Multiple Choice
According to the By the Numbers feature in Chapter 18,
A) poverty is always at its highest during a recession.
B) poverty rates have declined dramatically since the 1970s.
C) the poverty rate has increased since the 1980s.
D) the number of people in poverty has increased since 1999.
E) the poverty rate is now at its highest point since the 1950s.
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