poverty level
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpovertyandlevel
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poverty
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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level
noun[C]
uk/ˈlev.əl/us/ˈlev.əl/
the height ...
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(Definition ofpovertyandlevelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpoverty level
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Although not predicted, we found separate effects for classroompovertyleveland the individual child's poverty in predicting highly aggressive behavior in middle school.
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Second, all children were from families whose economic status fell at or below thepovertylevel.
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Similarly, the proportion of our patients at thepovertylevelis higher than for the city as a whole.
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For first-grade boys,povertylevelwas associated with higher risk of aggression, disruption, and vulnerability to classroom level of aggression.
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Eighty-five families (50%) were defined as being below two times thepovertylevel.
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Most of the children's parents have little formal education, and 66% live below thepovertylevel.
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It will be seen that for those who do not have employment, the minimum income is far below thepovertylevel.
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For purposes of assessing the effect of classroom poverty on each child's course of aggressive behavior we needed to unconfound the classroom'spovertylevelfrom the individual child's poverty.
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First grade males' ownpovertylevelwas associated with higher risk of being more aggressive, disruptive in first grade, and thereby increased their vulnerability to classroom level of aggression.
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The ratio of household income topovertylevelwas almost four (that is, the average household earned four times the federalpovertylevel).
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We can argue about whether they are receiving a subsistence allowance, apovertylevelwage, or whatever.
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Supplementary means-tested benefits for the aged have been on the increase, which itself speaks for thepovertylevelof the basic pension.
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