When Smeeding and Colleagues Compared the U

question 26

Multiple Choice

When Smeeding and colleagues compared the U.S. to seven other industrialized nations, they found

• A)the U.S. had the highest rate of poverty among its elderly.
• B)the U.S. had an elderly poverty rate comparable to other nations.
• C)the U.S. had the lowest rate of poverty among its elderly.
• D)the US had rates in the middle; 3 countries had higher rates and 3 lower rates.

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