The Poverty Intensity Index Includes Measures of

question 18

Multiple Choice

The poverty intensity index includes measures of

• A) the poverty rate and the average poverty gap.
• B) the poverty intensity index,the poverty cut-off index,and the Gini index.
• C) the poverty cut-off index,the income tax cut-off index,and the Gini index.
• D) the poverty intensity rate,the marginal poverty rate,and the average poverty rate.
• E) the job loss index,the unemployment index,and the job retaining index.

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