Statistics may not reveal the full extent of poverty among older women because widows with low income are not counted as poor
a. when they are a recipient of Supplemental Security Income.
b. when the Elder Economic Security Standard Index is used.
c. when their lower rates of remarriage are factored into the statistics.
d. when they live in a household with younger persons above the poverty line.
Answer: d
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