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Relative Poverty

Relative Poverty is a measure of poverty based on an individual or family’s relative income compared to the overall average level of income in the economy as a whole. Relative poverty thresholds change over time with growth in overall income levels. Distinct from absolute
measures of poverty, which are defined according to a specified level of real consumption.

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