The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 10-03-09

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[01] Poverty Threatens 20% of Greek People

A survey conducted by the National Statistics Service on living conditions and income earned in 2008 indicates that 20% of Greece's population are facing poverty. In numbers it is translated to 832.975 households or 2.186.869 people whose income is not over the poverty line, specifically their annual income is not over â¬6.480 per person and â¬13.608 for households comprised of two adults and two dependant children.

Analysis released by NSS of poverty rates among different groups is the following: 23% of children under 17yo, 22% of adults over 65yo, while risk of poverty rate for the unemployed comes up to 37%. Welfare benefits reduce risk of poverty by 3.3% while pensions reduce risk of poverty by 18.3%.

Risk of poverty is higher among women compared to men (21% and 20% respectively while level of education is a significant factor to lower risk of poverty. Obligatory education is the highest level of education reached by 71.2% of poverty group while 43.1% of middle-class has reached the same education level. Threatened by poverty is 42% of illiterate group. Risk of poverty of economic immigrants after economic developments is estimated at 31%.

Groups threatened by poverty are:

Households with dependent children under 16 and one person working (52%)

Households with dependent children without anybody working (44%)

Unemployed men (39%)

Households with one adult over 65yo (31%)

Households without dependent children and no working members (29%)

Single families with at least one dependent child (27%)

Families with two adults and 2 dependent children (27%)

Single female (27%)

Youngsters 16 to 24 yo (24%)

Poor group of people is also threatened by:

o family members with low education level (67%)

o Unemployed (64%)

o Family members living in scarcely populated regions(63%)

o Families with dependent children (52%)

o Families without dependent children (48%)

o Employed (36%)

o Families with dependent children and at least one person working (34%). News item: 34162

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