How's this for a hair-raising stat: most Americans born to moms under 30 are born out of wedlock.
And here's a factoid within the linked article with class and economic implications: women with college degrees are still likely to be married before spawning offspring, so the unmarried moms are more likely to have lower-paying jobs and a skimpier general knowlege base. This, of course, adds to the lopsidedness that plays itself out in the division of the country into producers and takers.
Another stat within the article: 73 percent of black infants are now born out of wedlock. It's a hip-hop world!
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