Concept information
Preferred term
poverty rate
Definition
- Poverty is a lack of the usual material possessions or money. The U.S. government sets the poverty threshold and it is adjusted for inflation. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Rate]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/poverty_rate
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