A relative measure of poverty:

a. is a set dollar amount below which a person must fall to be considered poor
b. uses comparisons to an agreed upon norm to determine if a person is poor or not
c. is how we determine who is poor for federal assistance
d. is used to determine public social welfare program eligibility
e. is a part of the public assistance system


ANSWER: b

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