Did you know that the number one recipient of welfare is white women with one to two children?

Tamara Smith, I fully understand statistics. I paid good money for my education so yes, I know how they work. But like I said, it's more than the statistics but I'm not going to go any deeper than that. Thank you for trying to school me though. That was cute.

def90dave - No dear. What you REALLY want to look at is the percentage of blacks in poverty crossed with the percentage of whites in poverty. Everyone here knows that whites are the majority. What's really key in this study is that black women make up a larger percent of people in poverty, yet white women still make up the larger percent of women receiving welfare. What does that tell an analyst? It tells you that despite your stereotypes, white women are STILL more likely to receive welfare. Does anyone else want to try to school me on this?

def90dave - You continue to show your ignorance on the topic. Just keep thinking about the statistical thing you keep trying to shove down my throat. The importance is the percentage of women receiving welfare out of the percentage of women in poverty (or eligible). Also, welfare is limited to five years in most states. Most women only receive it for one year. Also, most women work while receiving welfare, so stop with the whole lazy stereotypes. Any other questions? If not, don't believe the hype and class is dismissed.

def90dave - My mother always said "when you argue with a fool, people can't tell who's who." So I'll leave you with this thought I'll put in laymen's terms for you...if the number of blacks in poverty (number not percentage) is HIGHER than the number of whites in poverty, that is what we look at in this kind of research. It's pointless to look at the total number of blacks in whites in this population. Narrowing it down to the community that is actually ELIGIBLE for welfare shows the true breakdown. Consider this example - 200 blacks in poverty and 120 whites in poverty. 85 of those blacks are on welfare while 100 of those whites are on welfare. TOTAL = 185 with 46% black and 54% white. This is the kind of thing we look for. No further explanation. Either you get it or you don't. I paid good money for my education and I get paid well for what I do. Until you do what I do, don't think that you can school me. I choose not to divulge every detail and I won't. Not for you.