Why do many social scientists consider the method of defining poverty in terms of a family's annual income woefully inadequate? Multiple select question. It incorrectly maintains the ratio of food to nonfood costs at one-fourth. It uses a nutritionally inadequate food plan as a primary criterion and bases any increases on the consumer price index. It ignores the cost-of-living differences between various areas. It puts millions of Americans below the poverty level even though they can afford what most people would regard as a minimal standard of living