The table illustrates different types of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. There are 6 variations of families covered by the table. Each household type has a distinct number of people under the poverty line.
Overall, 11% of all the households, with the number of 1837000 people, were living in indigence. Aged couples and single aged persons were barely experiencing poverty, with 4% and 6% respectively. However, sole parent and single adult with no children were mostly in the deprivation, with 21% and 19% respectively.
Couples generally tended to be better off. Couples with children and without children were nearly at the half of single adult and sole parent, having the proportion of 12% and 7% respectively. It is noticeable that couples with children were higher than the average population living under poverty.
In Short, the table depicts that the older people were less likely to be poor. Consequently, households with children and single adults were more likely to be poor than those of consisting couples.
The table illustrates
different
types of families living in poverty in Australia in 1999. There are 6 variations of families covered by the table. Each household type has a distinct number of
people
under the poverty line.
Overall
, 11% of all the households, with the number of 1837000
people
, were living in indigence. Aged
couples
and
single
aged persons were
barely
experiencing poverty, with 4% and 6%
respectively
.
However
, sole parent and
single
adult with no
children
were
mostly
in the deprivation, with 21% and 19%
respectively
.
Couples
generally
tended to be better off.
Couples
with
children
and without
children
were
nearly
at the half of
single
adult and sole parent, having the proportion of 12% and 7%
respectively
. It is noticeable that
couples
with
children
were higher than the average population living under poverty.
In Short, the table depicts that the older
people
were less likely to be poor.
Consequently
, households with
children
and
single
adults were more likely to be poor than those of consisting
couples
.