Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the economics of working-class family life in?

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late-nineteenth-century America?

A.Except for the lowest-paid factory workers, most male heads of household were able to support their families through their own labor.
B.As children grew older, their material needs increased, which strained family budgets and made supporting the children's adolescent years hardest on families.
C.In 1900, one of every five children below age sixteen worked for wages.
D.Women's household work was crucial in maintaining the family, and this work was commonly done by older daughters because wives were employed outside the home.
 
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