The largest drop in the percentage of families below the poverty level occurred
A)in the 1960s
B)in the 1970s
C)in the 1980s
D)in the early 1990s
E)during the recession of the early 1980s

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The largest drop in the percentage of families below the poverty level occurred in the 1960s, largely due to economic growth and social programs initiated during that decade, such as the War on Poverty.

The Largest Drop in the Percentage of Families Below the Poverty