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Chapter 1. Attitudes Highlights Most Men Are Pretty Happy Most Men Had Working Mothers. Most Men Say Their Marriage Is "Very" Happy Most Men Are Fathers Men Socialize with Relatives Most Frequently Most Men Say Their Standard of Living Is Better than Their Parents' Most Men Are Satisfied with Their Financial Situation Most Men Support Affirmative Action for Women Many Men Pray at Least Once a Day Men Support Abortion, Gun Permits, Death Penalty Many Men Put Environment First, but Some Are Doubters The Largest Share of Men Say They Are Independents Older Men Are More Likely to Read Newspapers Chapter 2. Business Highlights Men Own 55 Percent of the Nation's Businesses Most Firms Owned by Men Are Small Largest Share of Male-Owned Firms Are in California Chapter 3. Education Highlights. Men's Educational Attainment Has Grown Middle-Aged Men Are the Best Educated. Asian Men Are Most Likely to Be College Graduates The Majority of Men Have College Experience Many Older Men Are in School Men's College Enrollment Rate Grew during the 1990s Most Men in College Are in the Traditional Age Group Thirty Percent of Male College Students Are Minorities Most Older Students Are Part-Timers Full-Time Attendance Varies by Race and Hispanic Origin Objectives of Male and Female College Students Are Similar Among College Freshmen, Men Are More Confident than Women. Men Earn a Minority of College Degrees Men Earn Most Engineering Degrees Men Still Dominate Many Professional Degree Programs Men's Share of College Students Will Decline Chapter 4. Health Highlights Most Men Rate Their Health as Good or Excellent Men Are Concerned about Healthy Eating Younger Men Are More Likely to Eat French Fries Men Are Less Likely to Take Vitamins On an Average Day, Most Men Eat Out Men and Women Are Equally Likely to Be Overweight One in Four Men Smokes Cigarettes Most Men Drink Alcohol Men Are Less Likely to Have High Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Is Common among Older Men Most Men Exercise Vigorously at Least Twice a Week Young Adults Are Most Likely to Be Uninsured Males Account for the Majority of the Injured Males Dominate Only a Few Chronic Conditions Many Men Are Disabled Males Account for Fewer than Half of Physician Visits Males Are a Minority of Hospital Patients About One-Third of Caregivers Are Men Few Nursing Home Residents Are Men Men Account for the Majority of People with AIDS Heart Disease Is the Leading Killer of Men Chapter 5. Income Highlights. Men's Income Is Growing More Slowly than Women's Falling Incomes for Men Aged 35 to 44. Black Men Have Experienced the Biggest Income Gains Men in the West Saw Little Income Growth Incomes Are Highest for Men Aged 45 to 54 The Incomes of Non-Hispanic White Men Are Highest Men's Incomes Are Still Far Ahead of Women's. Men's Earnings Rise with Education The Highest-Paid Men Are Physicians Incomes of Male-Headed Families Grew Slowly Married Couples Are the Nation's Income Elite Male-Headed Families Have Average Incomes Chapter 6. Labor Force Highlights Labor Force Participation of Men Continues to Fall Unemployment Is Highest among Young Men. Hispanic Men Are Most Likely to Work. Men Account for One-Third of Part-Time Workers Working Parents Are the Norm The Majority of Couples Are Dual Earners Job Tenure Has Fallen for Men Men Dominate Most Occupations Thirty Percent of Men Work in Manufacturing or Construction Many Older Men Are Self-Employed Alternative Work Arrangements Attract Older Men Older Men Are More Likely to Be Union Members Among New Workers, Men Will be Outnumbered by Women Men's Labor Force Participation Will Continue to Decline Chapter 7. Living Arrangements Highlights. Most Men Are Married Black Men Are Least Likely to Be Married Divorce Is Highest among Fiftysomething Men Few Children Live with Their Father Only Most Men Are Married Householders Two-Thirds of Men Who Live Alone Are under Age 55 Married Couples' Share of Households Is Shrinking Household Diversity Is Greatest among the Young and the Old 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 Husbands and Wives Are Alike in Many Ways Nearly 4 Million Men Are Unmarried Partners to Women Chapter 8. Population Highlights Forty- and Fiftysomethings Grew the Fastest. Males Are a Minority. Hispanics Outnumber Blacks among American Males Male Population Grew Fastest in the West Sixteen Percent of Males Move Each Year Half the Foreign-Born Are Male Males Are a Minority of Immigrants. Chapter 9. Spending Highlights Married Couples Spend More than Average Men Who Live Alone Spend Less than Average Chapter 10. Wealth Highlights Net Worth Rises with Age Financial Assets Are Growing For Most Americans, the Home Is Their Most Valuable Asset Most Households Have Debts Homeownership Is Likely for Older Men. Nearly Half of Men Have Pension Coverage