Poverty rates before and after social transfers, 2016;;;;; By different characteristics;;;;; ;;;;; ;poverty rate (after social transfers);;;Poverty rate before social transfers in the narrow sense; ;in % ; +/- ;;in % ; +/- total population; 8.2 ; 0.6 ;; 16.9 ; 0.8 ;;;;; 0-17 years; 6.9 ; 1.3 ;; 19.6 ; 1.6 18-24 years; 8.2 ; 1.5 ;; 17.7 ; 2.2 25-49 years; 6.0 ; 0.7 ;; 15.4 ; 0.9 50-64 years; 7.0 ; 1.0 ;; 15.8 ; 1.5 65 years and over; 15.2 ; 1.5 ;; 17.7 ; 1.6 ;;;;; women; 8.6 ; 0.7 ;; 17.3 ; 0.9 men; 7.8 ; 0.7 ;; 16.4 ; 1.0 ;;;;; Swiss; 7.2 ; 0.6 ;; 14.2 ; 0.8 Northern and Western Europe; 6.5 ; 1.5 ;; 11.2 ; 2.2 Southern Europe ; 10.3 ; 3.1 ;; 25.3 ; 4.7 other countries; 14.3 ; 3.2 ;; 33.2 ; 4.1 ;;;;; compulsory education; 12.9 ; 1.7 ;; 28.0 ; 2.7 upper secondary level; 9.0 ; 0.8 ;; 16.7 ; 1.0 tertiary level; 5.2 ; 0.6 ;; 9.2 ; 0.9 ;;;;; individual < 65 years; 12.5 ; 1.5 ;; 25.1 ; 2.0 couple < 65 years without children; 4.6 ; 1.1 ;; 9.7 ; 1.6 lone parent with child(ren) < 18 years; 15.5 ; 4.9 ;; 43.2 ; 6.9 couple with youngest child aged 0-3 years; 6.2 ; 2.1 ;; 19.6 ; 3.4 couple with youngest child aged 4-12 years; 5.3 ; 1.9 ;; 14.9 ; 2.8 couple with youngest child aged 13-17 years; 1.9 ; 1.3 ;; 8.2 ; 3.5 couple with 1 child; 5.6 ; 1.8 ;; 14.4 ; 3.0 couple with 2 children; 2.9 ; 1.1 ;; 10.9 ; 2.3 couple with 3 or more children; 6.7 ; 2.8 ;; 20.9 ; 4.1 ;;;;; employed persons; 4.3 ; 0.5 ;; 9.8 ; 0.8 unemployed persons*; 21.5 ; 6.0 ;; 57.9 ; 6.8 pensioners; 15.8 ; 1.6 ;; 18.8 ; 1.7 other persons without employment; 14.4 ; 1.7 ;; 36.7 ; 2.5 ;;;;; household without employed persons; 19.6 ; 1.7 ;; 33.9 ; 2.1 household with 1 employed person; 6.8 ; 1.0 ;; 16.6 ; 1.4 household with 2 employed persons; 2.9 ; 0.9 ;; 6.5 ; 1.5 ;;;;; * 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) 2017, version 3.6.2019, without imputed rent;;;;; Information: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Social Analysis Section, info.sozan@bfs.admin.ch, Tel. 058 463 64 21;;;;; © FSO 2019;;;;;