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    The Challenges Women Face in their Daily Lives

    The Challenges Women Face in their Daily Lives

    GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

    PRINCETON, NJ -- Women in America today are most concerned about money issues, their families, their health, and the problems of time management and stress, according to a March survey conducted by Gallup for women.com. The survey asked American women the following question: "Thinking about your own life -- what is the biggest challenge you personally face in your daily life today?" The results show that women have a wide variety of issues that challenge them as they go about their daily lives, but that several -- particularly economic issues and family concerns -- dominate. The top seven categories of concerns are as follows:

    Money: 26% of women are faced most directly by economic concerns today, including such things as the cost of living, meeting financial needs, and high taxes

    Family: 22% of women's most pressing concern is their family

    Health: 15% of women's most pressing daily concern is their health

    Time and Stress: 14% of women are most concerned about stress, managing their time, getting things done, and balancing their lives

    Job and Career: 8% of women are most concerned about their job and career

    Education: 7% of women are most concerned about education and schooling -- both for themselves and their children

    Equality and Equal Rights: 4% of women are most concerned about equality, equal opportunity and discrimination

    What follows are the actual verbatim responses of the 1,205 women interviewed in the sample, as recorded by Gallup interviewers and typed into the computer.

    Survey Methods
    The results reported below are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,205 women, 18 years and older, conducted February 23-27, 2000. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

    TRYING TO SURVIVE WHEN YOU RETIRE, BETWEEN THE MEDICAL AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY WHEN YOU WORK AND SLAVE ALL YOUR LIFE AND YOU GET NOTHING

    FINISHING COLLEGE, STUDENT AID AFTER HAVING CHILDREN

    FINANCING THE FUTURE FOR MY DAUGHTER, MY CHILD.

    LEARNING LANGUAGES

    CHILDREN. I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT'S GOT THREE CHILDREN. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS ABOUT SCHOOL AND EDUCATION.

    TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    REACHING MY GOALS

    WORK

    MAKING THE BILLS

    STAYING HEALTHY

    HEALTH CARE

    GOING TO WORK AND TAKING CARE OF THE HOME

    SOCIAL SECURITY

    HEALTH CARE

    RAISING CHILDREN

    A BABY

    NOT GOING TO JAIL

    OSTEOPOROSIS AND GETTING AROUND

    MY HEALTH INSURANCE

    PAYING DOCTOR BILLS

    DAY CARE-COMPETENT AND AFFORDABLE

    TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW LIKE THE COMPUTERS AND SUCH

    BETTER PERSON

    THE CHALLENGE OF EDUCATING MY CHILDREN

    INFERTILITY

    GETTING UP AND GOING TO WORK

    TRYING TO HOLD DOWN A JOB AND TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY

    MY HEALTH

    HEALTH

    EQUAL PAY

    PUTTING MORE JOBS OUT THERE

    MONEY

    BEING AS PRODUCTIVE, AND A GOOD HONEST CHRISTIAN PERSON

    PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN

    SURVIVAL AFTER HAVING SO MANY OPEN HEART SURGERIES

    LOSING WEIGHT

    VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

    PUTTING UP WITH MALE CHAUVINIST PIGS

    THE HEALTH INSURANCE

    HEALTH LIFE INSURANCE

    RAISING CHILDREN

    ECONOMY

    SECURITY

    TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH HAVING ENOUGH MONEY

    BEING ALONE

    RAISING KIDS AND GRANDKIDS

    BEING SICK A LOT AND GETTING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO GO, BECAUSE OF THE GUN SHOOTINGS THAT GO ON IN SCHOOL.

    MAKING ENDS MEET

    CAREER

    MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND CARE

    FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

    BRANCHING OUT AND BEING MORE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING MORE

    LIVING ALONE

    STAYING ALIVE

    HEALTH

    SCHOOL

    EQUALITY OF WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME

    BEING GOOD PARENT

    SAFETY FOR CHILDREN

    JOB SECURITY FOR MY HUSBAND.

    RECOVER FROM BACK SURGERY

    MONEY

    GOING TO WORK

    RAISING FAMILY

    FINANCES

    MY CHILDREN

    GETTING THINGS DONE.

    MY CONCERN FOR MY FUTURE AND MY CHILDREN AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD, ON THE NEWS I SEE A LOT OF CRAZY -- WARS SEEM TO BE BREWING EVERYWHERE AND PEOPLE ARE AT THEIR WITS END, I THINK THE MEDIA NEEDS TO BE CONTROLLED

    FAMILY

    HAVING ENOUGH CASH FLOW IN MY BUSINESS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT GROW

    EDUCATION WITH MY CHILDREN

    WORK

    LIVING ON MY OWN WITH A CHILD

    FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

    EDUCATION. GOING TO SCHOOL.

    I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN MY HEALTH AND BE ABLE TO SERVE MY FAMILY

    EQUAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    EMPLOYMENT

    SOCIAL SECURITY

    CLIMBING THAT CORPORATE LADDER

    PAYING MY BILLS

    GETTING OLD.

    THE PAY OF JOBS

    CARING FOR MY SICK FATHER

    BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE PAIN I AM IN AND TRYING TO GET FOOD TO EAT

    TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND RETIREMENT

    WORKING AND BEING A MOTHER

    SAVING MONEY FOR RETIREMENT

    WORKING FOR BEANS

    MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE

    GETTING A JOB WITH BENEFITS AND OVERTIME ETC

    IT'S A MAN'S WORLD.

    BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS

    STAYING HEALTHY

    KEEP GOING AT MY AGE

    GETTING UP IN THE MORNING

    I'M LEGALLY BLIND

    TRYING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY

    HAVING ENOUGH FREE TIME

    ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY ALL MY BILLS

    HEALTH PROBLEMS

    RAISING MY CHILD

    WALKING

    PREJUDICE

    FINANCIAL

    HEALTH

    EQUAL PAY FOR THE SAME JOB

    RAISING KIDS

    BEING A RESPONSIVE PARENT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5

    MY HEALTH

    TO USE MY COMPUTER

    MAKING ENOUGH MONEY

    CHILD REARING

    BEING A FULLTIME WORKING MOM WITH SMALL CHILDREN

    MY WORK

    TO FINISH SCHOOL

    RAISING CHILDREN IN AN IMMORAL SOCIETY

    HEALTH CARE FOR OLD PEOPLE

    GETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RELATED TO EDUCATION IN ANY WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG FAMILY BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION.

    MANAGING THREE CHILDREN

    PAYING BILLS

    RELIGION-I'M A CHRISTIAN

    HEALTH

    WE KEEP OUR FREEDOM

    SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS MUCH, TAX BREAKS ARE NOT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND IT'S FOR THOSE WITH MORE MONEY

    WORK

    COPE WITH EACH DAY

    RAISING CHILDREN

    THE STOCK MARKET

    KEEPING IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE AND GOING WITH THE FLOW. LET THE THINGS GO THAT I CAN'T HANDLE

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    HAVE BETTER MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    FIGHTING PEOPLE'S SELFISHNESS ON THE JOB

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    BEING ABLE TO TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK TO BE WITH MY KIDS.

