title: The poverty of the Czech elderly--myth or reality?
abstract: "Poverty among the Czech elderly is considered from two perspectives: objective and subjective. Various indicators of objective poverty are analysed, such as the relation of average monthly income to average old-age pension, pension inequalities, the structure of household expenditures, and the structure of consumer durables ownership, as are representative survey data measuring subjective poverty. It is concluded that from the objective point of view the Czech elderly are as a whole well above subsistence poverty. However, their subjective poverty seems quite far-reaching, affecting between 30 and 50 percent."
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rabusic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D018153:Czech Republic; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D007182:Income; D009826:Old Age Assistance; D010465:Perception; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011203:Poverty; D011584:Psychology; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Behavior; Czech Republic; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Economic Factors; Europe; Income; Microeconomic Factors; Old Age Security; Perception; Population; Population Characteristics; Poverty; Psychological Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status