Deck 50: Understanding the Dynamics of 2-A-Day Poverty in the United States

Question 1

Which of the following did Shafer, Edin, and Talbert find is key predictor of change in $2-a-day poverty status?

A) move from urban to rural neighborhood
B) change in number of dependents living in a household
C) change in marriage status of household adults
D) change in the employment of household adults

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What do the authors hypothesize is contributing to the rise in $2-a-day poverty in the United States?

A) policy changes decreasing the cash safety net and unemployment that accompanied the Great Recession
B) policy changes decreasing the cash safety net and the opioid crisis
C) unemployment that accompanied the Great Recession and the opioid crisis
D) increase in the cash safety net and decrease in SNAP benefits

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In what U.S region did Shafer, Edin, and Talbert find a concentration of $2-a-day poverty?

A) Pacific Northwest
B) Southeast
C) South
D) Midwest

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Describe 4 events that happened in Monique's life that made it difficult for her to get out of $2-a-aday poverty. How could a cash safety net improve Monique's chances of getting out of poverty?

Question 5

There was a ______ increase in the number of children in household experiencing seven months or more in households making less than $2-a-day between 1996 and 2012.

A) 75%
B) 120%
C) 175%
D) 241%

Question 6

Regardless of the definition of income used, there was ______ in extreme poverty in the United States at the turn of the 21st century.

A) an increase
B) a decrease
C) no change
D) a small decrease

Question 7

Which group of children was the most likely to live in single female-headed households?

A) children in low-income households
B) children in $2-a-day households
C) children in middle-income households
D) children in high-income households

Question 8

Like many of the respondents, Monique faced all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A) a series of hardships that compounded the problem of poverty
B) racial discrimination
C) unpredictable and low-paying jobs
D) material instability, frequently related to housing

Question 9

in Shafer, Edin, and Talbert's study, how long did a child need to experience a monthly household income below $2-a-day to be considered in chronic extreme poverty?

A) nine months out of a year
B) all twelve months out of a year
C) seven months out of a year
D) four months out of a year