Poverty Quiz

L.A.’s Poor in A Turbulent Economy Quiz Answers

Question 1: How many people live in extreme poverty in L.A. County? (one person earning less than $5,200 a year OR a family of four earning less than $10,600)

A. The correct answer is: Over 580,000
B. 260,000
C. 175,000
D. 89,000

Question 2: Fair Market Rate Rents in L.A. County in the 1st half of the decade grew how many times greater than median wages?

A. Two times greater
B. 10 times greater
C. 27 times greater
D. The correct answer is: 80 times greater

Question 3: What is the highest rate that home foreclosures grew in (parts of) L.A. County last year (i.e. 2008 over 2007)?

A. 120%
B. 400%
C. 575%
D. The correct answer is: Over 1000%

Question 4: By end of summer, 2008, how many people in L.A. County were receiving aid in the form of Food Stamps?

A. 190,000
B. 350,000
C. The correct answer is: Close to 700,000
D. Over 3.5 million

Question 5: By October, 2008, how many people in L.A. County were unemployed?

A. 25,000
B. 190,000
C. The correct answer is: 410,000
D. Over 2.5 million

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