Poverty Can Be Determined by Many Criteria

question 28

Multiple Choice

Poverty can be determined by many criteria. One criterion is, any family that had to spend more than 20% of its income than the average family on food, clothing and shelter. What criterion of poverty is this?

• A) Basic needs approach
• B) Market basket measure
• C) Highest attainable income measure
• D) Low-income cut-off measure

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