2007-01-19 09:35:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
$9000
2007-01-19 09:40:04 · answer #1 · answered by King Midas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1 per day, and moderate poverty as less than $2 a day.
2007-01-19 17:44:29 · answer #2 · answered by lilwink09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read this on Ask Yahoo. They talked about a 'shoestring budget'. That, my friend would be the POOREST!! It explained that you have VERY little to live on and probably didn't include a house!
2007-01-19 17:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by curiousgeorgette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where in the world you live and what the local stanard of living is. You can find some of that info here:
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp
and
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/0,,menuPK:336998~pagePK:149018~piPK:149093~theSitePK:336992,00.html
For U.S. stats look at:
http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/IncomePoverty2004.html
2007-01-19 17:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by fresch2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in america probably less than 12k a year.
in the world probably less than 1k a year.
lets us really know how fortunate we are in the u.s.
2007-01-19 17:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by disciple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When their"s not money for the necessities, not what you want, but just plain living day to day and beliieve it or not they are a lots of people like that..........
2007-01-19 17:40:33 · answer #6 · answered by darlene g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends where you live
and what life style you want
I think that $18 000 is poverty level
2007-01-19 17:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine
2007-01-19 17:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by parrothead2371 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$20,000 a year or less.
2007-01-19 17:40:31 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