poverty rate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpovertyandrate
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poverty
noun[U]
uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i/
the condition of being ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofpovertyandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thepovertyratebased on disposable income adjusted for family size serves as a measure for the situation after transfers and taxes.
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What is the relationship between these advantaged youths' attitudes of disaffection, the 40 percentpovertyrate, sharply declining voter turnout, and conservatives' victories over reformists?
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That restricted post-productivism is not positively correlated with thepovertyrateshould perhaps not come as a surprise.
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Thepovertyratebased on market income is used as a measure for the pre taxes and transfers situation.
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In particular, thepovertyrateof the single-elderly households is much higher than that of other elderly households, not to mention the population in general.
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Given the recent rise in unemployment, it is therefore very likely that thepovertyratehas increased again.
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That being said, increased wheat yields attributed to improved varieties help reduce thepovertyrate amongst the rural poor who are directly affected through higher income due to increased yields.
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Thepovertyrateamongst women has exceeded 18%.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We have the lowest gross domestic product per head and the highestpovertyrate.
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Can it be right that we are forcing men and women to work for such an unbelievably low rate—apovertyrate?
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Internationally, our childpovertyratehas been comparatively high.
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Correct regulation of their situation is not only a present matter of justice, but it could prevent the maintenance of the highpovertyrateamong older women in the future.
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This statistical measure of thepovertyratetakes into account only a household's current year's income, while ignoring the actual net worth of the household.
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The standard of living is low, and thepovertyratehigh.
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Despite the drop, childpovertyrateremains much higher than the nationalpovertyrate(fig 2).
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Thepovertyratehovered between 25% and 40%.
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Thepovertyrateincreased to 27.5 percent of the population.
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