Poverty rates before and after social transfers, by different characteristics;;;;; ;;;;; ;poverty rate (after social transfers);;;Poverty rate before social transfers in the narrow sense (incl. SB); ;in % ; +/- ;;in % ; +/- total population ;7;0.6;;15.9;0.8 ;;;;; 0-17 years ;5.1;1;;19;1.6 18-64 years ;5.8;0.5;;14.9;0.8 65 years and over ;13.9;1.6;;16;1.7 ;;;;; women ;8.1;0.7;;16.8;0.9 men ;6;0.6;;15;0.9 ;;;;; nationality: Swiss ;6.4;0.5;;12.8;0.8 Northern and Western Europe ;5.4;1.3;;11.9;2.2 Southern Europe ;8.9;3.3;;24.6;4.1 other countries ;11.7;2.5;;36.3;4.3 ;;;;; compulsory education ;10.9;1.7;;26.9;2.4 upper secondary level ;7.5;0.7;;14.5;0.9 tertiary level ;5.4;0.7;;9.4;0.9 ;;;;; individual under 65 years ;12.5;1.5;;23.7;1.9 couple without children, both partners under 65 years ;3.6;0.9;;7.7;1.3 lone parent with at least 1 child under 18 years ;12.5;4.4;;43;6.7 couples with youngest child aged 0-3 years ;3.6;1.4;;18.7;3.4 couples with youngest child aged 4-12 years ;4.9;1.6;;14.1;2.6 couples with youngest child aged 13-17 years ;4.6;3.5;;9.7;4.9 couple with 1 child ;4.2;1.5;;13.7;2.7 couple with 2 children ;3.6;1.6;;10.9;2.2 couple with 3 or more children ;3.5;1.5;;18.3;4.1 ;;;;; German/Romansh language region ;6.3;0.6;;13.7;0.9 French language region ;7.5;1.1;;19.9;2.1 Italian language region ;16.4;6.4;;28.3;7.2 ;;;;; employed persons ;3.9;0.6;;8.6;0.7 unemployed persons* ;15.6;4.4;;63.4;5.9 pensioners ;15;1.7;;18.3;1.8 other persons without employment ;11.7;1.5;;32.7;2.4 ;;;;; household without employed persons ;18.2;1.7;;32.9;2 household with 1 employed person ;5.2;0.8;;15.9;1.5 household with 2 employed persons ;2.3;0.8;;6.3;1.4 ;;;;; * 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. The household variables are based on persons who live in households with these characteristics. The variables relating to the educational and labour market are only collected for persons aged 18 or over. All persons under the age of 25 who live with their father and/or mother are considered to be children. ;;;;; ;;;;; +/-: 95% confidence interval limits;;;;; ;;;;; Source: FSO - Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2015, version 19.06.2017, without imputed rent;;;;; Information: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Social Analysis Section, info.sozan@bfs.admin.ch, Tel. 058 463 64 21;;;;; © FSO 2017;;;;;