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一、美国贫困的基本概念(一)“贫困线”的定义在富裕的美国同样存在贫困问题,为了衡量贫困问题,美国政府制定了“贫困线”的标准.但是“贫困线”并没有一个真正统一的定义,官方的预定标准与广泛运用的相对贫困的定义有很大差异,按官方定义,可将一个在1981年的收入低于9287美元的4口之家划为贫困户.而运用相对贫困的定义只有当其收入低于13162美元时才被视为贫困户——其间相差3875美元,或超过4%!
I. THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF AMERICAN POVERTY A. Definition of “Poverty Line” There is also poverty in the wealthy United States, and in order to measure poverty, the U.S. government has set the standard of “poverty line.” However, the "poverty line There is no truly unified definition. The official booking standard is quite different from the definition of widespread poverty. According to official definitions, a family of four with a family income of less than 9,287 U.S. Dollars can be classified as Poor households, while the definition of using relative poverty is considered poor only when their income is less than $ 13,162 - a difference of $ 3,875, or more than 4%!