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hbsimmons88

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How many people fall below the poverty index at the current time in the United States?
 
  A. About 4.5 or 13 million people fall below the poverty index.
  B. About 8.5 or 25 million people fall below the poverty index.
  C. About 12.5 or 37 million people fall below the poverty index.
  D. Fewer people fall below the poverty index than in the year 2003.

Question 2

The United States has set a living standard it considers adequate, and people who fall below this standard are considered poor or in poverty. What was the approximate yearly maximum income under the poverty index for a family of four in 2006?
 
  A. 20,500
  B. 24,500
  C. 28,500
  D. 32,500



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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