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Daddy667 Daddy667
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6 years ago
Because so many more black than white households are headed by females, some commentators have concluded that black poverty is a result of bad decision making by African American men and women. Empirical evidence:
 
  a. suggests this is simply not true.
  b. suggests this is probably the case.
  c. has not been conducted to support or refute this.
  d. suggests this is definitely the case.

Question 2

About half the gap between black and white family income is due to the fact that black families:
 
  a. are more likely to have a female head of household and female heads of household earn less than male heads of household.
  b. don't spend their money as wisely as white families.
  c. have more children than white families.
  d. have less access to quality investments than white families.

Question 3

The wage gap between blacks and whites can be attributed to all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  a. different levels of work experience.
  b. discrimination.
  c. differences in willingness to work.
  d. different levels of education.

Question 4

Black workers earn __________ than white workers and black families are __________ likely to have two earners.
 
  a. more; less
  b. more; more
  c. less; more
  d. less; less

Question 5

On average, adult white men live ______ longer than black men.
 
  a. 2 years
  b. 4 years
  c. 6 years
  d. 8 years
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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

a

Answer to q. 2

a

Answer to q. 3

c

Answer to q. 4

d

Answer to q. 5

c
Daddy667 Author
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6 years ago
Were some really tough homework problems! Thanks for answering all of them correctly
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