At risk of poverty rate by demographic characteristics and year | ||
% of individuals | ||
| At risk of poverty rate | ||
2008 | 2009 | |
% | % | |
| State | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| Sex | ||
Male | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Female | 14.9 | 14.1 |
| Age Group | ||
0-17 | 18.0 | 18.6 |
18-64 | 13.5 | 13.0 |
65-74 | 12.1 | 8.9 |
65+ | 11.1 | 9.6 |
75+ | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| Principal Economic Status (aged 16 and over) | ||
At work | 6.7 | 5.5 |
Unemployed | 23.0 | 24.8 |
Student | 23.4 | 25.9 |
Home duties | 21.7 | 19.1 |
Retired | 10.8 | 9.6 |
Not at work due to illness or disability | 25.5 | 21.7 |
| Highest educational level attained (aged 16 and over)1 | ||
Primary or below | 22.3 | 18.6 |
Lower secondary | 16.7 | 19.7 |
Higher secondary | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Post leaving cert | 10.7 | 9.1 |
Third level non degree | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Third level degree or above | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Household composition | ||
1 adult aged 65+ | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| 1 adult aged <65 | 25.7 | 23.2 |
| 2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+ | 10.0 | 9.6 |
| 2 adults, both aged <65 | 14.2 | 10.0 |
| 3 or more adults | 8.7 | 10.1 |
| 1 adult with children aged under 18 | 36.4 | 35.5 |
| 2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
| Other households with children aged under 18 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
| Number of persons at work in the household | ||
| 0 | 32.7 | 31.4 |
| 1 | 15.7 | 12.2 |
| 2 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| 3+ | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Tenure Status | ||
Owner-ocupied | 11.4 | 10.1 |
Rented at the market rate | 17.7 | 16.5 |
Rented at below the market rate or rent free | 29.6 | 31.7 |
| Urban/Rural Location | ||
| Urban areas | 11.9 | 11.8 |
| Rural areas | 18.7 | 17.8 |
| Region | ||
| Border | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| Midland | 23.5 | 23.5 |
| West | 17.2 | 14.1 |
| Dublin | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Mid-East | 10.2 | 14.6 |
| Mid-West | 22.0 | 18.9 |
| South-East | 15.5 | 18.3 |
| South-West | 14.0 | 14.7 |
| 1 There was a change in the composition of the three highest eduational attainment categories between 2008 and 2009 due to an update to the question | ||
Source: CSO | ||