Table 4.1 Share of Equivalised Income by Decile | ||||||
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Deciles | % | % | % | % | % | % |
1 | 2.97 | 3.29 | 3.35 | 3.32 | 3.59 | 3.98 |
2 | 4.83 | 4.98 | 4.99 | 4.93 | 5.20 | 5.31 |
3 | 5.89 | 5.92 | 5.92 | 5.87 | 6.09 | 6.17 |
4 | 6.75 | 6.78 | 6.86 | 6.69 | 7.09 | 6.99 |
5 | 7.76 | 7.89 | 7.96 | 7.72 | 8.03 | 8.02 |
6 | 8.95 | 9.09 | 9.16 | 8.97 | 8.99 | 9.17 |
7 | 10.42 | 10.52 | 10.53 | 10.32 | 10.32 | 10.40 |
8 | 12.44 | 12.46 | 12.22 | 12.31 | 12.15 | 11.98 |
9 | 15.30 | 15.17 | 14.75 | 15.20 | 14.59 | 14.33 |
10 | 24.70 | 23.90 | 24.25 | 24.68 | 23.95 | 23.65 |
Table 4.2 Sample size by demographic characteristics and year | ||||||||
Number of households | Number of individuals | |||||||
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||
State | 5,029 | 4,382 | 4,183 | 12,612 | 11,130 | 10,698 | ||
Sex1 | ||||||||
Male | 2,850 | 2,531 | 2,417 | 6,168 | 5,478 | 5,224 | ||
Female | 2,179 | 1,851 | 1,766 | 6,444 | 5,652 | 5,474 | ||
Age group1 | ||||||||
0-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,172 | 2,875 | 2,773 | ||
18-64 | 3,210 | 2,833 | 2,679 | 6,901 | 6,087 | 5,822 | ||
65+ | 1,819 | 1,549 | 1,504 | 2,539 | 2,168 | 2,103 | ||
Principal Economic Status (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
At work | 2,410 | 2,210 | 2,090 | 4,719 | 4,404 | 4,164 | ||
Unemployed | 278 | 182 | 173 | 570 | 404 | 381 | ||
Student | 64 | 36 | 24 | 899 | 656 | 614 | ||
Home duties | 540 | 438 | 415 | 1,152 | 943 | 895 | ||
Retired | 1,363 | 1,213 | 1,183 | 1,835 | 1,637 | 1,627 | ||
Not at work due to illness or disability | 337 | 275 | 257 | 539 | 451 | 440 | ||
Highest education level attained (aged 16 years and over)1 | ||||||||
Primary or below | 1,164 | 908 | 827 | 1,672 | 1,294 | 1,169 | ||
Lower secondary | 772 | 651 | 620 | 1,712 | 1,443 | 1,409 | ||
Higher secondary | 790 | 704 | 658 | 2,036 | 1,756 | 1,667 | ||
Post leaving cert | 622 | 573 | 514 | 1,192 | 1,080 | 969 | ||
Third level non degree | 721 | 642 | 598 | 1,323 | 1,229 | 1,111 | ||
Third level degree or above | 906 | 866 | 923 | 1,765 | 1,699 | 1,816 | ||
Household composition | ||||||||
1 adult aged 65+ | 858 | 715 | 676 | 858 | 715 | 676 | ||
1 adult aged <65 | 651 | 557 | 514 | 651 | 557 | 514 | ||
2 adults, at least 1 aged 65+ | 819 | 698 | 679 | 1,638 | 1,396 | 1358 | ||
2 adults, both aged <65 | 595 | 527 | 493 | 1,190 | 1,054 | 986 | ||
3 or more adults | 507 | 420 | 421 | 1,739 | 1,432 | 1,434 | ||
1 adult with children aged under 18 | 229 | 213 | 178 | 678 | 611 | 496 | ||
2 adults with 1-3 children aged under 18 | 1,013 | 912 | 905 | 4,009 | 3,609 | 3,581 | ||
Other households with children aged under 18 | 357 | 340 | 317 | 1,849 | 1,756 | 1,653 | ||
Number of persons at work in the household | ||||||||
0 | 2,073 | 1,683 | 1,622 | 3,631 | 2,866 | 2,766 | ||
1 | 1,463 | 1,291 | 1,205 | 3,649 | 3,243 | 3,067 | ||
2 | 1,275 | 1,177 | 1,155 | 4,421 | 4,042 | 4,040 | ||
3+ | 218 | 231 | 201 | 911 | 979 | 825 | ||
Tenure status | ||||||||
Owner-occupied | 3,787 | 3,316 | 3,152 | 9,285 | 8,272 | 7,875 | ||
Rented or rent free | 1,242 | 1,066 | 1,031 | 3,327 | 2,858 | 2,823 | ||
Urban/rural location2 | ||||||||
Urban areas | 3,108 | 2,682 | 2,625 | 8,098 | 7,016 | 6,912 | ||
Rural areas | 1,921 | 1,700 | 1,558 | 4,514 | 4,114 | 3,786 | ||
Region | ||||||||
Northern and Western | 1,003 | 898 | 847 | 2,278 | 2,048 | 2,007 | ||
Southern | 1,886 | 1,603 | 1,469 | 4,615 | 3,980 | 3,611 | ||
Eastern and Midland | 2,140 | 1,881 | 1,867 | 5,719 | 5,102 | 5,080 | ||
1Sex, age group, Principal Economic Status and highest education level attained refers to that of the head of household. | ||||||||
22018 estimates for urban/rural have been revised. |
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