In addition, you can always get help from the government this way. The help can simply be receiving a certain amount of dollars worth of food stamps every month to feed your family, and you can always go to the food pantry. There is poverty in every group in the world. It can happen to anyone of any age, race, or gender. It is when all three of these factors combine when the chance of poverty is the highest.
Age is a major factor in the chance of entering poverty.
Race and ethnicity also play a major role. Despite the fact that two thirds of poor people are white, African Americans are three times as likely as white people are to be poor. Minority groups are always going to be more likely to end up in poverty as white people, though the poverty gap has remained unchanged for many years. Women are not making as much as men per dollar. Having a day care in the workplace might be one way to help settle this problem so more and more women can get out of poverty, and no longer be poor.