Persons and families whose income is above the federal income guidelines but insufficient to meet living expenses are often called
1. In persistent poverty
2. Near poor
3. Impoverished
4. Neighborhood poverty
ANS: 2
The near poor are persons and families whose income is above the federal income guidelines but insufficient to meet living expenses.
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