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Income poverty describes a person or family who lives on or below the minimum acceptable way of life. It's most likely to occur in people who have a low income. Women,disabled and lone parents are at higher risk of of being in income poverty.
Changes in the economy,employment being terminated and low income can have a factor on income poverty.
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What is the poverty level income in the US?
One in Six Americans live in Poverty
What is the best definition of the federal government's poverty guideline?
the poverty guideline is a measurement of how much income
What is the poverty line?
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line for the nation's cities was 578.
What income range is considered below poverty level?
probably income under 13,000 per year
What do you call the minimum income needed to support a household?
The Poverty Threshold
What are the two main form of poverty?
Income and Non-Income Poverty.
What are the four different types of poverty?
the different kinds of poverty are income poverty, non-income poverty, relative poverty and absolute poverty.
What income is considered poverty level in the United States for a family of one and of two?
A family of one is considered in poverty with an annual income of $11,670. A family of two is considered in poverty with a yearly income of $15,730.
What is the poverty threshold?
The "poverty line" is the level of income that separates the people who live in poverty from everyone else. It is not an official line and no specific income has been established as the "poverty line". It is an expression used in conversation to replace the lengthy expression "the level of income that separates poor people from people who are not poor".
What is the minimum level of income possible before poverty becomes life threatening?
Absolute poverty is the minimum level of income possible before poverty becomes life threatening.
What income is considered poverty level for a family of 3 in BC Canada?
An income that is not the same as that of a government union worker is at the poverty level
What is the poverty level income in the US?
One in Six Americans live in Poverty
What is Poverty rate?
The poverty threshold, poverty limit or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.
What is the poverty rate?
The poverty threshold, poverty limit or poverty line is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country.
What is the best definition of the governments poverty guidelines?
the poverty guideline is a measurement of how much income
What is the best definition of the federal government's poverty guideline?
the poverty guideline is a measurement of how much income
What is the poverty line?
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line for the nation's cities was 578.
