The annual per capita income in state a rose from 1995 to 2000. during the same time period, the average annual household income in state a fell by more than three percent.
which of the following, if true, would best explain the discrepancy above?
a. the industries that were the greatest employers in state a prior to 1995 laid off much of their work force in the 1995-2000 period.
b. due to divorce, a lowered birth rate, and other factors, the average number of individuals per household in state a declined from 1995 to 2000.
c. the software industry, which provides relatively few jobs at a relatively high payscale, grew rapidly in state a from 1995 to 2000.
d. during the late 1990's, the state government in state a drastically reduced property taxes.
e. states adjacent to state a also had simultaneous increases in per capita income and decreases in average household income in the 1995-2000 period.