Please help me answer the following multiple choice study guide.

Among dual earner couples, the share of couples where the wife is the main earner is about

A.12%

B.44%

c.28%

D.20%

Children's outcomes are affected by all of the following, EXCEPT

A.parental education

B.family income

C.part-time employment of the mother

D.quality of childcare

Researchers of the well-being of children in general agree on the following , EXCEPT

A. Children raised in low income families do worse in terms of test scores, health and behavior compared to children from high B. income backgrounds.

C. Boys raised by a single mother experience larger unfavorable effect on educational outcomes than girls.

D. Family conflict and domestic violence has no impact on child outcomes.

Other things equal, children raised in intact two-parent households, married or not, fair better in terms of most outcomes than children in alternative family arrangements.

Critics of the old AFDC mention that the program created the following adverse incentives, EXCEPT

A. It created disincentives for mothers to work

B. It almost entirely alleviated poverty but at the expense of taxpayers

C. It encouraged unmarried motherhood

D. It discouraged mothers from getting married

Approximately what percent of the US households currently receive SNAP benefits?

A. 12%

B. 8%

C. 4%

D. 18%

Approximately what percent of US families receive Earned Income Tax Credit?

A. 34%

B. 4%

C. 14%

D. 24%

Economics incentives that promote marriage include all of the following, EXCEPT

A. paying welfare bonuses to married recipients

B. funding local marriage education programs

C. support of covenant and common law marriage

D. making welfare programs conditional on both partners' income

How does the US income tax system create the secondary earner penalty for married couples?

A. Married couples are not eligible for EITC.

B. Given the same total income, married people with two or more jobs pay higher tax rates.

C. Progressive tax system means the second earner's income is taxes at a higher rate, and this discouraging wives' labor supply.

D. Dual earner married couples pay lower taxes than taxes they would pay if they were single.

An example of a flat tax would be:

A. Everyone pays $100 tax.

B. Everyone pays 10% of income as tax.

C. The richer you, the higher is your tax rate.

D. The richer you are, the lower is your tax rate,.

Reform proposals for the Social Security program include all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Increase eligibility age for receiving benefits.

B. Eliminate benefits for individuals who did not pay Social Security taxes.

C. Remove the cap on the maximum amount of earnings subject to Social Security taxes.

D. A shift to individuals' private investments.

By raising children at the expense of their own time, parents

A. are making a risky investment with low return.

B. Are irrational

C. may create negative externalities if the children refuse to pay taxes.

D. benefit the society because children are future workers, inventors, and taxpayers.

Which of the following is FALSE regarding family friendly workplace policies, such as paid family leave and flextime?

A. They are prohibitively costly for most firms, especially for large firms.

B. They reduce worker turnover, and thus the cost of hiring and training new workers.

C. They increase worker satisfaction.

D. They reduce worker absenteeism and increase productivity.