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Poverty rates among the elderly are
A)
much lower than poverty rates among children.
B)
higher than the poverty rates among children.
C)
approximately the same as the poverty rates among children.
D)
rising more rapidly than the poverty rates among children.
6)
A means tested government program is one that
A)
is pilot tested to see if it works.
B)
provides assistance to those below a certain income level.
C)
is temporary and ends after a short period of time.
D)
all of the above
7)
Government means tested programs ________ the overall poverty rate.
A)
substantially decrease
B)
have not changed
C)
lead to an increase in
D)
drop to zero
8)
The Temporary Aid to Needy Families program
A)
requires that recipients participate in work activities.
B)
is associated with a decrease in single mothers working.
C)
has caused a rise in national welfare case loads.
D)
was an important factor in the increase in poverty among children between 1993
and 2002.
9)
Under the Temporary Aid to Needy Families, work activities are defined to
include
A)
vocational training.
B)
community service.
C)
on-the-job training.
D)
all of the above
10)
A relatively high base income in a cash assistance program
A)
reduces the incentive to work.
B)
increases the incentive to work.
C)
does not affect the incentive to work.
D)
will reduce the incentive to work through the substitution effect but will increase
the incentive to work through the income effect.
11)
Compared with a low benefit reduction rate, a relatively high benefit reduction
rate in a cash assistance program
A)
reduces the incentive to work.
B)
increases the incentive to work.
C)
does not affect the incentive to work.
D)
will reduce the incentive to work through the substitution effect but will
increase the incentive to work through the income effect.
12)
Between 1992 and 1999, the employment rate for single mothers in the United
States
A)
increased by 15 percentage points.
B)
decreased by 19 percentage points.
C)
remained fairly constant.
D)
more than doubled.
13)
From 2002-2004, the earned income tax credit ________ the poverty rate among
participants.
A)
slightly increased
B)
decreased
C)
had little to no effect on
D)
more than doubled
Recall the Application about how lottery
contributions are distributed among income groups to answer the following
question(s).
14)
Recall the Application. As a percentage of household income, the amount spent
on lotteries by households of varying income levels is
A)
progressive.
B)
regressive.
C)
proportional.
D)
exponential.
