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Pineapplelove6 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The relative poverty line can be defined as:

A. the federal government's poverty line.
B. a proportion of the society's overall standard of living.
C. the minimum subsistence income needed to survive without deprivation.
D. three times the median family income.

Question 2

Absolute poverty can be defined as:

A. 50 percent of the median family income.
B. the minimum subsistence income needed to survive without deprivation.
C. three times the amount of money spent on necessities.
D. one-third of the median family income.