Poverty

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Definition:
There is no definition located in the book. ONLINE DEFINITION: The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. [] []

Examples:
Poverty is often confused with being homeless. some people livingn in poverty can be people that have homes but not enough income to provide sufficiently.

Analogies:
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Mnemonics:

 * EACH:**
 * **E**motional and Social Challenges.
 * **A**cute and Chronic Stressors.
 * **C**ognitive Lags.
 * **H**ealth and Safety Issues

In the News:
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More than one in seven people in the United States lives below the poverty line, which is $22,113 for a family of four in 2010. More than one in five children in the United States lives below the poverty line. //Source: 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplements from the Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.// []
 * Poverty**
 * Most Americans (51.4 percent) will live in poverty at some point before age 65. //Source:// //Urban Institute, Transitioning In and Out of Poverty, 2007.//
 * 65 percent of low-income families have at least one working family member, and 79 percent of single mothers who head households work. //Source: Income, Earnings, and Poverty data from the 2010 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011////.//
 * In most areas, a family of four needs to earn twice the poverty line to provide children with basic necessities. //Source:// //National Center for Children in Poverty, Budgeting for Basic Needs, March 2009.//
 * Nationally, more than 44 percent of children live in low-income working families (families who earn less than twice the poverty line). //Source:// //Income, Earnings, and Poverty data from the 2010 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.//
 * A person working full-time at the minimum wage earns about $14,500 a year. The official poverty line for a family of three—one parent with two children—is $17,568.