Living Standards Measurements Study - Serbia 2002 - 2007

Annex
Table 3.14. Economic status of household head
Total Settlement Region Poverty line Quintiles of consumption
2003
2007
Urban
Rural
Belgrade
Vojvodina
West Serbia
Sumadija
East Serbia
South-East
Serbia
Non poor
Poor
Poorest
2
3
4
Richest
201
Sample of households 5557
Employed (formally) 31.3 27.8 34.2 20.5 33.8 30.5 24.1 25.5 25.5 24.5 29.1 10.9 14.3 23.1 26.1 37.4 41.6
Working outside formal
employment
3.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.7 6.0 4.2 3.4 3.7 6.2 4.7 6.7 5.1 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.6
Employer (co-/owner of
company or shop)
1.9 4.4 4.8 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.4 5.1 4.3 5.6 4.7 1.0 1.3 2.2 4.2 4.2 11.0
Individual agricultural worker 6.4 10.2 1.6 20.0 0.5 8.2 21.8 10.0 13.9 11.3 9.9 13.6 15.2 11.3 11.5 8.4 3.2
Performs activity independently 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 1.6 1.0 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 2.1
Supporting family member - 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 - 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1
Others who perform occupation 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.0 0.7 0.2 - 0.1 - -
Unemployed - seeking
employment
5.1 5.9 6.3 5.4 6.4 6.6 5.2 5.7 3.5 6.7 5.4 12.3 7.5 5.8 7.1 4.8 3.6
Stopped working (military
service, serving prison
- 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 0.2 - 0.1 - - - - 0.1 0.2
sentence)
Pensioner 43.4 40.1 41.9 38.0 44.8 37.9 32.3 44.1 42.1 38.9 40.0 40.7 47.0 45.2 41.4 34.4 30.2
Has income from property (rent,
lease, dividends)
- 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2
Has other personal income
(social assistance, alimony)
- 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 - 0.2 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 - -
Housewife 5.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.5 0.4 1.5 1.2 1.0 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.1 0.8
Child, pupil, student - 0.4 0.8 - 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 - 0.7 0.4 - - - - 0.6 1.7
Incapable of work - 2.5 1.9 3.2 1.2 2.5 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.1 7.4 4.4 3.1 1.9 1.5 1.2
Others, not performing
occupation
- 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.3
Abroad - 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.3 - - - - 0.1 - - - 0.2 - 0.2
Others who does not work 1.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 100%