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;7.511;0.606;;15.968;0.836 ;;;;; 0-17 years;7.249;1.344;;18.333;1.695 18-64 years;5.656;0.552;;15.006;0.909 65 years and over;14.741;1.553;;17.088;1.65 ;;;;; women;8.476;0.777;;16.846;0.965 men;6.532;0.63;;15.079;0.963 ;;;;; Swiss;6.91;0.576;;13.28;0.81 Northern and Western Europe;8.264;2.249;;13.76;2.652 Southern Europe ;8.974;3.588;;21.122;4.548 other countries;10.418;2.678;;34.221;4.561 ;;;;; compulsory education;12.021;1.915;;28.935;2.872 upper secondary level;7.756;0.704;;14.933;0.951 tertiary level;4.842;0.64;;8.824;0.854 ;;;;; individual < 65 years;12.761;1.548;;25.249;1.981 couple < 65 years without children;3.168;0.852;;7.697;1.362 lone parent with child(ren) < 18 years;19.655;6.31;;43.253;7.098 couple with youngest child aged 0-3 years;10.076;2.569;;20.309;3.321 couple with youngest child aged 4-12 years;3.098;1.296;;12.931;2.562 couple with youngest child aged 13-17 years;1.773;3.514;;6.768;4.267 couple with 1 child;2.018;1.112;;11.649;2.847 couple with 2 children;3.734;1.564;;10.484;2.096 couple with 3 or more children;8.333;2.661;;19.583;3.794 ;;;;; German/Romansh language region;6.524;0.623;;13.356;0.934 French language region;8.84;1.352;;21.369;2.264 Italian language region;15.764;6.395;;27.181;7.213 ;;;;; employed persons;3.779;0.588;;8.519;0.769 unemployed persons*;20.903;4.926;;61.31;6.182 pensioners;15.383;1.649;;18.064;1.758 other persons without employment;12.336;1.508;;34.083;2.573 ;;;;; household without employed persons;18.147;1.573;;33.515;2.069 household with 1 employed person;6.4;0.969;;15.4;1.512 household with 2 employed persons;2.362;0.798;;6.448;1.416 ;;;;; * 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), version 24.1.2018, without imputed rent;;;;; Information: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Social Analysis Section, info.sozan@bfs.admin.ch, Tel. 058 463 64 21;;;;; © FSO 2018;;;;;