Which of the Following Best Characterizes the Underclass

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best characterizes the underclass?

• A) Highly educated underachievers whose incomes are below most comparably educated workers; often referred to as "slackers."
• B) People who are not regularly employed and who depend primarily on the welfare system for sustenance; they have little schooling and live below the poverty line.
• C) Individuals who derive most of their income from the "underground economy" and who tend to "fly under the radar" of the Internal Revenue Service.
• D) Middle-level blue-collar workers largely working in skilled or semi-skilled service jobs; their income is below the national average.
• E) Low-paid service workers and operatives; they have some high school education a below-mainstream living standard.

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