1. For each of the following pairs of population groups, indicate which group has a higher poverty rate: a.                        white vs                       . Hispanic b....

1. For each of the following pairs of population groups, indicate which group has a higher poverty rate: a.
white vs
. Hispanic

b.
white vs
 . Asian

c.
 married couple vs
 . femaleheaded household

d.
under 18 years vs.
65 years and older

2. Government spending and tax policies reduce the overall poverty rate from roughly

 (25/20/15/10) percent to roughly
(15/10/5/2) percent.

3. Cash aid to the poor makes up roughly
 (90/50/30/20) per.

4. A low-income person receiving cash aid under TANF receives a fixed sum per month for an unlimited length of time
 . (True/False)

5. Under President Barak Obama’s 2014 plan to expand EITC, most of the additional workers are or and

do not have
. (Related to Application 5 on page 722.)