Table 2

Objective poverty of French households according to their subjective poverty (perceived poverty and income judged insufficient), French EU–SILC survey 2006 (N=10 036)*

N (%)Objective poverty
‘Not poor’ (%)‘Poor’ (%)Total (%)
Perceived poverty
 ‘Not poor’7595 (74.9)866 (9.1)8461 (84.0)
 ‘Poor’1071 (10.9)501 (5.1)1572 (16.0)
 Total8666 (85.8)1367 (14.2)10033† (100)
Income judged insufficient
 ‘Not poor’7328 (72.8)813 (8.6)8141 (81.4)
 ‘Poor’1332 (13.0)550 (5.5)1882 (18.6)
 Total8660 (85.8)1363 (14.2)10023‡ (100.0)

  • ↵* Data weighted on non-response and adjusted on sample design of the French EU–SILC survey 2006.

  • ↵† Missing data: n=3.

  • ↵‡ Missing data: n=13.

  • EU–SILC, European Union–Statistics on Income and Living Conditions.