| Income indicators |
| 7 | The proportion of persons in households with an equivalent household income1 below 50 per cent of median household equivalent income. Per cent |
| 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All persons | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Households by the characteristics of the main income earner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioner | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 13 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioner | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parent | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Person with long-term diseases | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 6 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receiver of survivor benefits | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receiver of social assistance2 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | ... | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The equivalent scale is based on the square root of household size. |
| 2 | Households where at least one member of the household received social assistance. |