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Diane

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on: Jul 1, 2018
One of the difficulties of using the U.S. Census to measure poverty is that:
 
  a. people do not respond because they work off the books or are not legally residing in the U.S.
  b. people cannot afford to take the census.
  c. many people lack the time to fill out the census.
  d. the census excludes the poor because it is only given to home-owners.

Question 2

Which of the following groups is NOT disproportionately represented among the poor?
 
  a. African Americans
  b. Whites
  c. Hispanics
  d. Children


lou

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

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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