About Two-Thirds of All Adults Living in Poverty Are Women

question 117

Multiple Choice

About two-thirds of all adults living in poverty are women. In 2006, single-parent families headed by women had a __________ percent poverty rate as compared with a 10 percent poverty rate for two-parent families.

• A) 12
• B)17
• C)28
• D)45

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Definitions:

Oblique Position

A body position where the individual is lying on their side with the body angled so that the front is neither completely exposed nor completely hidden.

Thick and Opaque

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Cerumen Impaction

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Middle Ear Infection

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