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  2. Poverty - Wikipedia

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    Each nation has its own threshold for absolute poverty line; in the United States, for example, the absolute poverty line was US$15.15 per day in 2010 (US$22,000 per year for a family of four), [22] while in India it was US$1.0 per day [23] and in China the absolute poverty line was US$0.55 per day, each on PPP basis in 2010. [24]

  3. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    The term relative poverty can also be used in a different sense to mean "moderate poverty" – for example, a standard of living or level of income that is high enough to satisfy basic needs (like water, food, clothing, housing, and basic health care), but still significantly lower than that of the majority of the population under consideration ...

  4. Measuring poverty - Wikipedia

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    When measured, poverty may be absolute or relative.Absolute poverty refers to a set standard which is consistent over time and between countries. An example of an absolute measurement would be the percentage of the population eating less food than is required to sustain the human body (approximately 2000–2500 calories per day).

  5. Number of children living in extreme poverty nearly triples ...

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    One million children were living in extreme poverty in 2022, ... “There are 1.7 million fewer people in absolute poverty than in 2010, including 400,000 fewer children, but we know some families ...

  6. Relative deprivation - Wikipedia

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    It is a term used in social sciences to describe feelings or measures of economic, political, or social deprivation that are relative rather than absolute. [3] The term is inextricably linked to the similar terms poverty and social exclusion. [5]

  7. Poverty rate at highest levels since 1994 - AOL

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    Poverty numbers were just released in a new Census report, and they aren't pretty. They probably also aren't very surprising, given the state of the economy these last few years. The bottom line ...

  8. Extreme poverty - Wikipedia

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    The international poverty line is designed to stay constant over time, to allow comparisons between different years. It is therefore a measure of absolute poverty and is not measuring relative poverty. It is also not designed to capture how people view their own financial situation (known as the socially subjective poverty line). [23]

  9. What Income Will Be Considered Poverty Level In 5 Years? - AOL

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    Guessing the future poverty line is like trying to hit a moving target. There are a lot of economic factors at play, like inflation, how much wages grow, what the government decides to do in ...