Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The official poverty line is adjusted annually for inflation and takes into account standard of living.
2. By 2012, the poverty line for a family of four was about $19,000.
3. The official poverty measure probably underestimates the number of Americans in poverty.
4. There are many more White poor than Black or Hispanic poor.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
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a. t distribution b. Z distribution c. F distribution d. any of the above
The use of scientific principles and technology to solve social problems is a a. technological fix
b. postmodern response. c. STEM. d. cyber solution.
Which of the following statements is (are) supported by the results in Chapter 7? a. most people's parents had homogeneous marriages with regard to education. b. although the respondents had homogamous marriages with regard to education, most of their parents did not
c. although the parents of the respondents had homogamous marriages with regard to education, most of the respondents did not d. both a and b above e. all of the above
Since the 1980s, education in China and India has __________
A) rapidly improved B) declined C) stagnated D) improved in China, but declined in India