Question

In industrialized countries, national poverty lines are sometimes based on the median household income of a country’s population. According to this _____ poverty measure, members of a household are considered poor if their household income is less than 50 percent of the median household income in that country.

Answer 1

Answer:

Relative

Explanation:

Poverty is the situation a person is in where they do not have material possessions or income to fulfill the needs of a person.

Absolute poverty occurs when a person does not have the enough income to obtain the basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter.

A person is said to be relatively poor if they have an income which is 50 percent lower than the median household income in that country.