Multiple choice


1	Older _____ women have lower poverty rates than older white women.
		A)	Hispanic
		B)	Asian
		C)	African-American
		D)	American-Indian


2	_____ have the highest unemployment rates and the highest mortality rates of any minority.
		A)	African Americans
		B)	Asians
		C)	Hispanics
		D)	American Indians


3	In 1998, median income among people 65 and older was lowest for which of the following groups?
		A)	white females
		B)	black females
		C)	Hispanic females
		D)	black males


4	Only _____ percent of white women 65 or older receive income from pensions.
		A)	20
		B)	30
		C)	40
		D)	50


5	The primary factor that determines access to a pension is the individual's
		A)	social class.
		B)	race.
		C)	job.
		D)	gender.


6	Which of the following Hispanic groups had the highest median income in 1995?
		A)	Mexican Americans
		B)	Cuban Americans
		C)	Puerto Ricans
		D)	Central/South Americans


7	The largest number of Native Americans are members of the _____ tribe.
		A)	Chippewa
		B)	Lakota
		C)	Navaho
		D)	Cherokee


8	According to the 1990 Census, only _____ percent of all Native Americans had college degrees.
		A)	3
		B)	4
		C)	5
		D)	6


9	Women aged 55 to 64 earn _____ percent of what men earn.
		A)	53
		B)	61
		C)	75
		D)	79


10	Women aged 25 to 34 now earn _____ percent of men's earnings.
		A)	53
		B)	61
		C)	75
		D)	79

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