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The chapter presents statistical information on the number of households, gross and disposable income of population, living conditions, consumption of food, legal alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.

The results of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions showed that in 2018, a considerable share of population faced economic difficulties included into the list of material deprivation elements. In 2018, 48.8 per cent of the population were living in the households which were not able to face unexpected financial expenses (EUR 280), 14.5 per cent – in the households which could not afford a meal with meat, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) at least every second day. In 2018, 40.7 per cent of the population were living in the households which could not afford to go for a week’s annual holiday away from home, 28 per cent – could not afford adequate heating. Each tenth resident lived in a household which, due to lack of money, was unable to pay housing rent, municipal taxes, housing or other loans and credits on time. 33.4 per cent of persons did not face any of the said economic prob­lems, while 2.2 per cent of the population faced all of them. The most difficult situation was in households consisting of one adult with children and one‑person households: in such house­holds, respectively, 5.1 and 4 per cent of individuals were facing all the problems mentioned.

In urban areas, 37.5 per cent of persons were living in the households where none of the economic difficulties mentioned was faced, in rural areas – 25.2 per cent. There were significantly fewer complaints about the inability to keep home adequately warm among the rural than among the urban population. The rest of the economic problems were faced by the rural population more often than by the urban one.

In 2018, persons living in households having a car made up 73 per cent of the total population. Every third household not having a car named the lack of income as the main reason for that.

In 2018, material deprivation was faced by 23.1 per cent of the population, of whom 11.1 per cent were facing severe material deprivation. Compared to 2017, the material deprivation rate decreased by 1.3 percentage points: in urban areas – by 1.3, in rural areas – by 1.2 percentage points. During the period in question, the severe material deprivation rate in the country also decreased by 1.3 percentage points: in urban areas – by 1.6, in rural areas – by 0.5 percentage points.

Although 89 per cent of households were living in their own houses or apartments, 22 per cent of the population were living in dwellings with less than one room¹ per person. Among households without children, 5 per cent were living in such dwellings, while among those with children – as much as 40 per cent.

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¹ A separate kitchen is included in the number of rooms if the space is used not only for cooking.

In 2018, housing expenditure of households accounted for 10.3 per cent of dis­posable household income. Compared to 2017, the proportion of disposable income spent on hou­sing maintenance decreased by 1.2 percentage points. For 23 per cent of households, housing maintenance expenditure was a very heavy burden, for 19 per cent – not a burden at all.

In 2018, 11 per cent of population were living in dwell­ings lacking an indoor flushing toilet, 10 per cent – a bath or shower. 15 per cent of residents were living in dwellings with a leaking roof, rot in window frames or floor, damp walls or floors. 15 per cent of residents complained about noise, 17 per cent – about air and environmental pollution.

Housing quality in urban and rural areas con­trasted sharply. In urban areas, 3 per cent of persons were living in dwell­ings lacking an indoor flushing toilet, in rural areas – 27 per cent, a bath or shower – 3 and 25 per cent respectively.

In 2018, average disposable household income totalled EUR 1 063 per month, per-capita disposable income – EUR 487 per month. Compared to 2017, average disposable income grew by 10.4 per cent. In the largest cities, average disposable household income was by 44.8 per cent higher than in other urban areas and by 43.4 per cent higher than in the rural ones. To compare the income of households of different sizes and composition, equivalised disposable income is calculated, which in 2018 amounted to EUR 710 per month. The largest equivalised dispo­sable income was recorded in households consisting of three or more adults without children (EUR 876) and two adults younger than 65 (EUR 864) and, the lowest – in households consisting of one adult with children and one-person households (EUR 459 and 546 respectively).

In 2018, average disposable household income in cash amounted to EUR 1 052 per month, equivalised disposable income in cash – EUR 701 per month. Compared to 2017, average disposable household income in cash grew by 10.5 per cent.

Disposable income in kind was important only in rural households, where it made up 2.1 per cent of total disposable income (in urban households – just 0.7 per cent).

Six out of ten (63 per cent) households indicated labour income as the main source of cash income in 2018. Income from paid employment as the main source of income was indicated by 56, social transfers – 35 per cent of households. Compared to 2017, the share of households living on labour income increased by 1 percentage point, social transfers – remained unchanged.

Social transfers accounted for 70.4 per cent of household monetary disposable income in the first, 9.2 per cent – in the fifth quintile group, income from paid employment (after taxes) – for 24.1 and 64.9 per cent respectively. In 2018, against 2017, the proportion of social transfers in household monetary disposable income in the first quintile group increased by 3.7 percentage points, that of income from paid employment decreased by 4.3 percentage points.

In 2018, compared to 2017, alcohol consumption decreased: alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and older amounted to 11.2 litres of pure alcohol, i.e. by 1.1 litres less than in 2017. In 2018, compared to 2015, alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and older dropped by 2.8 litres of pure alcohol.

In 2018, 1 164 cigarettes (purchased in retail trade and catering enterprises) were consumed per resident aged 15 and older.

Number and average size of households

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Share of persons living in households affected by material deprivation in each dimension
   Per cent

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Material deprivation rate and severe material deprivation rate by place of residence, 2018

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Material deprivation rate and severe material deprivation rate by household type, 2018
   Per cent

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Share of disposable income spent on housing maintenance by place of residence, 2018

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Share of disposable income spent on housing maintenance by household type, 2018
   Per cent

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Share of persons affected by material deprivation in the housing dimension by place of residence, 2018

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Disposable income by place of residence, 2018
   EUR

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Share of income from employment and social transfers in disposable income in cash by place of residence, 2018

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Share of income from employment and social transfers in disposable income in cash by household type, 2018
   Per cent

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Disposable income in cash by household type
   Per month, EUR

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Distribution of persons by number of problems with the dwelling faced by their household

Consumption of foodstuffs

Consumption of legal alcoholic beverages

Consumption of legal tobacco products

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