    EDUCATION FOR DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES

    HEALTH CARE

    RAISING MY SON BY MYSELF

    SOCIAL SECURITY

    WORKING AND RAISING A KID

    MORAL DILEMMAS

    STRESS

    TRYING TO GET A MILLION THINGS DONE AND SPEND TIME WITH MY CHILDREN; TOO MANY THINGS TO DO AND TOO LITTLE TIME.

    CANCER

    STRESS AND FINANCIAL

    STRESS

    KIDS AND DAYCARE

    IF I COULD GO ON THE WAY I'VE BEEN GOING

    KEEPING UP WITH THE STANDARDS OF LIVING AND BEING ABLE TO SAVE.

    2 ADOLESCENT CHILDREN AND IN A YEAR I'LL HAVE THREE

    MAINTAINING A FAMILY AND A FULL TIME CAREER.

    TRYING TO MAKE LIFE MEANINGFUL.

    SURVIVING

    HEALTH

    MY CHILDREN GETTING THROUGH COLLEGE

    GETTING UP EVERY

    MONEY

    MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO SURVIVE-FINANCIAL STABILITY

    PAY YOUR BILLS

    WORKING TO PAY TAX

    ECONOMICS, IT DIFFICULT TO SURVIVE IN THE RURAL AREAS WHERE THE WAGES ARE LOWER THAN IN THE LARGER CITIES. HIGHER PAYING JOBS TO THE RURAL AREAS.

    I'M 61 AND I'M WORKING SO I CAN DRAW SOCIAL SECURITY

    I AM A NEW MOM AND TAKING CARE OF AND MAKING SURE ALL OF MY DAUGHTER'S NEEDS ARE MET.

    FINANCIAL CHALLENGE

    HUSBANDS ILLNESS

    PAYING BILLS

    BEING A SINGLE PARENT AND MAKING A MODEST INCOME, I FACE THE LACK OF PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAVE BEEN INDEPENDENT AND MADE MY OWN WAY. THERE IS NO WAY FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME TO OWN A HOUSE AND NO PROGRAMS TO HELP.

    FINANCIAL ISSUES.

    MAKING SURE MY CHILDREN GROW UP WITH GOOD MORALS

    COMMUNICATING WITH MY HUSBAND

    HEALTH-ISSUES

    RAISING MY KIDS AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM

    JUST FINANCES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE

    GOOD MORAL VALUE

    RAISING FIVE CHILDREN

    GETTING EVERYTHING DONE

    RAISING MY SON

    WORKING & RAISING CHILDREN

    NOT BECOMING APATHETIC ON POLITICS-- NOT GIVE UP

    TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO AS MUCH AS I WANT TO

    ARTHRITIS, HEALTH

    BEING A SINGLE PARENT RAISING KIDS

    HEALTH

    SURVIVING

    LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY

    SCHOOLWORK

    JUGGLING THE FAMILY AND MY WORK.

    MY JOB

    CAREER GROWTH

    GETTING OLDER

    EDUCATION

    WORK WORLD

    GETTING MONEY

    GETTING TO WORK EVERYDAY.

    FINANCIAL

    TRAFFIC

    FINDING A JOB

    SEEING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM FAILING THE CHILDREN OF AMERICA. IT'S NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE KIDS.

    STAYING ALIVE

    BEING TREATED EQUAL TO A MAN

    HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR FAMILY

    FINDING SOMETHING REALLY CONSTRUCTIVE WITH MY TIME.

    ILL HEALTH

    SINGLE PARENTHOOD

    SALARY

    BEING ALONE SINCE I LOST MY HUSBAND I'VE LOST 2 HUSBANDS AND BEING ALONE AT NIGHT IS HARD EVEN WITH THE TV AND SOMETIMES NOTHING INTERESTING IS ON TV.

    TRYING TO SURVIVE

    FINANCIAL

    PAYING FOR CHILD CARE

    HEALTH

    DOES NOT FACE ANY BIG CHALLENGES IN MY PERSONAL LIFE

    TRYING TO FEEL LIKE MY VOTE EVEN COUNTS.

    MY JOB FIGHTING WITH HEALTHCARE INSURANCE COMPANIES

    TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    FINANCIAL CHALLENGES

    MY HEALTH BECAUSE I HAVE ARTHRITIS

    DOING MY LAUNDRY AND CLEANING MY HOUSE

    INCOME

    BEING SELF SUPPORTING

    DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND NO MAJOR THING

    FINDING EQUALITY FOR WOMEN

    MANAGING A HOUSEHOLD AND A CHILD

    KEEPING YOUR 2 YR. OLD OUT EVERYTHING

    ASSERTING MYSELF

    AGE DISCRIMINATION

    TO FIND DOWN TIME FOR SELF

    MY HUSBAND AND I ARE MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE AND WE USUALLY GET LAID OFF EVERY TWO YEARS. SO NEITHER ONE OF US CAN BE THE STAY AT HOME PARENT.

    NOT ENOUGH TIME

    FINANCES

    FINANCIAL SECURITY

    PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS (HAVING A KID IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS)

    MAINTAINING INDIVIDUALITY

    BALANCE

    AUTOMOBILES, MY VAN IS IN FOR SERVICE AND THE BILL IS ALREADY UP TO 2000.

    MONEY

    ECONOMIC STRESSES

    DOING WHAT'S RIGHT

    GETTING UP FOR THE DAY.

    ACHES AND PAINS

    ENOUGH TIME TO DO EVERYTHING

    ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY BILLS

    FEEDING MY KIDS. WHAT TO FEED THEM. KEEPING UP WITH THE EXPENSES OF LIVING AND PROVIDING FOR KIDS

    BEING A CHRISTIAN AND TRYING TO THINK MORE POSITIVE ABOUT THINGS, NOT LETTING THE BAD SITUATION TAKE OVER MY GOOD.

    EDUCATION AND JOB

    NOT BECOMING BORED

    GETTING EVERYTHING DONE IN 24 HOURS.

    TRYING TO EDUCATE INNER CITY CHILDREN AND TRY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

    I THINK FINDING TIME FOR AN ELDERLY PARENT AND RELATIVES AND A HUSBAND WHO'S VERY BUSY AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER. MEETING ALL THEIR NEEDS AND MY OWN NEEDS.

    RECOVERY FROM DIVORCE

    BEING A FULL TIME MOTHER AND GETTING BY ON JUST ONE INCOME

    BALANCING EVERYTHING

    HEALTH

    HEART PROBLEM

    BEING WIFE, MOTHER AND WORKER

    HEALTH MATTERS

    NOT MAKING ENOUGH INCOME CAUSE EVERYTHING IS GOING OUT TO TAXES

    KEEPING OUR HOUSE GOING TAKING CARE OF OWN HOME

    JUST EXISTING FROM DAY TO DAY. I STILL WORK FULL TIME.

