What is considered "poverty" in Mexico? how much do they make every year?

Question

Under how much money per year does a Mexican have to make to be considered under the Poverty level? Is the poverty there anything like the poverty in the U.S.?

Answer 1

Imagine. A family with economy necessities earns per week around 80-100 dlls.

U.S. pays good money per hour comparing with Mexico.  Some people who lives in poverty in your country it's cuz they lazy.

Answer 2

This sounds like a question that sould be in the "Homework Help" section of Yahoo Answers as it has nothing to do with Travel in Mexico.Good luck with your assignment.

Answer 3

Poverty in Mexico is different than poverty in the U.S.  There are no food stamps or WIC for poor families.  No Medicaid, and few social welfare programs. Poverty in Mexico is living in a tin or thatch shack with dirt floors, cooking outside on a wood fire, maybe having a waterpipe outside to get water from...maybe not.  No washer, no stove, no refrigerator.  I live in Mexico.  I have friends and neighbors who are "poor"...live in a one room house , but have a cement floor, running water, a bathroom. a gas stove.  But others live in what we would call a shack, dirt floors, wood fires, no indoor plumbing. Most of the extremely poor can neither read nor write and had less than 3 years of school.  The education system has room for a GREAT deal of improvement, but at least there is more emphasis on education now and the children of the very poor are more likely to go to school than their parents...IF there is a school available. and IF it is any good. In some parts of the country, this is a great problem.  Many of the illegals who enter the U.S. are from these circumstances, and are desparate to better themselves and take care of their families.   Seeing this first-hand helps one understand them a little bit better. This does NOTmean   I think Immigration...either legal or illegal is the solution..but it does help me understand.

Answer 4

acording with Marketing Research companies the level of income in Mexico goes something like

A/B (rich people) from 10,000+ usd income per month.

C+  ( Middle high class )  from 5,000 us to $9900 monthly

C   (Middle class) from 800 to 4999 usd per month

D.- ( poverty but  almost out, this is the average income of most large cities in mexico)  400usd til 799 monthly

D-.-(poverty covering some essential needs) from  200 usd to 399

E.- (EXTREME poverty not covering essential needs 16 % of the population) less than 200 usd monthly.

Check out BIMSA research of Mexico city.

Answer 5

I just got back from Mexico and was looking for a job.

If you are unskilled and work at a hotel you make around 30 - 50 pesos a day.

I could not find any jobs that required an education, but they are there.