Living Standards Measurements Study - Serbia 2002 - 2007

Table 1.12. Poverty by gender of the household head, 2002-2007
Structure of overall population,
Percentage of the poor
Structure of the poor, percent
percent
2002 2007 Change 2002 2007 Change 2002 2007 Change
Men 13.5 6.8 -6.7 80.6 81.1 0.6 83.9 79.0 -4.9
0.8 0.7 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.7
Women 17.0 5.9 -11.0 19.4 18.9 -0.6 16.1 21.0 4.9
1.3 0.9 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.7
Total 14.0 6.6 -7.4 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0
0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Note: Changes in percentage points between 2002 and 2007.
Table 1.13. Poverty by age, 2002-2007
Structure of overall
Percentage of the poor
Structure of the poor, percent
population, percent
2002 2007 Change 2002 2007 Change 2002 2007 Change
0-5 12.5 8.7 -3.8 4.5 6.8 2.3 5.0 5.1 0.1
6-14 14.3 9.5 -4.8 9.6 12.7 3.0 9.5 8.8 -0.6
15-19 14.8 6.2 -8.6 6.7 6.0 -0.7 6.4 6.4 0.0
20-24 13.4 4.5 -8.9 6.4 4.8 -1.7 6.7 7.0 0.2
25-29 11.1 5.0 -6.1 5.5 5.0 -0.5 7.0 6.7 -0.3
30-34 11.7 5.1 -6.6 5.3 5.1 -0.2 6.3 6.6 0.2
35-39 12.2 6.6 -5.6 5.7 6.0 0.3 6.6 6.0 -0.5
40-44 12.3 6.6 -5.8 5.9 6.6 0.7 6.8 6.7 -0.1
45-49 13.2 5.8 -7.4 7.5 6.3 -1.2 8.0 7.2 -0.8
50-54 10.8 3.5 -7.3 6.1 4.6 -1.5 8.0 8.8 0.8
55-59 13.1 5.3 -7.7 5.4 6.6 1.2 5.8 8.2 2.4
60-64 13.8 5.3 -8.5 6.3 4.1 -2.1 6.4 5.2 -1.2
65+ 19.9 9.6 -10.3 25.1 25.3 0.2 17.7 17.4 -0.3
Total 14.0 6.6 -7.4 100.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0
Note: Changes in percentage points between 2002 and 2007.
Poverty profile in Serbia
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