Income and living conditions of the population of Lithuania (edition 2020)

Quality indicators of estimates

 

In order to show the accuracy of the estimate, confidence intervals with a 0.95 confidence level are used. A confidence inter­val of the estimate is such an interval that includes the true value of the parameter with the probability of 95 per cent. In this publication, the estimates of confidence intervals are presented in the following form:

,

here  is estimator variance of estimate .


Estimates of the confidence intervals (95%) of some indicators

 

Confidence intervals

Mean equivalised disposable income, per year, EUR

(9,014; 9,514)

At-risk-of-poverty rate

 

All persons

(25.8; 30.0)

children aged 0–17

(18.9: 26.4)

men aged 18–64

(14.4; 18.4)

men aged ≥65

(14.6; 20.8)

women aged 18–64

(14.8; 18.5)

women aged ≥65

(35.9; 41.8)

Absolute poverty rate

 

All persons

(6.6; 8.7)

children aged 0–17

(6.2; 10.6)

men aged 18–64

(6.8; 10.0)

men aged ≥65

(2.5; 6.6)

women aged 18–64

(5.9; 8.5)

women aged ≥65

(5.9; 9.7)