The upsurge in the severely poor (those at or below half the poverty line) is the result of the following factor(s):
a. Many of them live in rural areas that have prospered less than other regions.
b. A decline in marriage and a rise in divorce resulted in a substantial increase in single mothers and unattached men.
c. Public assistance benefits have steadily declined since 1980.
d. All of the above
d
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