Which of the Following Is Most Accurate About Ownership of Household

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most accurate about ownership of household goods, such as flush toilets, refrigerators, televisions, clothes dryers and automobiles?

• A) Very few Americans at the poverty level in 2005 own these goods.
• B) Americans at the poverty level in 2005 own these goods at about the same rate as average households in 1950.
• C) Americans at the poverty level in 2005 own these goods at higher rates than average households in 1950.
• D) Americans at the poverty level in 2005 own these goods at about half the rate as average households in 1950.

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