The Support Ratio, or Dependency Ratio, Refers To

question 1

Multiple Choice

The support ratio, or dependency ratio, refers to:

• A) The proportion of the federal budget that is devoted to age-based entitlement programs
• B) A numerical measure of the number of persons in the labor force compared to the number of persons not in the labor force.
• C) A measure of the life-time contributions of older persons to the economy
• D) None of the above
• E) All of the above

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