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poverty threshold  

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  • POVERTY THRESHOLDS ARE the minimum income levels, adjusted for family size and number of children, below which household members are deemed to be living in poverty. Necessarily, poverty thresholds vary from country to country because of different levels of income and standards of living. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Threshold]

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