The poverty line is determined by calculating three times the amount of an economy food budget, which is the minimum amount of money required to purchase a nutritionally adequate diet. The poverty line does not separate those on welfare from those not on welfare, and it is not equal to the median income level.

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The Poverty Line

Question 139

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The poverty line:

A) separates those on welfare from those not on welfare.
B) equals three times an economy food budget.
C) equals the median income level.
D) all of the above.

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