The Increase in the Number of Poor Families in the United

question 3

Multiple Choice

The increase in the number of poor families in the United States since 1965 can be attributed to a(n) _____

• A)increase in the number of households headed by women.
• B)decrease in the number of jobs in the U.S. economy in the last fifty years.
• C)increase in the proportion of people above the age of 65 years in the population.
• D)decrease in the unemployment rate in the U.S. economy.
• E)slowdown in the rate of growth of the U.S. economy.

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Historical Cost

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