About two-thirds of all adults living in poverty are women.In 2011,single-parent families headed by women had a______________percent poverty rate as compared with a 6.2 percent poverty rate for two-parent families.

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The sentence states that single-parent families headed by women had a poverty rate of __ percent, and the only option that fits in the blank and is higher than the 6.2 percent poverty rate for two-parent families is 31.2 percent (option C).

About Two-Thirds of All Adults Living in Poverty Are Women