Exam 18: Income Distribution and Poverty

In the last 30 years, the number of poor people in the United States in households headed by women has

Which of the following is not an example of a "workfare" component in a welfare program?

In order to qualify for unemployment insurance and worker's compensation, a person must have

In the United States, most income comes from

The largest drop in the percentage of families below the poverty level occurred

Over time, poverty in the United States, as measured by the number of poor, has increased the most

The federal government's earned-income tax credit

Because more than half the federal welfare budget goes for health care, only 15% of U.S.residents lacked health insurance in 2009.

Families receive income from two primary sources:

A preliminary conclusion about welfare reform is that

Which of the following statements about income and education in the United States is correct?

For which of the following groups has the poverty rate declined most in the United States?

Which of the following contributed most to the large increases in poverty since 1960?

Economists have no concern that children on welfare might be more likely to end up on welfare as adults.

The major social insurance program in the United States is

The income distribution in less-developed nations tends to be

When family incomes are ranked from lowest to highest, the middle income is known as the

Since most welfare programs are administered by the federal government, there is uniformity in both eligibility and the dollar value of benefits in a state by state comparison.

Since 1970, the number of African-American professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers and the like)in the labor force has increased dramatically.

Growth in power couples and in single mothers anchors the top and bottom ends of the income distribution, contributing to a narrowing income gap in the U.S.economy.