    COORDINATING HOME AND WORK

    DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEDUCATED

    DEALING WITH ILLITERATE CHILDREN

    LIVING A GOOD AND CLEAN LIFE HOLY RIGHTEOUS AND STAYING THAT WAY

    BEING ABLE TO PAY MY DOCTOR BILLS AND HAVING INSURANCE NEEDED TO PAY FOR IT

    MONEY

    MAKING BILLS MAKING ENDS MEET

    WORKING WITH MEN

    FINDING ENOUGH TIME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE

    JUST LIVING

    EDUCATION

    MONEY

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    BILLS

    GETTING THROUGH SCHOOL

    POLITICS IN OTHER COUNTRIES, MY CHILDREN GOING TO WAR

    LIVING ON MY OWN

    CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING

    RAISING MY CHILD

    RAISING TEENAGERS

    TRYING TO RAISE MORAL CHILDREN, IN A CULTURE THAT ISN'T HELPING MATTERS MUCH

    CONTINUE TO LIFE RIGHT, HONORABLE, REFLECT SPIRIT OF GOD AND COUNTRY

    WORK

    I AM RAISING TWO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND I MAKE VERY LITTLE WAGES.

    I'M A SENIOR AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE SOCIAL SECURITY REMAIN INTACT

    CONTINUE BEING A STAY-AT-HOME MOM… HEALTHCARE

    MY DISABLED DAUGHTER

    SINGLE PARENTING AND CHILDCARE

    DEALING WITH 6 YEAR OLDS

    BEING BY MYSELF AND TRYING TO MAKE MY BILLS

    RAISING A CHILD

    BUSINESS ISSUES

    FOR ME BEING A BLACK WOMAN, ITS DISCRIMINATION IN JOB FORCES BECAUSE STILL IS RACIAL TENSION

    THE FUTURE OF MY CHILDREN

    TRYING TO KEEP MY FAMILY HAPPY

    COST OF LIVING

    RAISING CHILDREN

    GETTING UP AND GOING TO WORK AT MY AGE

    BEING A MOTHER AND RAISING CHILDREN

    WORKING

    I GUESS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WOULD BE COST OF LIVING / FINANCES/ THAT SORT OF THING

    WOMEN NOT MAKING AS MUCH MONEY AS MEN, GLASS CEILINGS, ETC

    TIME

    NONE

    HEALTH

    GETTING UP EVERY MORNING (AM ON DIALYSIS)

    RAISING A TEENAGER

    I REALLY DON'T KNOW BECAUSE RIGHT AT THE PRESENT TIME WE ARE UNDER THE WEATHER BECAUSE WE JUST LOST A LOVED ONE IN THE FAMILY.

    SENIORS MEDICARE

    TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY

    HEALTH ISSUES

    TIME

    GETTING THROUGH THE DAY AND PROVIDING FOR THE FAMILY

    HOW TO MAKE ENDS MEET ON A FIXED INCOME

    MY STUDIES

    RAISING CHILDREN

    HEALTHCARE

    GETTING UP OUT OF BED

    NOT ENOUGH MONEY

    DOING MY JOB

    TO STAY HEALTHY AND CREATIVE.

    GETTING OLD

    NONE

    HEALTH PROBLEMS

    STAYING HEALTHY

    EQUALITY. I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE. EQUAL PAY FOR THE SAME JOB THAT A MAN DOES.

    HIGH PRICE OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE

    GET THROUGH ANOTHER I'VE HAD BAD OPERATION

    MY HEALTH

    EATING TOO MUCH

    BEING A GOOD PARENT.

    HUMAN RIGHTS

    BEING A GOOD GRANDMOTHER

    MONEY

    TAXES

    LOW INCOME

    MEETING MY BILLS

    IS THE CHILDREN ISSUE-FAMILY INTERESTS.

    DAYCARE

    RAISING MY CHILD TO BE A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY

    MONEY

    GOING TO THE DOCTOR.

    RAISING AN INFANT.

    WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY - JUST KEEPING UP THE DEMANDS OF BEING INDEPENDENT

    WELL, THE YOUNG PEOPLE IS SO DIFFERENT WHEN I WAS YOUNG

    BALANCING WORK AND HOME

    MY HUSBAND HAS JUST HAD A TRIPLE-BYPASS, A STROKE, AND A HEART ATTACK I, ALSO, HAVE HAD A TRIPLE-BYPASS, SO JUST TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER IS ALL WE CAN HANDLE RIGHT NOW.

    PAYING BILLS

    COMBINE WORK WITH FAMILY AND HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR BOTH

    TIME MANAGEMENT

    DOING EXEMPLARY WORK ON THE JOB.

    SURVIVAL

    BEING MOTIVATED

    GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

    REMEMBERING TO SET OUTSIDE YOUR SELF AND THINK OF OTHERS .NOT SELF CENTERED ...OTHERS ARE LESS FORTUNATE

    PAYING TOO MUCH IN TAXES.

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    GROWING OLD ELDERLY SICKNESS

    FINDING ENOUGH TIME TO FIT EVERYTHING IN

    JUST MAKING FINANCIAL ENDS MEET

    WORK

    THE CHALLENGE OF FACING WORK EVERY DAY

    WORKING

    TRAFFIC CAUSE IN HOUSTON

    ARTHRITIS

    I FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY AT SCHOOL.

    NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY

    KIDS

    EDUCATION

    WORKING MOTHER, DEALING WITH CHILDREN, HELPING WITH HOMEWORK ETC

    EARNING A LIVING

    TIME CONSTRAINTS

    BEING ABLE TO SUSTAIN MY FAMILY FINANCIALLY

    FINANCIAL STANDINGS

    I REALLY HAVE NONE. I'M VERY FORTUNATE.

    BILLS. AND HEALTH PROBLEMS.

    KEEPING TRACK OF THE GOVERNMENT. MAKING SURE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T TAKE OVER MY LIFE.

    MAKING MONEY

    FAMILY, KEEPING EVERYTHING GOING ALONG WITH WORK

    CHILD CARE

    HEALTHCARE

    FINANCIAL EQUALITY, SEX, RACE, AGE

    AGING AND PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH IT LIKE MEDICARE ETC.

    DOING EVERYTHING MYSELF

    SALARY AND WORK FIELD

    I WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT; PROBABLY MEDICARE FRAUD.

    HOLDING ON TO MY INCOME, TAXES TAKE MUCH TOO BIG A BITE

    KEEPING UP THE TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE IT'S CHANGING SO FAST

    BE ALL THAT GOD WANTS ME TO BE

    BEING BACK IN THE STATES FROM BEING IN AN ISOLATED CULTURE AND THE DANGERS YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FACING

    MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE A COMFORTABLE LIFE

    BALANCING SCHOOL, WORK AND CHILD

    IS MAKING IT DAY TO DAY WITHOUT GOING OFF MY ROCKER. PLUS MY MEDICINE YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHTS, YOUR GAS AND YOU HAVE TO FEED YOUR PUPPIES AND YOURSELF. I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM EAT HOTDOGS. I'D LIKE THEM TO COME TO MY HOUSE THEY'D EAT HOTDOGS AND POTATOES.

