Figure 20-3 Panel a

question 93

Multiple Choice

Figure 20-3
Panel A

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Panel B

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
-Refer to Figure 20-3.Panel B focuses on children who live in female-headed households.It illustrates the percentage of those children who live in poverty.For example,in 2000,slightly over 57 percent of all children who lived in a female-headed household lived below the poverty line.How is this information related to the graph illustrated in Panel A?

• A) The high prevalence of poverty in households headed by women is inversely related to male poverty rates.
• B) The poverty rates shown in Panel B are found by multiplying the female poverty rates shown in Panel A by 450%.
• C) The high prevalence of poverty in households headed by women likely explains why female poverty rates are higher than male poverty rates.
• D) Both b and c are correct.

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