What Do You Know About Poverty in Missouri?
1. How is poverty measured?
- a. Determining the amount of money needed to buy the lowest-cost nutritionally adequate diet identified by the United States Department of Agriculture and multiplying by three.
- b. Estimating the amount of money needed to provide basic housing, clothing, food, and utilities, adjusted by the consumer price index and accounting for the number in the family.
2. The 2009 poverty threshold for a family of four in the United States is:
3. Currently, the elderly poverty rate in the United States is higher than the child poverty rate.
4. Missouri employers must pay at least the:
5. A worker earning the minimum wage in Missouri would have a full-time, monthly salary of:
6. The overall poverty rate in the United States is higher now than in the 1950s.
7. The highest poverty rates in the United States can be found in:
8. In 2009, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Missouri was:
- a. $427 per month
- b. $534 per month
- c. $670 per month
- d. $712 per month
9. Based on a three year average (2003 to 2005), where does Missouri's poverty rate rank in comparison with poverty rates in other states?
10. What is the maximum cash welfare benefit per month in Missouri for a single parent with two children under age 6?
11. In 2008, Missouri reported over _____ in back-due child support due to children by non-custodial parents.
- a. $200 million
- b. $700 million
- c. $1 billion
- d. $1.9 billion
12. In 2010, the average annual percentage rate (APR) on a Missouri payday loan was ____%.
13. In 2005, US taxpayers spent an unnecessary ________ to receive their tax refund faster through Refund Anticipation Loans.
- a. $2.6 million
- b. $7.4 million
- c. $960 million
- d. $3.4 billion
