Distribution of social goods
Household income

Percentile ratio of household income: richest 20% to poorest 20%

Definitions/comments: Percentile ratio: income of the richest 20% of households divided by the income of the poorest 20% of households. Household income: net disposal income from LIS.

Source: LIS, Key figures. Precise years: CH: 1982 (University of Bern), 1992 (Leu et al., 1997, Lebensqualität und Armut in der Schweiz, Bern: Haupt), 2000 (SFSO, EVE: survey on income and consumption of households); DE: 1984, 1989, 2000; FR: 1984, 1989, 2000; ES: 1980 1990, 2000; SE: 1981, 1991, 2000; UK: 1979, 1991, 1999; US: 1979, 1991, 2000.

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Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.