Which of the following statements about the elderly and poverty is FALSE?
a. About 50% of people over 65 live at or below the poverty line.
b. Approximately one in five Hispanic American elderly lives in poverty.
c. Medicare has had little or no effect on the poverty rate among the elderly.
d. The poverty rate among the elderly is highest among African Americans.
C
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