Facts About Poverty
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pov·er·ty [pov-er-tee]
noun
1. The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms:privation, neediness, destitution, indigence,
pauperism,penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
2. Deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients, qualities,etc.: poverty of the soil. Synonyms: thinness, poorness,insufficiency.
noun
1. The state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms:privation, neediness, destitution, indigence,
pauperism,penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
2. Deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients, qualities,etc.: poverty of the soil. Synonyms: thinness, poorness,insufficiency.
- According to the U.S. Census Bureau poverty consists of a family with two adults and two children that earn $21,834 or less a year.
- In 2008, nearly 43.6 million Americans lived in poverty (about 13.2% of the population); 12.9 million were under the age of 18.
- Based on data from the National Center for Educational Statistics in 2009 around 19% of 5-17 year old school-aged children in the United States were living with families in poverty.
- Most schools in bad condition are in cities where at least 70% of students are below the poverty line.