Poverty Rates for Persons with Selected Characteristics: a Comparison of the Official

question 5

Multiple Choice

Poverty rates for persons with selected characteristics: A comparison of the official and
supplemental measures. Source: U.S.Census Bureau,"The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2015," September 2016.
-Based on the graph,which group has the highest poverty rate?

• A)the elderly
• B)Hispanics -Consider This: This is the third largest group suffering from poverty.
• C)central-city residents
• D)unmarried women

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