Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States

-If you establish that a family is on the low end of the income scale and is thus considered poor, you have come up with a (n):
A) means-tested test.
B) relative income test
C) absolute income test
D) nominal income test.

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Use the following to answer question(s): Income Distribution in the United States
 
-If you establish that a family is on the low end of the income scale and is thus considered poor, you have come up with a (n):
A) means-tested test. 
B) relative income test 
C) absolute income test 
D) nominal income test.

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A relative income test determines poverty by comparing a family's income to the median income of the population, identifying those significantly below as poor.

Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Income Distribution in the United