According to Hays, Why Did Welfare Rolls Decline from 12

question 12

Multiple Choice

According to Hays, why did welfare rolls decline from 12.2 million recipients at the start of reform to 5.3 million in 2001?

• A) Fewer children were born to former welfare clients.
• B) The majority of former welfare clients found work paying a living wage.
• C) Millions of welfare clients married and became safely embedded in family life.
• D) none of the above

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