In the U.S. the percent of population that is below the poverty line has:?

Question

a. remained constant since 1960

b. decresed steadily since 1960 because of cutbacks in government programs

c. decreased steadily since 1960 because of increased welfare programs

d. increased since 1970

e. decreased since 1979 because of economic growth

Answer 1

None of the choices seem 100% accurate. Since 1970, the poverty line has been fairly stable between 10 and 15%, with no obvious time trend (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pover...

Whether cutbacks in government programs reduced poverty is a debate that has not been resolved.

If you have to bet, you should choose e, but again, look at the article and the graph listed below.