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poverty rate  

Definition

  • Poverty is a lack of the usual material possessions or money. The U.S. government sets the poverty threshold and it is adjusted for inflation. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Rate]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-S01QQPJX-W

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