What is the main difference between the marginal poor and the transitional poor?
a. The transitional poor will most likely stay below the poverty level and the marginal poor will be more likely to rise above the poverty level.
b. For the marginal poor, the rising out of poverty and sinking back into it constitutes a long-term pattern and the transitional poor are most likely experiencing a brief episode of poverty.
c. There are no differences between the marginal poor and the transitional poor. Individuals living at these levels of poverty will stay below the poverty line long-term.
d. The marginal poor only experience a brief episode of poverty whereas the transitional poor will have a pattern of rising and sinking out of poverty.
b. For the marginal poor, the rising out of poverty and sinking back into it constitutes a long-term pattern and the transitional poor are most likely experiencing a brief episode of poverty.
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