Question

________ are the most likely segment of the population in the United States to experience poverty today.

a. Children
b. The elderly
c. Middle-aged adults
d. Young, single males

Answer 1

The answer is D. Young Single Males.

Step-by-step explanation:

According the statistics, the poverty rate in the United States was highest among people between the ages of 18 and 24 years old, with a rate of 18.28 percent for male Americans and a rate of 23.1 percent for female Americans. Their older contemporaries between the ages of 65 and 74 years old,however, had the lowest poverty rate for both genders.