Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Only a minority of the poor live in suburbs, small towns, and rural areas; the majority live in the central cities of metropolitan areas.
2. Divorce and unwed motherhood are no longer stigmatized as they once were.
3. According to 2011 data, between 10 and 15 million Americans are poor.
4. The welfare reform of 1996 has been highly successful in reducing poverty.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE

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