People who living experience a choice between living in a home or living with all other necessities to life. Due to the fact that you don't necessarily need a house to live life most people would chose to just have the objects that they need to live a healthy life. As children who are living in poverty usually don't have the same opportunities as other children may have if not poor, such as education.
Poverty is said to exist when people lack the means to satisfy their basic needs. Today, an estimated 16.3% of women are living in poverty and an estimated of 13.8% of men are living in poverty around the world. Out of all people living in poverty 27.6% are Native Americans, 26.2% are blacks, 23.4% are Hispanics, 12.4% are whites, and 12.3% are Asians. An estimated 12% of adults become homeless each year and 1.5% of children as well...