    CRIME AND VIOLENCE

    KIDS

    WELFARE OF MY FAMILY

    HUSTLE-BUSTLE AND KIDS AND FAMILY RUNNING EVERYWHERE.

    WELL, I WANT TO STAY ON TOP OF MY HEALTH AND KEEP IT GOING. AND I WE DO NEED MORE HELP FOR THE ELDERLY

    FINANCES

    PROVIDING FOR MY CHILDREN

    MAKE SURE RETIREMENT FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT

    TAKING CARE OF MY HUSBAND

    TRYING TO FEED A HOUSEHOLD ON MINIMUM WAGE

    I TAKE EACH DAY AS IT COMES SO RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY CHALLENGES.

    HUSBAND'S HEALTH PROBLEMS

    MONEY

    NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME.

    TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A NEW CAREER.

    LIVING, LIVING HEALTHY, BEING HEALTHY

    GETTING OLDER AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH RESOURCES IN PLACE

    SAFETY

    GETTING OUT OF SCHOOL

    PAYING BILLS

    RETIREMENT

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    EDUCATION FOR MY CHILDREN.

    PREPARING FOR RETIREMENT FINANCIALLY

    PUSHED ABOUT MONEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ON SPENDING EVEN FOR GROCERIES

    GETTING UP AND GOING TO WORK

    BEING ABLE TO LIVE LIKE I HAVE BEEN.

    EMPLOYMENT

    GETTING THROUGH THE DAY

    SICKNESS

    MORE EQUAL PAY

    KEEPING HEAD ABOVE WATER AND PAYING BILLS .THUS CONCERN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

    MY GOAL IS TO BE A GOOD MANAGER

    TRYING TO STAY HEALTHY

    GOING TO WORK IN ORDER TO MAKE MY ENDS MEET.

    NOT BEING SUCKED INTO THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF SOCIETY

    WAKING UP IN THE MORNING AND REALIZING YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

    TIME MANAGEMENT

    RAISING TWO CHILDREN ALONE

    COPING WITH AN ILLNESS, WITH SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH AND LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT, SO IT'S NOT SO TERRIFYING.

    MEDICAL

    MY CHILDREN… KEEPING THE HOUSE ROLLING… TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSE… KEEPING THEM HEALTHY

    BIGGEST CHALLENGE I FACE IN MY EVERY DAY LIFE.? STRUGGLING WITH HAVING TO GET THROUGH TWO MORE YEARS IN COLLEGE TO GET MY DEGREE WITH A SPOUSE WHO NO LONGER WANTS ME HERE.

    JUGGLING KIDS & WORK

    BEING A WOMAN AND FIGHTING FOR MY RIGHTS

    TO LEAD A MORAL HONEST LIFE

    PRETTY GREAT RIGHT NOW NOT TOO MANY CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW… MENOPAUSE

    TAKING CARE OF SON WHO HAD STROKE

    OLD AGE

    TAXES, THERE'S A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I MAKE AND WHAT I TAKE HOME

    INCOME

    RAISING KIDS

    MONEY

    ACCEPTANCE.

    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, MEN AND WOMEN AND THE WAY THE ARE TREATED

    TAXES. THAT'S MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT YOU GET TAXED FOR EVERYTHING.

    MY JOB DAY TO DAY ON THE GO AND THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF IT

    MANAGING MY ATTITUDES

    MAKING IT FROM DAY TO DAY

    MEDICAL BILLS FOR THE ELDERLY

    SOME JOBS FOR MEN, SOME JOBS FOR WOMEN

    TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING

    KEEPING OUR HOME UP, AT OUR AGE

    TAXES

    MY JOB

    FINANCES

    KIDS GROWING UP

    TRYING TO RAISE MY KIDS RIGHT

    BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY

    HAVING ENOUGH MONEY FOR RETIREMENT

    KEEPING THE HOUSE CLEAN WITH 2 KIDS

    FINANCIAL.... MY FINANCES.

    MONEY

    MEETING THE BILLS… FINANCIALLY… HAVE 2 KIDS IN COLLEGE

    RACISM

    TAXES

    TRYING TO GET MEDICAL INSURANCE.

    GOING TO CHURCH AND LIVING AS THE LORD EXPECTS

    TRYING TO KEEP THE HOUSEHOLD FINANCES COVERED ON A FIXED INCOME

    GOING TO WORK EVERY NIGHT

    MAKING A LIVING

    I WAS A US CUSTOMS INSPECTOR AND I RETIRED AND I TOOK OVER AN OIL COMPANY. I RUN THE COMPANY AND I DRIVE THE TRUCK. I DON'T SEE THINGS AS CHALLENGES.

    WORKING WITH CHILDREN, CRAZY WORLD, CRAZY THINGS IN SCHOOL

    BEING A WOMAN AND BEING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER

    DON'T KNOW, NOTHING COMES TO MIND.

    STAYING TRUE TO MY BELIEF

    GETTING TO AND FROM WORK WITH THE HIGH GAS PRICES

    SEEING FAMILY SUFFER FROM CANCER

    TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY

    HOW TO GET BY FOR THE NEXT DAY AND THE NEXT YEAR

    SEEING THAT MY CHILDREN HAVE PROPER EMPLOYMENT, WHICH IS KIND OF DIFFICULT

    SAVING MONEY

    GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE

    INFLATION

    EVERYBODY ACCEPTING ME INTERRACIALLY DATING

    MY HEALTH

    GETTING UP, GETTING MOVING AND KEEPING GOING AND STAYING AHEAD

    HEALTH PROBLEMS

    MY CHILD

    HAVING THE STRENGTH TO BABY-SIT MY GRANDKIDS!

    WORK, IF WE HAD SALARIES EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE ARE EXPECTED TO DO.

    BEING A SINGLE MOTHER AND RAISING 2 GIRLS BY SELF

    OH I GUESS THE END OF MY LIFE. STATE OF HEALTH. AT MY AGE. YOU THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

    PHYSICAL PROBLEMS

    MORAL ISSUES IN USA

    I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY.

    TO BE A GOOD MOTHER & GRANDMOTHER

    NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR FAMILY

    RAISING KIDS

    MAKING A GO OF IT

    GETTING MEDICINE

    EARNING SAME AS MAN RECOGNITION AS WELL AS MEN

    FIND A JOB

    TRYING TO STAY WELL

    BALANCING JOB AND FAMILY

    WIDOW FOR 3 MONTHS DEATH OF HUSBAND

    I HAVE TO WORK

    DEBT

    HEALTH PROBLEMS

    I HAVE 2 KIDS GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YR. JUST MAKING ENDS MEET AND PUTTING THEM THROUGH COLLEGE AND SURVIVING

    GET AGGRAVATED EASILY, LIKE ANNOYED AT HOME

    STANDING FOR TRUTH

    EVERYDAY BILLS

    BEING ABLE TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK AND DO THE BEST SHE CAN AT HER AGE

    CHILDREN

    TAKING CARE OF DAUGHTER AND RAISING HER THE RIGHT WAY

    HEALTH

    FIGHTING DEPRESSION

    JOB SECURITY

    RAISING KIDS IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

    RAISING MY DAUGHTER.

