= Billno college; blue-collar, service, or low-level white-collar worker.

= Tedcollege educated;  manager, doctor, lawyer, engineer, scientist, professor, content producer.

a tale of two workers

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

families in which the head of household or spouse worked 40 or more hours in the preceding week

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

people like Ted

people like Bill

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

men not making a living

people like Bill

people like Ted

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

proportion of all whites ages 30-49 who self-report being in very happy marriages

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

people like Bill

people like Ted

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

percentage of children living with both biological parents when the mother was age 40

95%

85%

75%

65%

55%

45%

35%

25%

people like Bill

people like Ted

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

voting turnout in presidential elections, 1968 - 2008

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

people like Bill

people like Ted

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

pri

soners

per

10

0,0

00

popula

tion

white prisoners

1000

800

600

400

200

0

people like Bill

people like Ted

Source: Charles Murray, Coming Apart

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010