The poverty line separates the northern states (formerly the Union) from the southern states (formerly the Confederacy). Individuals below the poverty line are likely to support the right to own slaves. In the past, many of the slaves attempted to become upwardly mobile by going above the poverty line. However, they were frequently captured and returned to their owners. The risk of being captured is a significant barrier to upward mobility for minorities living below the poverty line.
it is false that the majority of old people have incomes below the poverty line as defined by the federal government.
Poverty is a social phenomenon wherein section of society is unable to fulfill even its basic necessities of life. In India , the poverty line is defined on the basis of calorie intake.
For a family of 2 the US poverty line is $15,730. For a family of four the poverty line is $23,850.
79% of the people in Iran are above the poverty line while 21% is below the poverty line.
More than half of Indonesia's 225 million people have incomes below the poverty line as defined by the World Bank.Source: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/country/country.cfm?CountryId=30
poverty line in Pakistan for 2009 was 848.79 rupees.
80% of the people in Chad are in the poverty line.
As of 2020, the poverty rate in Ireland was estimated to be around 14%. This figure takes into account individuals living below the poverty line, which is defined as having an income that falls below a certain threshold relative to the average income in the country.
For a single person in the United States the poverty level is defined as $11,490 annual earnings by the 2013 Federal Poverty Level guidelines. The poverty level for a family of four is defined as $23,500 annually.
As of 2021, around 13.4% of Australia's population was estimated to be living below the poverty line, which equates to approximately 3.2 million individuals. However, poverty statistics can vary depending on how poverty is defined and measured.
definitions on poverty are unclear. Moderate poverty is defined by the world bank as living on less than $2 per day.
TPG = The extent to which the incomes of the poor people lie below the poverty line - is found by adding up the amounts by which each poor persons income Yi falls below the absolute poverty line Yp