The poverty line is based on __________.
a. one-half of the median income
b. average housing costs, multiplied by two
c. food budget costs, multiplied by three
d. the income of the lowest fifth of the population
Question 2
Drug use by teenagers decreased significantly between the late 1990s to mid-2000s. Rates of drug use by teens climbed somewhat starting in 2008, and now _________.
a. continue to increase
b. have begun to increase
c. have stabilized
d. have increased for white men but not for women or other groups of men