Nierówności dochodowe i ubóstwo wśród rodzin wielodzietnych w Polsce
Income inequality and poverty in Poland by family type

Summary/Abstract: Income inequality refers to the degree of difference in earnings among various individuals or segments of population. It is well known that unequal income distribution, yielding poverty, stratification and polarization, can be a serious economic and social problem. Periods of pronounced economic growth or recession may impact different groups of earners differently. Growth may not be shared equally and economic crises may further widen gaps between the wealthiest and poorest sectors. Poverty affects all ages but children are disproportionately affected by it. The reliable inequality and poverty analysis of both total population of households and subpopulations by various family types, can be a helpful piece of information for economists and social policy-makers. The main objective of the paper is to present some income inequality and poverty indicators with the application to the Polish data coming from the Household Budgets Survey 2003 and 2009.

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