Question

the poverty ______ is the absolute measure used by federal and state governments to define poverty. a. benchmark b. scale c. threshold d. limit

Explanation:

The poverty threshold is the commonly - used absolute measure by governments to define poverty. It represents the minimum level of income or resources below which a person or family is considered to be in poverty. Benchmark is more about a standard for comparison; scale is a more general term for a range or set of values; limit is a general boundary. The specific term for the measure to define poverty is threshold.

Answer:

C. threshold