Topics: Economics and Personal Finances, Socioeconomic Class. 1  Richard Fry is a senior researcher focusing on economics and education at Pew Research Center. 2  Rakesh Kochhar is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center.
In the United States, the Census Bureau determines who is poor using an economic poverty measure, by calculating official poverty estimates using a set of dollar-value thresholds, or minimum amount of income needed to meet basic needs, that vary by family size and composition.
A simple solution to avoiding a poor diet is to a. eat larger portions of wholesome foods at meals. B. snack from the tip of the Food Guide Pyramid or from the protein section of MyPlate. C. include some sweets with each meal. D. eat even if you are not hungry. A simple solution to avoiding a poor diet is to eat larger portions of wholesome...