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Income Inequality

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 2024, the U.S. Median Household income was...

a)

$83,730

b)

$95,262

c)

$125,438

d)

$32,375

2.

In the U.S., people without disabilities earn TWICE as much as those with disabilities.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In 2024 in the U.S., the highest median income by race/ethnicity was __________.

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Asian

d)

Latinex

4.

U.S. older adults have higher poverty levels than their children.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In 2024, women earned 80.9 cents to every dollar a man earned.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How many US states have a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr.?

a)

12

b)

30

c)

47

d)

6

7.

How long has the federal minimum wage been stuck at $7.25?

a)

2019

b)

1972

c)

2009

d)

1998

8.

Which country has the highest income inequality of all advanced economic (G7) nations?

a)

Canada

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

United States

9.

Between 1989 and 2016, the wealth gap between America’s richest and poorest families __________.

a)

more than doubled

b)

stayed the same

c)

decreased by 50%

d)

did not exist

10.

Based on 2022 data, the median net worth of a typical white family was nearly _____ times greater than black family.

a)

1.5

b)

5

c)

6.4

d)

10

11.

The richest 1% of the world owns more wealth than the rest of the world combined.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

To be in the top 10% of earners in the US, you must have an annual household income of at least __________.

a)

$38,412

b)

$148,812

c)

$1 million

d)

$585,000

13.

What causes income inequality in the U.S.?

a)

globalization

b)

gender discrimination

c)

racial discrimination

d)

technology replacing lower skilled work

e)

wage stagnation

14.

White students are more likely to take out loans and borrow more than black students to cover tuition and living costs.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Total student loan debt for 2024 was _________ .

a)

8.4 million

b)

3.2 billion

c)

5 million

d)

1.7 trlilion