1. EU-SILC: The reference for income distribution Boyan GENEV

2. AGENDA Scope of the SILC Instrument
Main statistical concepts a. Definition of income
b. Income distribution
c. Poverty rate

3. 1. Scope of the SILC Instrument - OVERVIEW
EU reference source for comparative statistics on income distribution and social inclusion at the European level
Annual data: income data referring to the year prior to the interview
Information on both households and individuals (micro level)
Income and tax
Material deprivation
Housing conditions
Employment, Childcare
Health, Education

4. 2a. Main statistical concepts – DEFINITION OF INCOME (1)
Gross personal income +
Gross household income =
Total gross household income -
Taxes
Net disposable household income

5. 2a. Main statistical concepts – DEFINITION OF INCOME (2)
Gross personal income:
Income from work : Employed + Self employed
Social benefits, including Pensions
Gross household income:
Income from rental of a property or land;
Social benefits:
- family/children-related allowances;
- housing allowances;
- social exclusion not elsewhere classified

6. 2a. Main statistical concepts – DEFINITION OF INCOME (3)
Living standards – affected by income, size and composition of the households
Equivalisation of household income
Needs for money depending on the HH size
Modified OECD equivalence scale used in SILC
All persons of a household 'receive' the same amount!
Example: 2 adults household, income €/year
=> after equivalisation both receive €/year
=> comparable with one person with €/year

7. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (1)
Distribution of equivalised income in CZ,2011

8. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (2)

9. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (3)
Distribution of Income in BG and CZ by deciles (ilc_di01)
(cut-off points in Euro, 2011)

10. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (4)
Median equivalised income CZ, (ilc_di03)

11. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (5)
Median equivalised income by household type, 2011 (ilc_di04)

12. 2b. Main statistical concepts – INCOME DISTRIBUTION (6)

13. 2c. Main statistical concepts – POVERTY RATE
At-risk-of poverty rate – INDICATORS VALUES

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