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Interpret poverty measures, income shares, inequality, and public assistance programs.
#us_hs_economics
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What does the official federal poverty threshold indicate for a family of a given size?
Why can the official poverty threshold differ between a family of two and a family of five?
A family's annual money income is $1 below its applicable poverty threshold. How is it counted in official poverty figures?
After households are ranked by income, what is a quintile?
Look at the income-share graph. The unlabeled rightmost bar represents the highest fifth of households. Approximately what share of income does it receive?
Use the income-share graph. The unlabeled leftmost bar represents the lowest fifth of households. What share of income does it receive?
Refer to the graph. The unlabeled fourth bar represents the fourth fifth of households. About what share of income does it receive?
Use the graph. The unlabeled leftmost bar is the lowest fifth. Together, what share of income do the lowest three fifths receive?
According to the graph, the unlabeled second bar is the second fifth. How many percentage points greater is the highest fifth's share than the second fifth's share?
Over a decade, incomes become more evenly distributed across households. What happens to the country's Gini coefficient?
The income share of the lowest fifth rises from 3% to 5%, while the share of the highest fifth falls from 52% to 48%. What is the change in income inequality?
Every household's income doubles, but each household keeps the same share of total income. What happens to the Gini coefficient?
A Gini coefficient of exactly 1 would describe which income distribution?
A family regularly runs short of money for groceries near the end of each month. Which federal program is aimed at helping purchase food?
A low-income child needs health coverage for doctor visits and prescribed medicines. Which program is designed to provide health coverage?
A parent with children loses a job and needs temporary cash assistance for basic bills while seeking work. Which program best matches that need?
A pregnant person needs help obtaining nutritious foods and nutrition services. Which program is designed for this need?
Use the table. How should the Ruiz family of four be counted in the illustrative poverty figures?
For an illustrative year, the poverty threshold for a household of three is $25,000. The household earns exactly $25,000. How is it counted?
For an illustrative year, a household of five has a poverty threshold of $35,000 and annual income of $38,400. How is it counted?
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