One Measure of the Severity of Poverty Is the Ratio

question 58

Multiple Choice

One measure of the severity of poverty is the ratio of income to poverty which is calculated by

• A)dividing a family's poverty income threshold by that family's income.
• B)dividing a family's transfer payments received by that family's income.
• C)dividing a family's income by the family's poverty income threshold.
• D)dividing a family's income by that family's transfer payments received.
• E)none of the above

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