What Is the Main Difference Between the Marginal Poor and the Transitional

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between the marginal poor and the transitional poor?

• A)The transitional poor will most likely stay below the povery level and the marginal poor will be more likely to rise above the poverty level.
• B)For the marginal poor,the rising out of poverty and sinking back into it constitute a long-term pattern and the transitional poor are most likely experiencing a brief episode of poverty.
• C)There are no differences between the marginal poor and the transitional poor.Both of these levels of poverty will stay below the poverty line.
• D)The marginal poor is only experiencing a brief episode of poverty whereas the transitional poor will have a pattern of rising and sinking out of poverty.

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