Which of the Following Statistics Concerning Women Are Not True

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statistics concerning women are not true?

• A)About 75% of the elderly people living in poverty are women.
• B)Eighty percent of all widows who are now living in poverty were not living in poverty while their husbands were still alive.
• C)Almost half of all single elderly women get most of their income from Social Security.
• D)Only 22% of women 65 and older received pension benefits,versus 29% of men,and the median amount of the women's pension income was over twice that of men.

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