Category POPULATION
Group PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS
Subgroup At-risk of poverty rates in households - in % of total persons of below expenditures
Supply frequency yearly
Source of data Statistical Surveys Programme 1.25.12 Poverty and social exclusion processes
Contact person on methodology Karol Sobestjański, CSO - Social Surveys and Living Conditions Department , K.Sobestjanski@stat.gov.pl
  • Description dimensions
    • 1. Levels
      NameDescription
      the subsistence minimumThe subsistence minimum calculated by the Institute of Labour and Social Studies as the extreme poverty line. The subsistence minimum sets the level of the satisfaction of needs below which there is a biological threat to life or psychophysical human development.
      relative poverty lineRelative poverty line - 50% of the mean monthly expenditure (equivalent) of households.
      legal poverty lineSo called legal poverty line - the amount which, according to the legislation in force, makes the household eligible for social assistance benefit.
  • Variable availability in years
    NameYears of accessibilityData accessibility levelDescription
     the subsistence minimum 2005-2015NTS-2-
     relative poverty line 2005-2015NTS-2-
     legal poverty line 2005-2015NTS-2-
  • Basic Concepts
    At risk of "legal" poverty rate
    At risk of extreme poverty rate
    At risk of relative poverty rate