The Largest Drop in the Percentage of Families Below the Poverty

question 85

Multiple Choice

The largest drop in the percentage of families below the poverty level occurred

• A)in the 1960s
• B)in the 1970s
• C)in the 1980s
• D)in the early 1990s
• E)during the recession of the early 1980s

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Isocost Line

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