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<p>The <b>poverty threshold</b>, <b>poverty limit</b>, <b>poverty line</b>, or <b>breadline</b> is the minimum level of <a href="page.php?w=income">income</a> deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for the average adult. The cost of housing, such as the <a href="page.php?w=renting">rent</a> for an apartment, usually makes up the largest proportion of this estimate, so economists track the real estate market and other housing cost indicators as</p><p>
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