Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding Poverty

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding poverty?

• A) The definition of poverty is not entirely clear and defining it is not a science.
• B) The official U. S. government measure of poverty has changed over time.
• C) Children, women, and minorities are disproportionately likely to be poor in America.
• D) The U.S. Census Bureau 2011 official poverty level for a family of four is an income of approximately $30,500 or less.

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Definitions:

Structural

Relates to the physical or organizational shape, composition, or arrangement of something.

Episodic

Pertaining to events or incidents that occur in separate, distinct episodes, often relating to memory in psychology.

Phonemically

Pertaining to phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another.

Semantically

Pertaining to meaning in language or logic, especially the relationship between signifiers and what they represent.