| What Do You Know About Poverty
in Missouri? |
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choice for each question... |
| 1. How is poverty measured?
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| 2.
The 2007 poverty
threshold for a family of four in the United States is:
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3. Currently, the elderly poverty rate
in the United States is higher than the child poverty rate.
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4. The
Missouri minimum hourly wage rate in 2007 is lower than the
Federal minimum hourly wage:
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5. A worker earning the Missouri minimum wage would have a full-time,
monthly salary of:
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| 6. The overall poverty rate in the United States is
higher now than in the 1950s.
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| 7. The highest poverty rates in the United States can
be found in:
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| 8. In 2006, the fair market
rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Missouri was:
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| 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?
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| 10. What is the maximum cash welfare benefit in Missouri
for a single parent with two children under the age of 6?
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| 11. In 2005, Missouri reported over _____ in
back-due child support due to children by non-custodial parents.
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| 12.
In 2006, the average annual percentage rate
(APR) on a Missouri payday loan was ____%.
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| 13.
In 2005, US taxpayers spent an unnecessary
________ to receive their tax refund faster through Refund
Anticipation Loans.
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