Julie Is a High School Dropout and a Single Mother

Multiple Choice

Julie is a high school dropout and a single mother with three children who works as a waitress earning minimum wage. Julie spends 30% of her income on food and 70% on rent for her and her children. She doesn't earn enough to pay for utilities and many other needed items. Julie and her children are in

A) absolute poverty due to the feminization of poverty.
B) relative poverty due to the feminization of poverty.
C) absolute poverty because of the welfare state.
D) relative poverty because of the welfare state.