Children represent 25% of the population. Which of the following is tr

Children represent 25% of the population. Which of the following is true about the status of children in low-income families?

1. The rate of poverty in the United States is less than that of other industrialized Western nations.
2. Trends include a decrease in the working poor in all regions.
3. African-American and Hispanic children are the least affected by poverty.
4. One out of three children lives in a single-parent household.

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ANS: 4
One third of children live in a single-parent household in low-income families.