Poverty Is the Single Best Predictor of Child Abuse and Neglect

question 9

True/False

Poverty is the single best predictor of child abuse and neglect.

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The total value of all goods and services produced by a country's residents in a year, minus depreciation.

Depreciation

A decrease in the value of a currency as measured by the amount of foreign currency it can buy.

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