Research reveals the following result(s) from the 1996 welfare reform:
A) While work has improved the sense of self-worth for former welfare recipients, the majority of the women who had been off welfare for two years or less had incomes below the federal poverty line.
B) The longer women stayed off welfare, the less likely they were to have health insurance for themselves and their children.
C) Rising unemployment rates hit welfare recipients hard because, as recently hired employees, they were the most likely to be fired.
D) All of the above

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All of the statements are true according to the research findings from the 1996 welfare reform. While work has improved self-worth, the majority of recently transitioned women had incomes below the poverty line. Additionally, those who stayed off welfare longer were less likely to have health insurance, and rising unemployment rates hit former welfare recipients especially hard.

Research Reveals the Following Result(s) from the 1996 Welfare Reform