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In 2012, a full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage of 7.25 per hour, and who was married with one child, was
 
  a. earning a middle-class income.
  b. living below the poverty line.
  c. twice as likely to go back to school as someone earning 2.15 more.
  d. likely to have a good benefits package, with health care and retirement.

Question 2

Female householders with no husband present have a poverty rate of _____, while the rate of male householders with no wife present is 16.4.
 
  a. 11.89
  b. 13.60
  c. 30.90
  d. 64.20


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. living below the poverty line.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. 30.90


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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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