The Official Poverty Definition in the U

Multiple Choice

The official poverty definition in the U.S.is having an income that

A) provides minimum biological needs
B) is less than three times the cost of a nutritionally adequate yet frugal diet
C) places the household in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution
D) is less than the average U.S.welfare allowance
E) is approximately equal to the average household income of Canada