Results: Poverty
Published on 04/03/2025
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1.
1.
Did you ever live in poverty? Yes
31%
653 votes
No
51%
1077 votes
Undecided
10%
207 votes
Not Applicable
8%
163 votes
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2.
What tools/recommendations do you have for living in poverty? Go without like everything
20%
412 votes
Government assistance
31%
647 votes
Charity help
24%
502 votes
Family help
25%
519 votes
Get items free through facebook/freecycle
16%
330 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
55 votes
Not Applicable
42%
887 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24% | 6 | |
| Get a job | 0.16% | 4 |
| Buy only what you need and will use. Waste nothing. | 0.04% | 1 |
| tough decisions. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Actually try to get a job | 0.04% | 1 |
| all of the above | 0.04% | 1 |
| Food bank | 0.04% | 1 |
| pray to God for His help in the name of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ Who gives to all who ask abundantly. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Eating out of the garbage can | 0.04% | 1 |
| Find the best work-arounds you can and figure out ways to stretch every dollar | 0.04% | 1 |
| Except help when it is offered and is safe to do so. State assistance is owed to you if you are a resident of said state. | 0.04% | 1 |
| we ate a lot of beans | 0.04% | 1 |
| Do not waste anything | 0.04% | 1 |
| shop at thrift stores, yard sales, and buy things on sale and clearance. Use coupons if you can find them now a days. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Get off your rear end and make it happen. | 0.04% | 1 |
| thrift stores and surveys obs | 0.04% | 1 |
| work to get out of poverty | 0.04% | 1 |
| be creative and resourceful and never give up | 0.04% | 1 |
| work for money, no cell phone, no cigs, no drugs, no booze | 0.04% | 1 |
| live within your means but take advantage of programs intended to assist you with basic needs | 0.04% | 1 |
| Hard work...stamina.....and a lot of prayer | 0.04% | 1 |
| Up your income. | 0.04% | 1 |
| manage what money you have very closely | 0.04% | 1 |
| Speak more positive and strive for better attitudes and making positive achievements in your life. | 0.04% | 1 |
| work your butt off | 0.04% | 1 |
| Tough it out | 0.04% | 1 |
| If one's impoverished enough, getting on Facebook &/or Freecycle could be a challennge in itself. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Finish school. Get a job. Earn more money. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Use coupons | 0.04% | 1 |
| watch your spending and eat a lot of rice and beans. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Food banks | 0.04% | 1 |
| Don't waste what little you have on cigarettes, alcohol and cable TV. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Why do you think I'm on a survey site? | 0.04% | 1 |
| Get a 2nd job. Sell stuff you don't need. Food pantry | 0.04% | 1 |
| Backpage | 0.04% | 1 |
| Get a job. | 0.04% | 1 |
| TW surveys | 0.04% | 1 |
| All the above. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Books on how to live in poverty | 0.04% | 1 |
| Just enjoy the small pleasures you find in nature. | 0.04% | 1 |
| tax churches, vote Democrats, republicans lie, cheat & steal, hang traitor trump on live tv today | 0.04% | 1 |
| get off your ass and get a job...hospitals pay $36000 to sweep floors | 0.04% | 1 |
| Look for items left out for trash that can be fixed and useful. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Pull yourself up. In my case I was there of my own accord. I was not going to ask family for help. It took a while, but I made it and thank the Good Lord above for watching over me. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Become creative and resourceful | 0.04% | 1 |
| Aide alimentaire | 0.04% | 1 |
| church | 0.04% | 1 |
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3.
If you are single, do you struggle to make ends meet? Yes
19%
389 votes
No
22%
471 votes
Undecided
7%
139 votes
Not Applicable
52%
1101 votes
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4.
Do you find that you need to live with other people just to make ends meet? Yes
21%
450 votes
No
37%
769 votes
Undecided
10%
205 votes
Not Applicable
32%
676 votes
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