    MY JOB IT IS A LOT OF STRESS

    FAMILY

    FINDING A DECENT JOB THAT PAYS A DECENT WAGE

    MONEY

    KEEPING HEALTHY AND KEEPING INFORMED

    MEDICAL EXPENSES.

    TRYING TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPORT (HUSBAND IS AIRPORT DIRECTOR)

    EQUAL PAY

    I'M IN THE INFORMATION SCIENCE FIELD SO THAT IS KEEPING UP WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.

    I AM RETIRED, BUT I TRY TO STAY INVOLVED

    IT IS THE SR. AND WE ARE NOT GETTING OUR BENEFITS IT A LOT PEOPLE THAT DO WITHOUT FOOD TO BUY MEDICINE

    I'M A VERY GRAND CHILD ORIENTED, ALLOWING OUR CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR MISTAKES AND PAY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES

    LOOKING FOR A JOB

    JUST UNFAIRNESS AND RACISM

    TAXES AND INSURANCE.

    HAVE 4 KIDS AND I WORK AND HAVE TO DO BOTH PLUS HANDLING FAMILY AND JOB IS VERY STRESSFUL

    FAMILY VALUES

    MAKING THROUGH EACH DAY

    LOOKING FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING A SICKNESS WERE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

    BRING HOME ENOUGH MONEY AFTER TAXES

    RAISING MY KIDS RIGHT

    MONEY

    DRUGS

    TAXES

    TO BE KNOWN AS EXCELLENT MOTHER FIGURE TO MY KIDS

    CHILD REARING

    MY DOG

    HAVING ENOUGH TIME

    EDUCATION AND TAXES

    HEALTH PROBLEMS

    TRAFFIC

    HEALTH / EDUCATION / ECONOMY

    WOMEN BEING EQUAL TO MEN IN EVERY AREA

    THERE REALLY ISN'T ONE RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.

    TIME MANAGEMENT

    RAISING CHILDREN

    23 AND HAVE BREAST CANCER

    TRYING TO HELP RAISE MY 2 GRAND CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR FATHER AT A EARLY AGE

    RAISING CHILDREN

    GETTING THROUGH COLLEGE

    GETTING OUT AND DOING SOMETHING LIKE A NEW CARROT

    LOW WAGES

    TRYING TO BALANCE WORK AND HOME

    TRYING TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE, A GOOD PERSON, HELP MY COWORKERS IF THEY NEED ME

    OLD AGE

    FINANCIAL INCOME IS FIXED

    EQUAL TO A MAN, BEING TREATED AS AN EQUAL TO A MAN.

    GETTING MY POINT ACROSS

    FINANCES

    MAKING IT THROUGH THE DAY -- I TEACH.

    KEEPING THE KIDS ON THE CHRISTIAN ROAD.

    PARENTING

    PAYING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MY CHILDREN

    HOUSING FOR PEOPLE MY AGE ON SOCIAL SECURITY

    MY JOB

    WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE.

    BEING WITH PEOPLE

    SCHOOL FUNDING

    SURVIVAL

    LIVING

    BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE FAMILY AND MY RETIREMENT

    MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE

    ECONOMIC ISSUES

    BALANCING WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE

    JUST TRYING TO BALANCE FAMILY LIFE WITH CAREER

    MONEY

    ACCOMPLISHING EVERYTHING I NEED TO DO IN ONE DAY. AH..ORGANIZATION OF FINANCIAL AND PAPERWORK. UH THAT'S IT.

    ACCEPTANCE OF DIVERSITY

    STAYING IN BUSINESS

    WORK

    DON'T KNOW

    BEING A SINGLE MOM

    HAVE TO HOPE ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE

    I TAKE CARE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN -- I HAVE 16 OF THEM

    GETTING BY

    TRYING TO GET DECENT HEALTH INSURANCE

    MONEY

    RAISING CHILDREN IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF ALL THE TIME, HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE TEACHING THEM THE RIGHT THINGS, THE MORALS.

    AGE

    HEALTH

    PLANNING THE FINANCES FOR THE FUTURE

    GETTING EDUCATION OR DEGREE

    BEING DISABLED AND THE FUTURE OF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY.

    GETTING THROUGH, SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING, FAIRNESS

    MAKING ENDS MEET… RAISING KIDS… HEALTH CARE

    GETTING ALONG WITH INCREASE COST OF HEALTH CARE

    HA, HA I THINK BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY. GETTING A BALANCE.

    MONEY MANAGEMENT

    JUST MAKING IT THROUGH ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS

    WORRYING ABOUT RETIREMENT, SAVINGS FOR RETIREMENT.

    TO TREAT MY PATIENTS RIGHT

    I'M A SINGLE PARENT, SO IT WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY

    WALKING AND PLAYING THE SLOT MACHINES

    FINANCIAL

    MY FINANCES

    GETTING UP IN THE MORNING

    BOREDOM

    FINANCIAL

    TIME MANAGEMENT

    REMEMBERING OUR PRIORITIES.

    MAKING ENDS MEET

    MY HEALTH

    FINANCES

    TRYING TO KEEP OUT OF DEBT… IRS TOO MUCH CONTROL… ISSUES WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD

    TRAFFIC

    JOB AND FAMILY

    HEALTH

    RAISING 5 CHILDREN

    QUALITY EDUCATION FOR MY KIDS

    I DON'T WANT TO WORK OUT OF THE HOUSE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED IN THE WORK FIELD IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE REAL GROWTH, TO CLIMB THE LADDER SO TO SPEAK. THE BATTLE FOR EVEN PAY, THE BATTLE STILL EXISTS. I WATCH MEN GET HIGHER PAY FOR LESSER LABOR, WITH NO MORE EDUCATION. WE ARE TALKING MORE THAN 10 DOLLARS AN HOUR.

    GETTING BY THE DAY

    PEERS

    HEALTH CARE

    SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS

    HEALTH CARE

    FEELING GREAT

    BEING A CHRISTIAN INFLUENCED BY WORLD RELIGION

    BEING MARRIED

    DAILY LIFE.

    GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY

    STAYING HEALTHY

    BEING ABLE TO GET UP AND TAKE CARE OF HERSELF

    BEING A WIDOW

    KID'S FUTURE

    GETTING A GOOD JOB

    HEALTH

    BALANCING HOME AND WORK

    STAYING ALIVE AT 81

    JOB, MARRIAGE

    NO REAL CHALLENGES.

    I DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES NOW AT MY AGE SINCE I'M SECURE FINANCIALLY EXCEPT FOR MY HEALTH THAT IS MY ONLY CHALLENGE.

    PROPERTY TAXES

    GETTING ENOUGH TIME TO SPEND WITH MY CHILDREN.

