Question

According to the U.S. government's current calculations, a single adult earning $11,880 or a family of four earning $24,300 before taxes is living at the poverty line. In which of the following years were these calculations established?a. 1776
b. 1861
c. 1964
d. 2001

Answer 1

Answer:

c. 1964

Explanation:

During the tenure of President Lyndon Johnson, there was an interest in knowing the poverty status of Americans. Hence, the calculation of the poverty status by the United States Census Bureau was established in 1964 and it employed the Official Poverty Measures which was developed by Mollie Orshansky. In calculating the poverty status of the United States, parameter such as income, family and threshold are considered, As at 2016, 12.7% of Americans were poor.

Answer 2

Answer:

1964

Explanation:

Mollie Orchansky, an economist who was working for the Social Security Administration developed the poverty threshold in 1963-1964. Shortly after Orchansky's publication of the article, the Johnson administration announced its war on poverty in 1964. In 2001 the thresholds were calculated as $11,880 and $24,300.