One of Rank's contentions is about the impact of race, education, and gender on the long-term risk of poverty. According to Rank, "...these three factors exert considerable influence on patterns of income inequality, social stratification, and economic life chances within the U.S." (Why American Poverty Affects Us All, pg. 95). He believes that low quality educated nonwhites and women, suffer considerably more through poverty than higher educated white-males. He supports his argument through presenting a table called "The Cumulative Percent of Americans Who Experience Poverty by Race, Education, and Gender." It provides evidence that "By age 28, the black population will have exceeded the cumulative level of lifetime poverty that the white population reaches by age 75" (Why American Poverty Affects Us All, pg. 96). Furthermore, the correlation between poverty and education, according to the table, shows that those with twelve or more years of education and white are less likely to experience poverty than African Americans and those with less than twelve years of education. Lastly, the connection between poverty and gender shows that women are more likely to experience poverty than men. However, Rank concludes, "The effect of gender on the probability of experiencing poverty for the first time is actually quite small" (Why American Poverty Affects Us All, pg. 97).
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