Another important point: do not give Kaopectate or Pepto-Bismol to children or teenagers who have a fever without first contacting your childâs doctor. They belong to a group of medicines called âsalicylates.â Youngsters who receive aspirin or other salicylates during a viral infection may develop Reyeâs syndrome.
For a single person in the United States the poverty level is defined as $11,490 annual earnings by the 2013 Federal Poverty Level guidelines. The poverty level for a family o â¦ f four is defined as $23,500 annually.
Current US Poverty Statistics Income i The federal poverty line is $11,892 for individuals and $23,836 for a family of four. The official poverty rate is 14.5%, meaning 45.3 million people in the US live in poverty, up by over 8 million since 2008. An additional 97.3 million (33%) of people living in the United States are low-income, defined as incomes below twice the federal poverty line, or $47,700 for a family of four. Taken together, this means that 48% of the US population is poor or low income, 1 in every 2 people. More than 1 in 5 children in America (21.8%) are living under the official poverty line. Half of all children will be on