Not exact matches
Families with children but no earner (both lone parents and
couples) are particularly hard hit and will lose
on average 3.8 % of their weekly
income.
I would estimate that the
average annual
income for self - published authors is slightly lower now and, having seen a number of authors quit over the last
couple of years in order to get full time jobs because of financial problems, it hasn't gotten any easier to make ends meet
on just book royalties.
If they can get an
average annual 4 % return
on their portfolio, the
couple can easily supplement their lifestyle up to $ 95,000 in
income per year to age 95.
Eight programs, in various settings, successfully implemented a voluntary package of relationship skills services for low -
income married
couples with children, engaging a diverse group of
couples who participated for eight months
on average.
According to the BLS data the Atlantic writers looked at,
couples also spent
on average 6.9 % of their annual
income on their health, while single men spent only 3.9 % and single women spent 7.9 %.
According to the BLS data referenced by the Atlantic writers, single women spent 7.9 % of their annual
income on their health, compared to
couples who spent
on average 6.9 %.
And when it came to housing,
couples spent
on average 23.9 % of their annual
income, compared to single men who spent 30.3 % and single women who spend 39.8 %.
Current low housing prices,
coupled with historically low interest rates (the 20 year
average is 7 % but a minimum down FHA loan can be had for 4.5 % today), explains why the monthly mortgage payment
on a median priced house bought with a 20 % down payment has fallen to an all - time low of 13 % of the median
income.
Adzuna based its renting calculations
on what a
couple on average local salaries could afford if they spent one third of their
income on rent.