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Homework (Ch 20) Q Search 2. Understanding the U.S. Poverty line The following table shows the U.S. poverty thresholds for 2018 by size of family and number of related children under the age of 18. All figures are in dollars. For example, a family with two adults and three children is considered to be living in poverty if the family's income in 2018 is below $29,967 Related Children under 18 Years One Two Three Four Five 17,308 17,242 Size of Family Unit None One person (unrelated individual) Under 65 years 13,064 65 years and over 12,043 Two persons Households under 65 years 16,815 Households 65 years and over 15,178 Three persons 19,642 Four persons 25,900 Five persons 31,234 Six persons 35,925 Seven persons 41,336 Eight persons 46,231 Nine persons or more 55,613 20,212 20,231 26,324 25,465 25,554 31,689 30,718 29,967 29,509 36,068 35,324 34,612 33,553 41,594 40,705 40,085 38,929 46,640 45,800 45,064 44,021 55,883 55,140 54,516 53,491 32,925 37,581 42,696 52,082 Source: "Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Children. 2010, United States Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/income.poverty/p60-266.html

Answer 1

Frances and Dmitri are married and have three children under the age of 18.

Their total family income is $27,000.

A household with two adults and three children is considered to be living in poverty if the family's income is below $28,286.

The family's income is below $28,286.

So,

Yes, Dmitri and Frances are living in poverty. CASE 2

2) :-After divorce, family consist of one adult and 3 children.

Total family income is $15,000.

A household with one adult and three children family's income is below $24,120.

is considered to be living in poverty if the

The family's income is below $24,120.

So, Yes, Frances and her children are living in

poverty.

CASE 3

Household consist of one adult and three

children.

Total family income (with welfare) = $20,000 A household with one adult and three children is considered to be living in poverty if the family's income is below $24,120. The family's income is below $24,120.

So, Yes, after receiving welfare, Frances's family

is living in poverty