Question

The following table shows the U.S. poverty thresholds for 2016 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 one child is considered to be living in poverty if the family's income in 2016 is below $19,318.

Size of Family Unit	Related Children under 18 Years
	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
One person (unrelated individual)
Under 65 years	12,486
65 years and over	11,511
Two persons
Households under 65 years	16,072	16,543
Households 65 years and over	14,507	16,480
Three persons	18,774	19,318	19,337
Four persons	24,755	25,160	24,339	24,424
Five persons	29,854	30,288	29,360	28,643	28,205
Six persons	34,337	34,473	33,763	33,082	32,070	31,470
Seven persons	39,509	39,756	38,905	38,313	37,208	35,920
Eight persons	44,188	44,578	43,776	43,072	42,075	40,809
Nine persons or more	53,155	53,413	52,702	52,106	51,127	49,779

Source: “Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Children, 2016,” United States Census Bureau, last modified August 11, 2017, accessed December 2, 2017, https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-poverty-thresholds.html.

Eileen and Clancy are married, under the age of 65, and have three children under the age of 18. Clancy works full time and earns $19,000, while Eileen works part time and earns $9,000. Thus, in total, their family income is $28,000.

The poverty threshold for a family with two adults and three children under the age of 18 is _____

.

Are Clancy and Eileen living in poverty?

Yes

No

Suppose that Clancy divorces Eileen and leaves the family without paying alimony or child support. Eileen must now support her three children alone, so she begins working full time and earns a total of $18,000. Are Eileen and her children living in poverty?

Yes

No

Again, consider Eileen, a single mother with three children under 18 who earns an annual income of $18,000. Suppose that Eileen qualifies for a welfare program for single parents that provides her with $600 cash for each child (a total of $1,800, since Eileen has three children). After receiving welfare, is Eileen's family living in poverty?

Yes

No

Answer 1

ANSWER :-

(1) Yes

Explained:

From the chart 2 adult 3 children have to earn at least 19318 to be above poverty. But their income is 28000

(2)  Yes

Explained:

From the chart 1 adult 3 children have to earn at least 24,424 to be above poverty. But their income is 18000

(3)  Yes

Explained:

From the chart 1 adult 3 children have to earn at least 24,424 to be above poverty.But their income is 18000+1800=19800

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