Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.
In-kind benefit Poverty line (or poverty threshold) Welfare state Poverty rate Mean household income Government transfer Private health insurance Means-tested Social welfare program Social insurance program Single-payer system Median household income Gini coefficient Negative income tax | the annual income below which a family is officially considered poor. Also called the poverty threshold. a benefit given in the form of goods or services. describes a program in which benefits are available only to individuals or families whose incomes fall below a certain level. a government program designed to provide payments based on need. the income of the household lying at the exact middle of the income distribution. program in which each member of a large pool of individuals pays a fixed amount to a private company that agrees to pay most of the medical expenses of the pool’s members. the percentage of the population with incomes below the poverty line. the average income across all households. a health care system in which the government is the principal payer of medical bills funded through taxes. the collection of government programs designed to alleviate economic hardship. a government payment to an individual or a family. a government program designed to provide protection against unpredictable financial distress. a number that summarizes a country’s level of income inequality based on how unequally income is distributed across quintiles. a government program that supplements the income of low-income working families. |