4. Currently, the poverty threshold for a family of four is just over $25,000 a year. Among the given factors that affect poverty, indicate those that the official poverty threshold accounts for and those that it does not. Accounted for by the official poverty threshold Not accounted for by the official poverty threshold Answer Bank Differences in tax rates between different locales Inflation The cost of essential living expenses Changes in noncash benefits Geographical differences in the cost of living
4. Currently, the poverty threshold for a family of four is just over $25,000 a year. Among the given factors that affect poverty, indicate those that the official poverty threshold accounts for and those that it does not. Accounted for by the official poverty threshold Not accounted for by the official poverty threshold Answer Bank Differences in tax rates between different locales Inflation The cost of essential living expenses Changes in noncash benefits Geographical differences in the cost of living
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4. Currently, the poverty threshold for a family of four is just over $25,000 a year. Among the given factors that affect poverty,
indicate those that the official poverty threshold accounts for and those that it does not.
Accounted for by the official poverty threshold
Not accounted for by the official poverty threshold
Answer Bank
Differences in tax rates between different locales
Inflation
The cost of essential living expenses
Changes in noncash benefits
Geographical differences in the cost of living](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7232fa66-5d09-4e66-940e-12c72bab828e%2Fea88e022-7031-408a-9a9a-0f0068894af6%2Fa4m4sa_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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4. Currently, the poverty threshold for a family of four is just over $25,000 a year. Among the given factors that affect poverty,
indicate those that the official poverty threshold accounts for and those that it does not.
Accounted for by the official poverty threshold
Not accounted for by the official poverty threshold
Answer Bank
Differences in tax rates between different locales
Inflation
The cost of essential living expenses
Changes in noncash benefits
Geographical differences in the cost of living
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