The Reason Why Families Headed by a Mother, Rather Than

question 20

Multiple Choice

The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because

• A) two-parent families are more stable.
• B) women average only 72% of what men earn.
• C) women have less education.
• D) women are less inclined to work if they have children.