poverty http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105939 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDDRA/10036465 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011203 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C17009 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Poverty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10294 HV1-HV4630 A subjective and comparative term describing a lack of sufficient wealth (usually understood as capital, money, material goods, or resources especially natural resources) to live what is understood in a society as a "normal" life: for instance, to be capable of raising a healthy family, and especially educating children and participating in society. A person living in this condition of poverty is said to be poor. The meaning of "sufficient" varies widely across the different political and economic areas of the world. HC79.P6 Not having enough material possessions or income for a person's needs. Poverty may include social, economic, and political elements. The inability to meet basic human needs, such as food, shelter, and avoidance of disease. poverty status socioeconomic factor The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies