Determinants of the level and differentiation of households' welfare in Poland in 2004-2012 Cover Image

Determinanty poziomu i zróżnicowania dobrobytu gospodarstw domowych w Polsce w latach 2004-2012
Determinants of the level and differentiation of households' welfare in Poland in 2004-2012

Author(s): Urszula Łangowska-Szczęśniak, Krystyna Hanusik
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: households; welfare; income; consumer spending; households equipment

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the research presented in this article was the welfare of households, understood in the narrow sense, that is, material welfare. In particular, there were analyzed the level and differentiation of the welfare of households in 2004-2012 in Poland. In addition, there was examined the relationship between income, consumer spending and household equipment and the level and differentiation of measures of the welfare distinguished by the criterion of the main sources of income of households groups. In the study there was used econometrical and statistical analysis. The study was based on primarily source of information coming from the panel study of household budgets conducted by the Central Statistical Office, as well as the data contained in the statistical yearbooks of the Republic of Poland.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 35/2
  • Page Range: 311-327
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish