Figure 20-2 Number of Poor

question 326

Multiple Choice

Figure 20-2
Number of Poor

-Refer to Figure 20-2.Between 1959 and 2001 the poverty rate has

• A) increased overall.
• B) decreased overall.
• C) stayed the same overall.
• D) moved in the opposite direction of the number of people in poverty.

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