The total number of people living below a specified minimum level of real income, an international poverty line, is called ?
Correct answer: C. Absolute poor
- A. Relative poor
- B. Real poverty
- C. Absolute poor
- D. None
Explanation
People whose income falls below a fixed poverty line are classified as the absolute poor, because the standard is an objective minimum level of real income. Relative poverty compares a person's income with the prevailing income distribution of the society.
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