Which of the Following Is NOT True About the Evolution

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about the evolution of poverty in the United States?

• A) In 2009,a family of four with an annual income below $23,050 was considered to be living in poverty.
• B) The poverty rates fell for all persons,for the elderly,and for the very young in the 1960s and early 1970s.
• C) The share of income received by the lowest quintile in the United States is smaller than in any other developed nation.
• D) Poverty rates for those under 18 and those over 65 have risen since the 1960s.

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