. Many Wives Earn More Than Their Husbands Most of the Nation's Poor Are Female Female Share of Poor Varies Little by Race, Hispanic Origin. Single Mothers Have the Highest Poverty Rate Chapter 5. Labor Force Labor Force Rates of Men and Women Are Increasingly Similar. Unemployment Is Highest among the Young Hispanic Men Are Most Likely to Be in the Labor Force Most Women Work Full-Time. Working Mothers and Fathers Are the Norm Majority of Mothers Work Full-Time The Majority of Couples Are Dual Earners Job Tenure Has Been Stable for Women Some Occupations Are Dominated by Women, Others by Men Women Dominate the Services Industries. Men Are More Likely to Be Self-Employed. Men Are More Likely Than Women to Have Flexible Schedules Men Are Less Likely to Work a Regular Daytime Schedule Men and Women Are Equally Likely to Work at Home Most Independent Contractors Are Men Men Are More Likely to Belong to a Union Women Will Account for the Majority of New Workers. Older Men Will Be More Likely to Work. Chpter 6. Livig arragements Men Are More Likely to Be Married Than Women Black Women Are Least Likely to Be Married A Return to Later Marriage. Many Children Live with Only Their Mother. Men's and Women's Lifestyles Diverge with Age The Majority of Americans Who Live Alone Are Women Married Couples Are Losing Ground Married Couples Head the Majority of Households in Middle Age Households Vary Sharply by Race and Ethnicity. Only One-Third of Households Include Children under Age 18 Most Families Find Nest Slow to Empty. Married Couples Are Much Better Educated Than Single Parents Most Women Marry Older Men Cohabiting Couples Number Nearly 6 Million. Chapter 7. Population More Women Than Men Sixtysomethings to Grow Rapidly in the Coming Decade Females Outnumber Males in Nearly Every Racial and Ethnic Group. Diversity of Males and Females Is Greatest among the Young Diversity Is Greatest in the South and West Rapid Growth in 65-or-Older Population by State Sixteen Percent of Males and Females Move Each Year Most of the Nation's Foreign-Born Are Female. Women Are the Majority of Voters. Chapter 8. Spending Married Couples with Children Are the Biggest Spenders. Among Men Who Live Alone, Spending Peaks in 45-to-54 Age Group. Among Women Who Live Alone, Spending Peaks in 35-to-44 Age Group Chapter 9. Wealth Net Worth Rises with Age. Financial Assets Are Growing For Most Americans, the Home Is the Most Valuable Asset More Debt for the Average Household Homeownership Rate Rises across the Board Men Are More Likely to Have Pension Coverage