The poor outside the lamplight: on the prevalence of poverty among population groups not included in household surveys

Poverty rate calculations are often based on household surveys that exclude some of the groups most vulnerable to poverty such as the homeless. This paper documents the nature of the excluded groups and the quantitative importance of their omission for the Czech Republic. Our study combines European...

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Published inPost-communist economies Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 181 - 199
Main Authors Bajgar, Matěj, Janský, Petr, Kalíšková, Klára
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.03.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Censuses
Czech Republic
EU-SILC
European Union
Homeless people
Living conditions
Polls & surveys
population census
Poverty
Vulnerability
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Summary:Poverty rate calculations are often based on household surveys that exclude some of the groups most vulnerable to poverty such as the homeless. This paper documents the nature of the excluded groups and the quantitative importance of their omission for the Czech Republic. Our study combines European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data for 2011 with information from the 2011 Population Census. Our preferred estimate indicates an increase in the poverty rate by almost one percentage point. The paper contributes to accurately identifying the most vulnerable members of the society, which is essential for setting effective social policies.
ISSN:1463-1377
1465-3958
DOI:10.1080/14631377.2018.1506624