Answers for "What Do You Know About Poverty in Hawai'i?"1.How is
poverty measured?a.Determining the amount of money needed to buy
the lowest-cost nutritionally adequate dietidentified by the United
States Department of Agriculture and multiplying by 3
orb.Estimating the amount of money needed to provide basic housing,
clothing, food, and utilities,adjusted by the consumer price index
and accounting for the number in the family.2.The 2013 poverty
guideline for a family of four in Hawai'i is:a. $25,360b. $
23,550c. $ 45,570d. $ 27,0903.Hawaii's minimum hourly wage is:a.
$8.50b. $9.25c. $7.25d. $10.004.A worker in Hawai'i, earning
minimum wage would have a full-time, monthly salary of:a. $1,160b.
$2,309c. $5,201d. $5695.In 2012, Hawai'i's poverty rate washighest
in the nation:a. 20thb. 7thc. 48thd. 2nd6.In 2014 the fair market
rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Honolulu is:a. $1,820/mob.
$3,000/moc. $1,382/mod. $977/mo7.To afford a house in Hawai'i you
would have to make a minimum of about:a. $120,000/yr b.
$19,000/yrc. $50,000/yrd. $75,000/yr8.The maximum TANF cash benefit
level in 2014, for a single-parent family of three in Hawai'i is?a.
$763/mob. $810/moc. $570/mod.$1,003/mo9.The hourly wage needed in
Hawai'i to afford a 2 bedroom Fair Market Rent apartment orhouse in
2014, (at 40 hours a week) is:a. $7.25/hrb. $31.54/hrc. $13.86/hrd.
$25.00/hr10.The average annual percentage rate (APR) on a payday
loan was%.a. 4.00%b.40.0%c. 400%d. .400%11.In Hawai'i, the
estimated average monthly SNAP Benefit in 2014 for a family of
three is?a. $824/mob. $511/moc. $367/mod.$1,388/mo12.In 2012,
Hawaii has less than a 7 day supply of food especially perishables;
as% of ourfood is still imported weekly.a. 90%b. 25%c.
50%d.100%13.In 2014, the cost for a 45-year old to purchase an
individual Kaiser plan could range from$164.63-$274.83 per month.a.
Trueb. FalseRevised 11/14
