Is this statement true or false?

Question

According to the graph, there were more people living in poverty in 1993 than 2000.

A line graph of both the number in poverty and poverty rate between 1959 and 2005. The x axis runs from 1959 to 2005 and the y axis begins at 0 and goes to 50. The line for the poverty rate is by percentage and begins between 20 and 25 and ends between 10 and 25. The line for the numbers in poverty begin about 40 and end between 35 and 40. The numbers are in millions. Shaded lines show recession years and the number in poverty line rises after recession years and then declines before the next recession hits. The year 1993 is right after a recession year and the year 2000 is right before a recession year
Responses

true
true

false

Answer 1

To assess whether the statement is true or false, we need to analyze the given information about the graph.

1. In 1993, the number of people living in poverty is identified as being right after a recession year, which typically leads to a rise in poverty.
2. In 2000, the number of people living in poverty is right before another recession, which would suggest that poverty levels may have declined during the years between 1993 and 2000.

According to the description, the number of people in poverty in 1993 is around 40 million, while in 2000 it is reported to end between 35 and 40 million. Since both the poverty line and the poverty rate are decreasing from 1993 to 2000, this indicates that there were fewer people living in poverty in 2000 compared to 1993.

Therefore, the statement "According to the graph, there were more people living in poverty in 1993 than 2000" is true.