Question

People who are always poor and those who are usually poor but who may sometimes have a little more money (example: casual workers) are grouped together as the ______.

Options

• Chronic poor

• Churning poor

• Occasionally poor

• Transient poor

Answer 1

People who are always poor and those who are usually poor but who may sometimes have a little more money (example: casual workers) are grouped together as the chronic poor.

Explanation:

The chronic poor group includes the “always poor” and “usually poor” who occasionally earn more but remain structurally poor. They differ from the transient poor, who move in and out of poverty. Chronic poor people face persistent poverty due to structural causes such as lack of assets and consistent low income, distinguishing them from other poor groups like the churning or occasionally poor.