نحوه توزيع فقر بين خانوارهاي ايراني

Poverty Distribution Among Iranian Households (1992-2000)

This paper attempt to presents the pattern of distribution poverty among Iranian households calculated by the two criteria, absolute poverty and relative poverty considering socio-economic characteristics (e.g. urban or rural), the household headʹs educational level, age, occupation, and economic activity, as well as the location of the householdʹs residence. The research results indicate that during the period in review the rural population poverty share to the countryʹs total poverty has exceeded that of the urban peoples, the former following a downward trend and the latter has an upward trend. The households whose head is in the age group above 55 are poorer than those in the other age groups, and the households whose head is engaged in the agricultural activities or in unskilled job are poorer than those in the other occupations. Meanwhile, with regard to the poverty, the results indicate that the highest rate relates to the households whose head is a family worker or a self-employed worker.