Exam 18: Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination

The primary evidence of income inequality in the United States is provided by:

If there is considerable _______ among the quintiles of the distribution of income in a country, then there would be many families moving from _______ and others moving from _______ quintiles .

Gary Becker concluded that discrimination occurs because of people's preferences or attitudes.

In 2010, the poverty line for a family of four in the United States was an income of $22,314.

The age group in the United States with the highest poverty rate is _______ years old.

In some ways, poverty is an absolute concept, but more generally it is a relative one.

Which of the following has not been considered as a possible factor in increasing income inequality in the United States since 1968?

Discrimination in the work place can result from prejudices by employers, other employees, or consumers.

Since 1968, a factor that is associated with the _______ in income _______ in the United States has been the _______ in the percentage of families headed by _______ .

-(Exhibit: Income Distribution) Curve B shows that the fourth quintile of families gets approximately _______ percent of the income.

If discrimination against blacks in the labor market is eliminated, then the wage paid to blacks will _______ and the number of blacks employed will _______ .

Between 1968 and 2010, the income group in the United States showing the greatest income gains was the _______ 20 percent.

For the most part, poverty programs in the United States are funded by the federal government.

Which of the following is (are) examples of discriminatory practices?

-(Exhibit: Discrimination) If blacks and whites have the same supply curve S, while blacks have demand curve D and whites have demand curve D', the wage rate for blacks will be given by:

In 2010, approximately ________ percent of the families in the United States headed by ________ fell below the poverty line.

Technological change in the United States over the last two decades has increased the demand for skilled labor and decreased the demand for unskilled labor.

The provision of specific goods and services to poor people is:

In 2010, approximately _______ percent of those counted as poor received food stamps.

Most welfare assistance in the United States is in the form of cash payments.