The Government's Method of Calculating the Official Poverty Rate

question 21

Multiple Choice

The government's method of calculating the official poverty rate

• A)Does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different parts of the country
• B)Does not account for the value of in-kind benefits received by poor families
• C)Is based on pre-tax household income
• D)Does all of the above
• E)Does none of the above

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