Which of the Following Is NOT True About Poverty Among

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about poverty among the elderly and Social Security expenditure since 1959?

• A) Elder poverty has been constantly decreasing in the past 50 years.
• B) Poverty rates for the elderly have been increasing over the last 10 years.
• C) In 1959,35% of the elderly were living in poverty,compared with 9% in 2009.
• D) The steepest reductions in poverty were during the 1960s and 1970s.