When Jacob Riis wrote "How the Other Half Lives" in 1890, the "other half" he was referring to was the

Jacob Riis used How the Other Half Lives to expose the crowded, unhealthy conditions faced by poor people in New York City. The “other half” referred to the working poor, who lived very differently from the wealthy and comfortable. Therefore, the correct choice is “working poor.”

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