In the United States, the inability to live the lifestyle of the average person in the country is called ___________.
a. relative poverty
b. absolute poverty
c. unrelative poverty
d. structured poverty
a. relative poverty
@ In the United States, the inability to live the lifestyle of the average person in the country is called relative poverty.
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