Poverty rate and welfare aid recipient rate 
Objective and subjective poverty indicators in an international comparison 
Poverty rate and rate of material deprivation 
Definitions/Comments:
Poverty rate = proportion of the resident population with a personal income that lies below the minimum social subsistence level (defined by SKOS). Welfare aid recipient rate = proportion of the resident population that receives welfare aid.
Sample size: SILC Switzerland: 7000 households (17 000 people)
Sources: SFSO, SILC and Welfare aid statistics.
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