The Poverty Rate Is Highest for Which of the Following

question 53

Multiple Choice

The poverty rate is highest for which of the following categories of elders?

• A) elders living in metropolitan areas
• B) white women over 75 years of age
• C) Hispanics living alone
• D) African American women

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