Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States

-A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is the:
A) increase in households headed by single women.
B) reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65.
C) smaller gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers.
D) slowdown in technological change.

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Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
 
-A factor that has been associated with the increase in income inequality in the United States is the:
A) increase in households headed by single women. 
B) reduction in the percentage of the population over the age of 65. 
C) smaller gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers. 
D) slowdown in technological change.

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Studies have shown that households headed by single women are more likely to experience poverty and lower income levels. As the number of such households has increased in the United States, this has contributed to overall income inequality.

Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United