Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding poverty in America?
a. A smaller percentage of children live in poverty in the United States than in other western industrialized nations.
b. The poverty rate in the United States is generally around 14.8 percent.
c. Fewer married families live in poverty than do single-household families.
d. Black and Hispanic female-headed single-household families are the most likely to live in poverty.
e. More than 21 percent of American children live in poverty
a. A smaller percentage of children live in poverty in the United States than in other western industrialized nations.
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