The Figure Given Below Shows the Lorenz Curves of Two

question 70

Multiple Choice

The figure given below shows the Lorenz curves of two countries (Country A and Country B) .Figure 19.2
Total income (cumulative percentage)
Total population (cumuative percentage)

-Which of the following statements in the context of poverty in the U.S. is true?

• A)Families headed by males are likely to be poor.
• B)Caucasian Americans carry a much heavier burden of poverty compared to the native Americans.
• C)Education and technical skills do not affect employment in the United States of America.
• D)Females tend to have a greater literacy rate than males in the United States of America.
• E)Minorities, young and disabled have a higher likelihood to fall into poverty

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