What does the term ‘underclass’ refer to?

1. A Option A: The poor who are concentrated in isolated rural areas
2. B Option B: Individuals who experience occasional poverty but move back into the 'mainstream' of economic life within 12 months
3. C Option C: The persistently poor who exist mainly because of a sharp climb in joblessness due to a redistribution of jobs in the inner city
4. D Option D: Both B and C

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