<P> Poverty is a state of deprivation, lacking the usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions . The most common measure of poverty in the U.S. is the "poverty threshold" set by the U.S. government . This measure recognizes poverty as a lack of those goods and services commonly taken for granted by members of mainstream society . The official threshold is adjusted for inflation using the consumer price index . </P> <P> Most Americans will spend at least one year below the poverty line at some point between ages 25 and 75 . Poverty rates are persistently higher in rural and inner city parts of the country as compared to suburban areas . </P>

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