Because the U.S.poverty line is an absolute measure rather than a relative one,the official U.S.poverty rate:
A) increased steadily when there was economic growth that raised the incomes of low-income families.
B) fell steadily when there was economic growth that raised the incomes of low-income families.
C) fell steadily when there was economic growth that caused inequality to grow among the population.
D) increased steadily when there was economic growth that caused inequality to decline across the population.
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Q4: In the United States,the official poverty line
Q5: Median income is the:
A) in the level
Q7: When a society is more equal:
A) the
Q8: The relative poverty line defines poverty:
A) in
Q10: An absolute poverty line is usually set
Q11: The poverty rate is defined as:
A) the
Q12: Critics of the U.S.definition of poverty claim
Q13: Over the last 50 years,the poor have:
A)
Q14: Over the last 50 years,poverty has been:
A)
Q19: In the United States, the official poverty
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