Question

Poverty is more frequent: A. among blacks and Hispanics than among whites. B. among whites than among blacks or Hispanics. C. in urban than in rural areas. D. in the Northeast than in the South. E. among urban whites.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A. among blacks and Hispanics than among whites.

Explanation:

According to several studies on the state of poverty in the United States, blacks and Hispanics tend to fare much worse economically than whites. Around 27% of African Americans and 26% of Hispanics, that is, over a quarter of their population, are poor. In contrast, only 10% of whites are poor. It is usually considered that this big difference is due to historical injustices, where African Americans and Hispanics have been at a disadvantage for several decades, and also because of racial profiling, where these two groups are often not given the same job opportunities and earn lower wages than whites.