The Official Poverty Definition in the U

question 42

Multiple Choice

The official poverty definition in the U.S.is having an income that

• A)provides minimum biological needs
• B)is less than three times the cost of a nutritionally adequate yet frugal diet
• C)places the household in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution
• D)is less than the average U.S.welfare allowance
• E)is approximately equal to the average household income of Canada

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Definitions:

Noninvasive Electronic

Technologies or devices that do not require insertion into the body to monitor physiological functions.

Peripheral Vascular Disease

A circulation disorder that causes the blood vessels outside of the heart and brain to narrow, block, or spasm.

Atrial Fibrillation

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Disposable Sensor

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