Topics: Economics and Personal Finances, Socioeconomic Class. 1  Richard Fry is a senior researcher focusing on economics and education at Pew Research Center. 2  Rakesh Kochhar is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center.
In the United States, the Census Bureau determines who is poor using an economic poverty measure, by calculating official poverty estimates using a set of dollar-value thresholds, or minimum amount of income needed to meet basic needs, that vary by family size and composition.
Target behaviors should also be observable, measurable, clear, concise, and objective. In cases in which there are many target behaviors, it is important to prioritize them based on which would result in the most value for the person. An example of a target behavior is 'Jane will sit in her seat for sixty minutes.'.