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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS
JUNE 2011
VOL 3, NO 2
Kohat urban is also characterized by high income inequality as the share of lowest 16.67 percent
household in total income of Kohat urban is only 2.96 percent and the share of next lowest 16.67
percent household is only 6.14 percent. Collectively the two lowest groups (33.33 percent lowest
household) possess only 9.1 percent share in total income. The share of middle 16.67 percent
household in total income of Kohat urban is only 8.50 percent and the share of next middle 16.67
percent household is only 12.19 percent. Collectively the two middle groups (33.33 percent
middle household) possess only 20.69 percent share in total income.
The share of highest 16.67 percent household in total income of Kohat urban is 17.38 percent
and the share of next highest 16.67 percent household is 52.82 percent. Collectively the two
highest groups (33.33 percent highest household) possess 70.2 percent share in total income.The
table clarified also that in Kohat urban only highest 16.67 percent household possesses over half
of the total income.
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Figure II. Lorenz Curve, Showing Income Inequality for Kohat Urban.
Source: Field Survey, 2009
Table V.
Households
(Percent)
Distribution of Income in Kohat rural
Cumulative Frequency Total
of Household (Percent) Income
Share of
Total Income
(Percent)
Lowest 16.67 16.66 102023.33 2.06 2.06
Next Lowest 16.67 33.33 225393 4.55 6.63
Middle 16.67 50 348271 7.04 13.66
Next Middle 16.67 66.67 471186.33 9.53 23.18
Highest 16.67 83.34 701821.33 14.18 37.37
Next Highest 16.67 100 3097592.5 62.62 100
Cumulative
Frequency of
Income
(Percent)
Kohat rural is also characterized by high income inequality. In Kohat rural income inequality is
high then in Koht urban. The share of lowest 16.67 percent household in total income of Kohat
rural is only 2.06 percent and the share of next lowest 16.67 percent household is only 4.55
percent. Collectively the two lowest groups (33.33 percent lowest household) possess only 6.61
percent share in total income.
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