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Poverty in the US: living standards expressions
1. Poverty is a relative measure that depends on prices,
the standard of living, and the that others earn.

amounts
incomes
monies
pays
2. Poverty is a major problem in America, and one that is
extremely difficult to

decide
resolve
determine
restore
3. Families and individuals are defined as living in if
their incomes fall below certain levels.

poor
poverty
scarcity
dearth
4. Poverty in the United States is more than most
people realize.

wide
ample
broad
extensive

5. One reason for the continued high poverty numbers is
the growing gap in the of income.

distribution
exchange
transmission
movement
6. Weekly tend to be lower for people employed in
service industries.

pay cuts
paychecks
payoffs
paycards
7. During the 1990s, salaries for highly skilled employees
, while wages for those who are less skilled
remained about the same.

soared
flew
skimmed
took to the air
8. The decline of unions means that lower skilled workers
have to work for less pay.

somewhere
everywhere
elsewhere
nowhere
9. The shift from two-parent families to single-parent

families and other non-family arrangements tends to
average family income.

slighter
smaller
lesser
lower
10. According to recent , nearly 35 million Americans
live in poverty.

quantities
statistics
numerals
amounts