Absolute measures of poverty determine the level of income required for basic essentials; by definition, poverty occurs when incomes fall below this absolute level. The poverty line, which is a government-established index, is one such absolute measure. True / False.

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Humberto Johns

21 July, 09:10

Absolute measures of poverty determine the level of income required for basic essentials; by definition, poverty occurs when incomes fall below this absolute level. The poverty line, which is a government-established index, is one such absolute measure. True / False.

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Kaelyn Orr · Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation:

Absolute measure of poverty is done through evaluation and analysis of income of people with the certain standard of income that is set. This standard income is taken as the absolute for comparison as it is the minimum amount of income that is required for covering basic requirement of life.

A person earning basic income to fulfill needs through threshold income or more than threshold income is not under poverty criteria. If level of income is below threshold/absolute level, then it is considered poverty.

Thus, the given statement is true.