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Poverty Level /'pä-vur-tê · 'le-vul/
A monetary threshold below which all family members of considered poor. There are different threshold levels for different family sizes and compositions. For example, the poverty level for a single adult is $9,359 whereas the level for a four-person family with two children is $18,244. Mainly used for statistical purposes, the system for determining the poverty level was developed in the 1960's by Mollie Orshansky.
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