    ECONOMICS

    SURVIVAL

    MAKING ENDS MEET ON SOCIAL SECURITY

    CHILD CARE

    I'M PRIVILEGED...I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A THING. I HAVE FAMILY NEAR AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW...I'M NOT RICH, BUT I'M OKAY.

    PROVIDING FOR FAMILY

    HEALTH / MAKING IT TO WORK EVERYDAY

    EVERYTHING

    WORK

    GETTING MY MOM OUT OF A NURSING AND BACK TO CALIFORNIA

    MEDICATION

    ECONOMIC

    THE JUSTICE SYSTEM; CHALLENGE TO GO TO WORK EVERYDAY AND TO MAKE MONEY TO SURVIVE; PEOPLE WHO ARE ILLEGALLY COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY THAT SHOULD GET UP OFF OF THEIR BUTTS AND WORK.

    FINISHING MY MAJOR

    HEALTH

    MONEY

    HEALTHCARE

    MY SONS HOMEWORK

    FINANCIAL

    SURVIVAL FOR WOMEN. KEEPING THEIR JOBS AND FAMILY TOGETHER.

    HAVING TO PAY FOR EDUCATION

    TO MAKE SURE WHAT I DO IS PLEASING TO GOD

    WORK

    WORKING

    MAKING A DOLLAR /QUALITY OF LIFE

    RACISM

    WORK

    GETTING UP

    DISABILITY

    STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE FOR MYSELF AND MY KIDS

    GROWING OLD

    THE KIDS

    EARNING A LIVING

    BEING IN THE COMPETITIVE BUSINESS EVERY DAY AS A WOMAN.

    I TEACH, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE EDUCATION

    THE JOB SITUATION, NOT ENOUGH MONEY. THE MINIMUM WAGE NEEDS TO GO UP. PEOPLE CANNOT MAKE A LIVING AT $5.15 PER HOUR.

    RAISING KIDS

    HAPPINESS OF MY GRAND CHILDREN, NOTHING FOR ME.

    TAKING CARE OF FAMILY

    EARNING ENOUGH FOR A LIVING.

    IS VERY CONTENT

    THE MONEY

    TRYING TO PAY THE BILLS

    OH GOSH, I'M A TEACHER, SO, IT'S EDUCATION

    ENOUGH TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

    MEDICAL

    RACIAL EQUALITY

    MY MARRIAGE AND MY JOB AS AN ACCOUNTANT

    FINISH SCHOOL

    WORK

    FINANCIAL

    NO LOVER

    KEEPING MY BUDGET, LIKE NOT OVERSPENDING

    MOTIVATION

    I STAY HOME AND WATCH MY KIDS

    RACISM

    CHILDREN

    DAY CARE

    KEEP OUT OF DEBT

    I JUST FINISHED MY EDUCATION; BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH WHAT I ALREADY STUDIED.

    RACISM & ECONOMICS

    BEING EMPLOYED

    STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT FINANCIALLY. THE COST OF EVERYTHING IS SO HIGH AND THEN WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING AHEAD, THEN THEY RAISE PRICES

    HEALTH

    STAYING HEALTHY

    BEING GOOD MOM

    RAISING 4 KIDS BY MYSELF

    DOING THE RIGHT THING IN RAISING CHILDREN

    TRYING TO GET A STEADY JOB AND HOLD ON TO IT

    WORKING

    GETTING OUT OF BED BEFORE 11, DEALING WITH HEALTHCARE ISSUES FOR ELDERS, MY GRANDMOTHER HAD A STROKE LAST MONDAY, AND IS REFUSED REHABILITATIVE TREATMENT, BECAUSE SHE IS NOT INTERACTIVE TREATMENT

    TIME

    KEEPING THE HOUSE CLEAN WHILE WORKING FULLTIME

    DEALING WITH COMPUTERS

    TO DO BETTER IN ALL ANGLES NOT ONLY FINANCIAL

    BALANCING WORK AND JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS WITH PERSONAL LIFE AND HOBBIES AND INTEREST

    LIVING AND PAYING BILLS A ROOF OVER MY HEAD

    JUST DELEGATING MY TIME -- FAMILY AND ALL THAT

    CHILD CARE

    NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CHILD

    WORK AND FAMILY BALANCE

    SAVE MONEY

    EDUCATION

    SINGLE PARENT WITH 2 CHILDREN

    MY BIGGEST CONCERN MIGHT BE FINANCES -- A GOOD ECONOMY

    RAISING CHILDREN

    I'M A SINGLE PARENT SO MAKING ENDS MEET

    MAKING ENDS MEET. KEEP HEAD ABOVE WATER

    MY CHILDREN. THEIR EDUCATION.

    WHAT I FACE REALLY IS I'M HELPING SOMEONE EVERYDAY, TAKING THEM TO THE STORE AND TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY.

    WORK VS. FAMILY

    HAVE TWO SMALL KID; GETTING THROUGH THE DAY

    JOB RELATED-SOCIAL WORKER. PROVIDING SERVICES TO MENTALLY RETARDED AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN. GETTING THEM ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT.

    BILLS

    HAPPINESS

    WORKING HARD

    RETIREMENT

    TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES, I.E. MEDICINE-IT'S VERY STRAPPING, NOT ENOUGH MONEY / LIVE FROM DAY TO DAY

    TAKING CARE OF MY HEALTH

    RACISM

    KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE

    BEING EQUAL

    TRYING TO EXIST SHE HAS A WALKER

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    RAISING CHILDREN, KEEPING THEM SAFE IN SCHOOL AND AWAY FROM DRUGS

    TO MAKE SURE MY BILLS ARE PAID

    MANAGING SCHOOL AND WORK

    RAISING MY DAUGHTER IN A GOOD ENVIRONMENT

    TRYING GET RETIREMENT STRAIGHTENED OUT

    BEING PATIENT WITH CHILDREN

    HELPING KIDS AND SPENDING MORE TIME WITH THEM

    RAISING KIDS

    I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD GIVE OUT DRIVER'S LICENSE AS EASILY AS THEY DO

    BALANCING 5 CHILDREN WITH RUNNING A BUSINESS

    BEING A SINGLE WIDOWED PARENT

    THE BIBLE

    AS A PROFESSIONAL SHOULD SHE PARTIALLY RETIRE AT 66.5

    TO BE A WIDOW. STRUGGLING

    HEALTH INSURANCE FOR ME AND MY SON.

    STAYING WITHIN MY BUDGET.

    HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO DO THE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO

    GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP

    FAMILY

    NONE

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    GETTING THE NECESSARY FINANCING TO GET MY SMALL BUSINESS GOING

    GETTING BETTER JOB

    BEING A MOM AND A GRANDMA

    CHILD CARE

    FINANCES

    STRESS, JUGGLING TIME BETWEEN HOUSEHOLD AND JOB

    BEING A FULLTIME STUDENT

    NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME

    TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF MY HOME AND MYSELF AND I LOOK AFTER MY FAMILY AND GRANDCHILDREN

    WORKING FULLTIME AND GOING TO SCHOOL AND TRYING TO HAVE A LIFE

    MY HUSBAND IS DISABLED AND I AM THE PRIMARY CARE GIVER

    HEALTH

    BEING A SCHOOL TEACHER

    BEING RETIRED AND LIVING

    TRYING TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN

    JUGGLING CAREER AND HOME

    TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

    TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    HAVING A JOB AND TAKING CARE OF FAMILY AT SAME TIME

    NOT HAVING THE INSURANCE THAT I NEED -- AND MY MEDICATION, AND THAT'S ALL OUT OF POCKET

    LIVING ON A SMALL INCOME

    TAXES

    NOT ENOUGH TIME

    JUST GETTING AROUND , I'M CRIPPLE

    MY 6 YR. OLD/HER EDUCATION

    SCHOOL

    DON'T KNOW

    WHAT TO MAKE TO DINNER

    EARNING A LIVING

    WOMAN VS. MEN JOBS

    THE STRESS OF THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE TO GET UP AND GO TO

    WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY

    JUST KEEPING GOING

    HEALTH CARE

    BABY

    FINANCIAL ISSUES

    SCHOOLING FOR MY CHILDREN

    COMPATIBILITY OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE GET PAID

    MANAGING MY FAMILY

    DEALING WITH THE POVERTY OF THE CLIENTS I DEAL WITH

    HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO SPEND WITH MY CHILDREN

    STAYING ALIVE

    HOW TO BE MY BEST

    TAKING CARE OF GRANDBABY

    THE EDUCATIONAL SITUATIONS

    RAISING MY CHILDREN/A CHALLENGED MOTHER

    FINDING TIME TO DO STUFF

    RACISM

    ECONOMICS

    MAKING SURE THAT MY KIDS GET TO SCHOOL SAFE

    MEDICAL SITUATION… CRIME

    RETIREMENT SAVINGS

    TO SURVIVE THE FIRST TO THE 31ST.

    KEEPING UP WITH THE EXPENSES

    FINANCES

    THE STRUGGLE -- IT'S HARDER FOR A WOMAN TO GET A BETTER JOB THAN A MAN

    RAISING CHILDREN

    WITH THE WORLD BEING IT IS TODAY; I THINK THAT LEADING A CHRISTIAN LIFE IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE

    DISCRIMINATION

    STAYING ALIVE

    JUGGLING FAMILY AND CAREER

    MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND I'M WHEELCHAIR BOUND

    KEEPING MY HOME AND KEEPING MY HEALTH

    KEEPING CHILDREN INTERESTED IN LEARNING AND IN SCHOOL

    RAISING 3 CHILDREN

    PROPERTY COSTS THAT ARE RISING SO QUICKLY.

    MAKING SURE THAT I DON'T SPEND ONE PENNY MORE FOR FRIVOLITIES. YOU END UP SKIMPING TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SPEND ONE PENNY MORE THAN YOU HAVE COMING IN. I HAVE CHILDREN AND DON'T WANT TO ASK THEM FOR HELP.

    NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY

    CHILDREN AND WORKING

    BEING A SINGLE PARENT AND SURVIVING

    JUST MAKING IT THOUGH THE DAY

    BALANCING HOME AND BUSINESS

    JUST GETTING DONE ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN A SINGLE DAY

    AGING PARENTS. DAYCARE FOR SENIORS AND ADDITIONAL HELP TO CAREGIVER CHILDREN

    MAKING ENDS MEET

    CHRONIC ILLNESS

    RAISING MY KIDS

    FINANCES

    BALANCING WORK AND FAMILY

    MAKING ENDS MEET

    CHRISTIAN LIFE

    MEN

    RETIREMENT

    MONEY

    KEEPING MY KIDS BUSY SO THEY DON'T GET INTO WRONG CROWDS AND PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE

    HEALTH CARE

    BEING A GOOD CHRISTIAN

    TO KEEP BUSY

    THE CHILDREN AND WORKING

    BEING ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    HEALTH CARE CHANGES -- I'M A NURSE

    VIOLENCE

    EMPLOYMENT

    THE WORK FORCE

    PAYING TAXES

    HEALTH ISSUES AND COST OF MEDICATIONS

    PAYING BILLS

    DON'T KNOW

    GETTING UP

    GETTING MOVED

    RAISING MY KIDS

    WORKING IN A MAN'S WORLD; WORK IN A MAN'S MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON. PEOPLE ARE PREJUDICED ABOUT WHAT WOMEN CAN AND CANNOT DO SUCH AS RESTRAINING INMATES.

    I HAVE A GOOD LIFE, IN THE PAST, THOUGH, ECONOMICS AND SUPPORTING MY FAMILY.

    RAISING KIDS

    TIME TO DO THE THINGS I WANT TO DO

    WORKING MOTHER

    HEALTH

    BALANCING WORK AND HOME ISSUES

    FINDING ENOUGH TIME TO GET IT ALL DONE

    RAISING TWO KIDS

    TRYING TO JUGGLE WORK AND FAMILY AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THAT.

    I'M A MOTHER OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN

    NOT HAVING ACCESS TO GETTING RID OF HOMELESSNESS

    MY BLINDNESS

    NONE

    NOTHING/HAVING THE GOOD LORD IN MY LIFE

    CHILD CARE

    RAISING CHILDREN

    MY GOLF GAME

    I WORRY ABOUT THE CONDITION THIS WORLD IS IN -- WHAT MY 3 CHILDREN HAVE TO FACE: CRIME, THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE, NOT A LOT OF HONESTY IN THIS WORLD -- I'M CONCERNED FOR THEIR FUTURE

    LACK OF MONEY

    RAISING MY SON

    SECURITY

    UNEMPLOYMENT

    EDUCATION

    SOUL SUPPORTER OF A FAMILY HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE

    THE ECONOMY

    I CAN'T GET AROUND; I HAVE NO CAR

    BALANCING HOME AND CAREER

    RAISING MY CHILDREN

    NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

    LIKE GOING OUT IN PUBLIC WORRY ABOUT KIDS HAVING BOMB THREAT

    TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO DO ALWAYS

    BALANCING WORK WITH HOME

    MEETING A GOOD MAN

    HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE

    GETTING EVERYTHING DONE...JUST MAKING SURE I SATISFY CLIENTS

    RAISING KIDS

    ME

    MEDICAL EXPENSES

    WORK SITUATIONS

    SAFETY ON THE STREET

    NOTHING REALLY.

    FINANCES

    DEALING WITH TEENAGERS

    TRAFFIC. SECURITY. LET ME SEE.... THIS IS A SURPRISE. I REALLY WASN'T PREPARED. THIS IS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD... MEDICAL COSTS.

    BEING A SINGLE PARENT.

    FINDING A JOB

    ONE DAY AT A TIME, LIVING HEALTHY. I'M SICK AS IT IS.

