Research Article

Joint Estimation of the Characteristics and Intensity of Poverty in Spain: The Case of Imputed Rent

Table 1

Main features of poverty in Spain.

Households
Without imputed rentWith imputed rent

Median of income per unit of equivalent consumption11,900 /year14,723.35 /year
Poverty line 60% of the median7,140 /year8,834.01 /year
Households with IUEC under the poverty lineAbsolute ValueShare (%)Absolute ValueShare (%)
3,189,622202,223,00114

Source: drawn up by authors from INE (2007) [3].