Am I Poor Quiz
Understand where you stand financially in about 10 minutes. Get a clear snapshot across essentials, debt pressure, and opportunity limits with 15 quick questions.


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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Essential Needs Security (ENS)
Essential Needs Security (ENS)
Average
8.3
Normal range
6.2 — 10.4
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15
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Financial Buffer and Debt Pressure (FBaDP)
Financial Buffer and Debt Pressure (FBaDP)
Average
11
Normal range
8.4 — 13.6
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0
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15
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Participation and Opportunity Access (PaOA)
Participation and Opportunity Access (PaOA)
Average
6.1
Normal range
4 — 8.3
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0
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15
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
- Several times during the month
- Not during the past month
- Once or twice
- Most weeks or almost continuously
- Less than one month
- At least three months
- My available money already does not fully cover essentials
- One month but less than three months
- It varies, but I can usually plan around the changes
- Frequent gaps require credit, borrowing, or delayed payments
- It is predictable enough to plan regular expenses
- Repeated gaps leave essential expenses unpaid
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Am I Poor Quiz - Symptoms and Signs
Wondering whether your financial situation could be considered poverty? This free, no-sign-up quiz explores three practical areas: access to essentials, financial buffers and debt pressure, and limits on participation or opportunity. It offers a reflective snapshot, not an official poverty determination; definitions depend on location, household size, income, assets, costs, and available support. If you lack food, face housing loss or utility shutoff, contact local emergency assistance, a benefits adviser, or a trusted community organization.
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