 Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day  At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day  Based on enrollment data, about 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005; 57 per cent of them were girls.  Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water, and 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation  2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized 2013  1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — live without electricity 2013 BELL RINGER ANSWERS

January 5, 2015 ENTRY # 5 – WHAT IS POVERTY?

 Define Poor  Define Poverty  Poor: Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society  Poverty: The condition of lacking sufficient money or goods to meet basic human needs such as food, shelter, and clothing. POVERTY VS. POOR

FOR EACH PICTURE IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN WHETHER THE DEFINITION OF POVERTY OR POOR APPLIES. Picture # 1 Picture # 2

FOR EACH PICTURE IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN WHETHER THE DEFINITION OF POVERTY OR POOR APPLIES. Picture # 4 Picture # 3

 After viewing the pictures, do you feel better or worse about your (and your family’s) financial condition? Explain.  USE COMPLETE SENTENCES PICTURE REFLECTION QUESTION

 Based on the idea that poverty is a lack of basic human needs  Lack of food, clothing and shelter are main factors used in measuring poverty  What counts as poverty is assumed to be the same in all societies and over time  Is usually measured by working out a list of basic requirements and costing them to establish a poverty line ABSOLUTE POVERTY

U.S. Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds, 2013 Size of Family UnitPoverty Threshold One person (unrelated individual)$11,888 Under age 6512,119 Age 65 or older11,173 Two people15,142 Householder under age 6515,679 Householder age 65 or older14,095 Three people18,552 Four people23,834 Five people28,265 Six people31,925 Seven people36,384 Eight people40,484 Nine people or more48,065 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds, 2013, released in September 2014.

 Based on the idea that what counts as poverty varies from society to society and over time  This suggest the definition of poverty is constantly changing according to the expectations of society  Relative definitions often compare people’s lifestyles with the majority of the population rather than just focusing on a poverty lined based on income RELATIVE POVERTY

U.S. Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds, 2012 Size of Family UnitPoverty Threshold One person (unrelated individual)$11,720 Under age 6511,945 Age 65 or older11,011 Two people14,937 Householder under age 6515,450 Householder age 65 or older13,892 Three people18,284 Four people23,492 Five people27,827 Six people31,471 Seven people35,743 Eight people39,688 Nine people or more47,297 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Weighted Average Poverty Thresholds, 2012, released in September 2013.