Poverty rates before and after social transfers, 2019;;;; By different characteristics;;;; ;;;; ;poverty rate (after social transfers);;Poverty rate before social transfers in the narrow sense; ;in % ; +/- ;in % ; +/- total population;8.741;0.671;16.68;0.915 ;;;; 0-17 years;7.549;1.555;19.337;2.009 18-24 years;9.715;2.072;17.176;2.446 25-49 years;6.039;0.728;14.795;1.11 50-64 years;6.823;0.898;15.531;1.455 65 years and over;17.184;1.622;18.878;1.701 ;;;; women;9.126;0.763;17.118;1.052 men;8.352;0.792;16.238;1.07 ;;;; Swiss;7.387;0.597;13.816;0.929 Northern and Western Europe;4.997;1.519;9.346;2.389 Southern Europe ;9.313;3.126;22.304;5.496 other countries;20.569;4.58;37.856;5.106 ;;;; compulsory education;15.885;2.116;30.623;2.889 upper secondary level;8.91;0.782;16.273;1.151 tertiary level;6.152;0.777;9.586;0.972 ;;;; individual < 65 years;13.391;1.693;25.603;2.183 couple < 65 years without children;4.621;1.184;8.663;1.613 lone parent with child(ren) < 18 years;16.822;6.193;44.788;7.942 couple with youngest child aged 0-3 years;6.903;2.807;13.213;3.818 couple with youngest child aged 4-12 years;4.933;2.314;15.629;3.555 couple with youngest child aged 13-17 years;2.111;1.788;11.247;4.549 couple with 1 child;2.613;1.439;7.76;2.722 couple with 2 children;1.861;0.844;9.819;2.332 couple with 3 or more children;15.271;4.564;26.859;5.408 ;;;; employed persons;4.219;0.662;9.504;0.882 unemployed persons*;30.329;7.909;58.663;8.749 pensioners;17.984;1.654;20.399;1.769 other persons without employment;15.83;2.288;36.283;3.03 ;;;; household without employed persons;22.715;1.988;33.553;2.281 household with 1 employed person;6.025;1.1;16.225;1.697 household with 2 employed persons;1.454;0.582;5.189;1.423 ;;;; * This value is based on low case numbers and should therefore be interpreted with caution.;;;; ;;;; Both poverty rates are based on income and do not take into account any financial assets. In the case of the poverty rate before social transfers in the narrow sense, old-age or survivors' benefits (incl. SB) are included in the household income and are not considered as social transfers.;;;; ;;;; +/-: 95% confidence interval limits;;;; ;;;; Source: FSO - Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2019, version 4.11.2020, without imputed rent;;;; Information: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), EKL Section, info.ekl@bfs.admin.ch, Tel. 058 463 64 21;;;; © FSO 2021;;;;