    TO LET GO OF HER MOTHER; WANTS HER TO DO MORE THINGS

    OPENING MY OWN BUSINESS

    COMMUTE TO WORK

    DAYCARE

    JOBS

    EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE

    GETTING A JOB

    SINGLE PARENT-SO DAYCARE

    GETTING UP GOING PLACES AND DOING THINGS

    GAINING GOOD EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES

    HEALTH

    RELATIONSHIPS

    FINANCES

    RAISING CHILDREN BY HERSELF

    MAKE IT IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

    THE THREE STRIKES

    SURVIVAL

    RESPONSIBILITY

    MONEY

    BEING A SINGLE PARENT

    BEING AROUND DRUGS

    HOUSING

    STAY HOME AND WAIT ON MY HUSBAND

    TRYING TO SURVIVE ON DISABILITY

    TRANSPORTATION, FINDING A JOB, TAKING CARE OF TWO KIDS. I WORRY ABOUT VIOLENCE IN MY AREA AND EVERYWHERE ELSE

    PAYING THE BILLS

    MY CHILDREN--RAISING MY CHILDREN ALONE, BEING A SINGLE MOTHER

    SCHOOL

    BEING A FEMALE, WOMAN PRINCIPAL

    THE BEST FOR MY KIDS, I'M A FOSTER PARENT

    FOR THE LAW TO BE MORE FAIR, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BE MORE CLEAN, THAT IS CLEANING THE BASIC RECRUITING REQUIREMENTS

    PAYING YOUR BILLS

    MEDICINE BILLS

    THE COST OF LIVING

    MONEY/ HEALTH /.PEACE

    MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH AND ARE AROUND HAVE WHAT THEY NEED

    HEALTH CARE

    FAMILY VS. EMPLOYMENT

    NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK

    MY WORK

    TRYING TO DECIDE IF I SHOULD GO BACK TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

    CHILD CARE

    MONEY

    MY KIDS

    LIVING ON MY OWN

    GETTING AHEAD FINANCIALLY

    BEING HEALTHY

    I HAVE A HUSBAND WHO HAS BEEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. AT THIS TIME, THAT IS MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE

    RETURNING TO COLLEGE

    TAXES

    JOB

    NEED MORE MONEY TO SUPPORT KIDS

    BEING DISABLED

    RACE DISCRIMINATION

    CAREER

    RACIAL ISSUES

    TAKING CARE OF MY BABY NEW BABY OF 1 MONTH

    HEALTH PROBLEM

    COMMUTING TO WORK

    DEALING WITH PEOPLE

    DESERVE TO HAVE RESPECT

    MAKING IT WITH THE FAMILY

    RAISING CHILDREN

    BEING AS EQUAL AS A MAN

    COMPETING WITH MEN, BOYS CLUBS

    BETTER EMPLOYMENT… MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR WELFARE MOTHERS… BETTER CHILDCARE FOR OUR CHILDREN… ENVIRONMENT TO BE CLEANER

    WORK ISSUES

    I HONESTLY DON'T HAVE ANY

    BEING A SINGLE MOTHER

    TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN

    DEALING WITH OTHER PEOPLE

    HEALTH CONCERNS

    RAISING MY KIDS

    RAISING KIDS CORRECTLY

    AMOUNT PAID AT WORK

    FINANCES

    TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    MAKING A LIVING

    MY PREGNANCY

    NOT HAVING VERY GOOD HEALTH

    TRYING TO KEEP STEADY WORK

    SCHOOL

    SUPPORT MY FATHER

    TIME MANAGEMENT

    FINANCIAL

    MEDICATIONS FOR HER AND HER HUSBAND

    FINANCES

    TRAINING TO WORK SO I CAN RAISE MY BABY

    KIDS MYSELF

    MAKING IT THROUGH THE DAY

    HEALTH CARE ISSUES

    WORK

    TRYING TO RAISE GOOD KIDS

    DIABETES

    INCOME

    TRYING TO RAISE A 16-YEAR-OLD

    TRYING TO MAKE IT

    TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN

    BALANCING MY WORK

    RAISING MY KIDS

    CHILDCARE

    GETTING THINGS DONE, NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME

    SAFETY

    THE YOUNG GENERATION THAT IS COMING UP. IT WORRIES ME. THEY HAVE NO GUIDANCE AND THEY HAVE SO MUCH PRIVILEGE. AND THEY HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE LAW.

    WORKING ALL THE TIME

    HEALTH

    FEEDING MY KIDS

    MEDICINE

    MY BILLS

    MONEY

    GOING TO WORK

    SEPARATED AND JOBLESS

    FINANCIAL PROBLEM AS A SINGLE PARENT

    PRAYER

    REARING KIDS AND TAKING INTEREST IN ALL THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. KEEPING THEM ON RIGHT TRACK, AND TURNED AWAY FROM WICKED WAYS AND ALL THAT.

    RAISING CHILDREN

    MONEY

    HELPING THE HOMELESS

    WORK OPPORTUNITIES

    RAISING MY FAMILY

    KEEPING BUSY

    EMPLOYMENT

    MY JOB

    TO BE A PERSON WHO HELPS OTHER PEOPLE TO VOTE

    RAISING A STEP-FAMILY

    BEING A HOUSEWIFE

    GETTING A CAREER

    GETTING UP ON TIME

    WORKING HARD AND TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    THE ACTIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE

    ECONOMY

    RAISING CHILDREN

    RAISING CHILDREN / TRYING TO GET A BETTER JOB

    SECURITY ABOUT THE STREET

    COLLEGE SCHOOL

    MEETING A NICE MAN

    MY FAMILY AND CHILDREN

    SCHOOL

    EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION

    MONEY

    KIDS

    MAKE IT IN LIFE

    FAMILY

    FINANCIAL

    MY CHILDREN

    MY BUSINESS

    TAKING A DAY AS IT GOES.

    GETTING TO WORK ON TIME

    THE STRESS OF WORK

    CHILD CARE

    STRUGGLING TO SUPPORT KIDS ON YOUR OWN

    ECONOMY

    COLLEGE TUITION

    HEALTH

    TAKING CARE OF MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS

    SHORTNESS OF STAFF AT MY JOB AS A PRISON GUARD.

    BEING A SINGLE MOTHER AND HELPING MY KIDS

    LOOKING FOR A GOOD COMPANY AND BETTER BUILDINGS FOR JOBS

    RAISING MY KIDS

    EDUCATE MY CHILDREN

    NO BIG CHALLENGES A BETTER WORLD FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

    SCHOOLS

    STAYING ALIVE. GOOD HEALTH

    ORDINARY

    RAISING A TWO OLD CHILD AND WORKING FULL TIME

    GETTING A GOOD JOB.

    FINANCIAL AID FOR SCHOOL

    KIDS

    EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

    TOO MUCH WORK

    GRANDCHILDREN

    FAMILY, HEALTHY IN ALL WAYS

    FINANCIAL BALANCE

    BEING A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 KIDS

    RAISING KIDS

    TIME NOT ENOUGH TIME

    TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY PARENTS.

    TO GET EMPLOYMENT, WITH EXCELLENT BENEFITS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY


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