Poverty threshhold is an absolute marker.
Dinitto (2007) states, "In 2002, the poverty threshold for a family of four was $18,392... Poverty Thresholds are an absolute measure of poverty because they provide one figure for the number of poor in the country, and individuals and families fall either above or below."  ( p.82)
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Poverty threshhold is an absolute marker.
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