The region with the highest number of people in poverty is:
a. Northeast
b. Midwest
c. South
d. West
Question 2One 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 3Which of the following groups is NOT disproportionately represented among the poor?
a. African Americans
b. Whites
c. Hispanics
d. Children
Question 4Which of the following professions experiences the most job satisfaction?
a. Roofers
b. Office supervisors
c. Butchers
d. Teachers
Question 5The U.S. ranks among the worst advanced democracies for which of the following?
a. Poverty
b. HIV infection
c. Life expectancy
d. All of the above
Question 6The U.S. ranks among the best advanced democracies for which of following?
a. Expenditure on education
b. Volunteerism
c. Gross domestic product
d. All of the above
Question 7Which of the following perspectives argues that inequality is necessary for societies like the United States?
a. Functionalist
b. Equality of opportunity
c. Interactionist
d. Capitalism
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