Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United

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Use the following to answer question(s) : Income Distribution in the United States

-The poverty line is described by which of the following?

• A) It is a dollar figure.When a household income is equal to or less than this figure, the household is not considered to be poor.
• B) It is a dollar figure above which a household's income is considered to be in the poor category.
• C) In 2015 in the United States, the poverty line for a family of four was an income of about $24,000.
• D) The poverty line is the same for all family sizes.

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