Question 14
According to the passage, one factor that causes unemployment and earnings figures to
overpredict the amount of economic hardship is the
A. recurrence of periods of unemployment for a group of low-wage workers
B. possibility that earnings may be received from more than one job per workers.
C. Fact that unemployment counts do not include those who work for low wages and remain
poor
D. Establishment of system of record-keeping that makes it possible to compile poverty statistics
E. Prevalence, among low-wage workers and the unemployed, of members of families in which
other are employed
Correct Answer : E
Question 15
The conclusion stated about the number of people who suffer as a result of forced idleness
depends primarily on the point that
A. in times of high unemployment, there are some people who do not remain unemployed for
long
B. the capacity for self-support depends on receiving moderate-to-high wages
C. those in forced idleness include, besides the unemployed, both underemployed part-time
workers and those not actively seeking work
D. at different times during the year, different people are unemployed
E. many of those who are affected by unemployment ae dependents of unemployed workers.
Correct Answer : D