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TABLE 13-4 Ratio of Group Median Equivalent Income to National Median

Czech Republic Hungary Poland
Income Ratioa Change in Ratio Income Ratioa Change in Ratio Income Ratioa Change in Ratio
Household Type 1988 1992 1988-1992 1987 1992 1987-1992 1987 1990 1992 1987-1992
Households with Head Under Age 60
One-person household 1.05 0.98 ­7 1.08 0.87 ­21 0.96 0.95 1.17 22
Couples without children 1.22 1.13 ­9 1.18 0.94 ­24 1.22 1.15 1.32 17
Couples with children 1.01 1.03 2 1.06 1.25 19 0.99 0.96 1.01 5
One-parent families 0.86 0.88 2 * * * 0.77 0.80 0.85 5
Other households with children 1.08 1.03 ­5 0.98 1.00 2 n.a. n.a. 0.92 n.a.
Other households without children 1.16 1.12 ­4 1.08 0.91 ­17 1.17 1.16 1.10 ­6
Households with Head over Age 60
One-person household 0.58 0.75 17 0.72 0.60 ­12 0.72b 0.72b 0.88b 16
Two-person household 0.80 0.87 7 n.a. 0.75 n.a.
Other 1.03 0.98 ­5 0.79 0.85 6 0.79 0.94 0.89 ­5
Individuals
Children under 18 0.98 1.01 3 1.00 1.18 18 0.98c 0.99c 0.94 ­4
Elderly over 60 0.72 0.85 13 0.81 0.74 ­7 0.77 0.75 0.94 17

a Ratio of median equivalent income of group to national median equivalent income.

bPolish estimates are for one- or two-person households with a head age 60 or over.

cChildren were defined as 16 and under in Poland in 1987 and 1990.

* = Too few in sample.

n.a. = not available

SOURCE: Data from Luxembourg Income Study.