In the United States, a person or family crosses the poverty threshold if they spend more than ______ of their inflation-adjusted income on basic food supplies.

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In the United States, the poverty threshold is determined by whether a person or family spends more than a third of their inflation-adjusted income on basic food supplies. This is based on the original poverty measure developed in the 1960s.

In the United States, a Person or Family Crosses the Poverty