The USDA based the poverty threshold on the 1955 Household Food Consumption Survey, which found that families of three or more people spent about ______ of their after-tax income on food.
A) one-third
B) one-fourth
C) one-half
D) two-thirds

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The USDA based the poverty threshold on the assumption that families of three or more spent about one-third of their after-tax income on food, according to the 1955 Household Food Consumption Survey.

The USDA Based the Poverty Threshold on the 1955 Household